Whimsical Decorative Italian Chair

Lounge Chair by Audoux & Minet France Circa 1950 Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet lounge chair from France, 1950s. Curved bentwood arms with dark stain on wood, with original rope seat....

Library Chair in Velvet Fabric by Pierre Frey England circa 1890 Newly reupholstered, Barley twist legs and arms. Measures 24.5”w x 34”d x 36”h x 13”seat

Open Arm Library Chair in linen fabric by James Malone England circa 1910 Newly upholstered in James Malone 100% linen on antique frame with fluted legs and arm supports. Measures...

Decorative Console Italy circa 1700 Unique console with inlay detailing on two front drawers, six turned legs. 84”L x 26.75”d x 30.5”h

Model B35 Armchair by Marcel Breuer Germany circa 1940 Tubular metal frame with original oak armrests and newly replicated wicker seat ...

Bobbin Armchairs England circa 1880 Ebonised frame with red velvet armrests and original rush seats. 25”w x 20”d x 33.75”h x 14”seat.

Lounge chair, stained wood, fabric, Europe, 1950s This easy chair with its soft edges, tufted buttons, and sturdy shapes is typical for design of the fifties. The imposing, curvaceo...

Oak wood armchair, with decorative ears of wheat hand carved on backrest and counter back. This armchair is inspired by Russian Empire style ( Zar Nicola II...

Pair of easy chairs, fabric, coated steel, Italy, 1960s These Italian easy chairs have a streamlined construction with elegant, subtle lines. When experienced from the side, a gentl...

Highly decorative - this pair of naturalistic Italian carved wood armchairs certainly make a statement. Made from hardwood, please take a look at all our pictures to see the intric...

4 Chairs Country: Italian If you are looking for a desk chair to match your desk, we have what you need. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All From Seller'. And you can see more objects to the style. Why are there so many antiques in Argentina? In the 1880 – 1940 there was a grate wave of immigration encouraged by the periods of war that were taking place. 1st World War took place between 1914 and 1918 2nd World War took place between 1939 and 1945 The immigrants options were New York or Buenos Aires. Tickets were cheap and in Buenos Aires they were welcomed with open arms, as it was a country where everything was still to be done. Argentina was the country of new opportunities, labour was needed and religious freedom was assured, in many cases the of the family travel first until they were settled and then the rest of the family members join them. In the immigrant museum “Ellis Island Immigrant Building” in New York you can se the promotional posters of the boats that would take them to a new life. Between the years 1895 and 1896, Argentina had the highest DGP (gross domestic product) per capita in the world according to the Maddison Historical Statistics index, this situation arose due to the large amount of food being exported to European countries, which were at war. The Argentinean ships left the port of Buenos Aires with food, but they returned with furniture, clothes and construction elements, (it´s common to see this the old buildings of the historic neighbourhood of San Telmo, the beams with the inscription “Made in England)”, as well as many markets that were built in Buenos Aires, such us the San Telmo Market, whose structure was brought by ship and afterwards assembled in 900 Defensa Street. With the great influence of European immigrants living in the country, the children of the upper classes travelled to study in France, resulting in the inauguration of “La Maison Argentinienne”, on 27th of June 1928, in the international city of Paris, which hosted many Argentinians that were studying in Frace. It´s the fourth house to be built after France, Canada and Belgium, being the first Spanish-speaking one. Still in place today (17 Bd Jourdan, 75014, Paris, France). Many of the children of these wealthy families who attended international art exhibitions, museums and art courses abroad, took a keen interest in the European style. This is why Buenos Aires was at the time referred as “The Paris of South America”. Between the years 1890 and 1920 more than a hundred Palaces were built on Alvear Avenue the most exclusive avenue in Buenos Aires. Today some of these palaces have been transformed into museums, hotels and embassies. In the year 1936, the Kavanagh building was inaugurated, it was the tallest reinforced concrete building in South America. During 1994 the American Society of Civil Engineers distinguished it as an “international engineering milestone”, and it´s now considered a World Heritage of Modern Architecture. At the time was common to hire foreign architects such as Le Corbusier, who visited Buenos Aires/Argentina in 1929 and in 1948 he drew up the blueprints for a house built in La Plata City (which was declared a World Heritage Site). In 1947, the Hungarian architect Marcelo Breuer designed “Parador Ariston” in the seaside city of Mar del Plata. After an Argentinean student at Harvard University convinced him to come to Argentina. He worked on an urban development project in the Casa Amarilla, area of La Boca. The Ukrainian architect, Vladimiro Acosta, arrives in Argentina in 1928 and worked as an architect until que moved to Brazil. Antonio Bonet, a Spanish architect who worked with Le Corbusier in Paris, arrives in Argentina in 1937, where he carried out several architectural works and in 1938 designs the well-known BFK chair...

Italian tortoise chair. Vintage painted neoclassical style open armchair with spotted and speckled faux turtle shell mottling waxed canvas upholstery to seat arms and back. Lower seat styling perfect as bedroom slipper chair...