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Why is it called a Savonarola chair?
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A Savonarola chair is named after Girolamo Savonarola, a Dominican priest in Florence, Italy in the late 1400s. One of these curved X-shaped chairs was found in his convent. Shop a collection of antique Savonarola chairs from top sellers around the world on 1stDibs.
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Mid Century Savonarola Chairs
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Pair of midcentury Roman inspired Savonarola chair in iron with brass finials and ornamentation
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron, Brass
$9,000 / set
Syrian Inlaid Savonarola Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Syrian Inlaid Savonarola chair
Beautiful intricate inlay work with a hand tooled leather seat
Category
20th Century Syrian Islamic Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century Continental Renaissance Style Savonarola Chair
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Continental Renaissance Style Savonarola chair.
Handsome antique Continental
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Renaissance Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Suede
Portuguese "Savonarola" Chair 18th Century in Brazilian Rosewood
Located in Madrid, ES
"Savonarola" chair 18th century
Portuguese in Brazilian rosewood, backrest decorated with windings
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Portuguese Baroque Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage John Richard Neoclassical Ebonized & Stenciled Savonarola Chair 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Richard Neoclassical Ebonized & Stenciled Savonarola Chair with Pressed Cane Seat Signed 20thC
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Chairs
Materials
Cane
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Italian Style Black Lacquer Savonarola Chairs
Located in Toledo, OH
An incredible pair of Savonarola chairs. These unusual chairs feature a black lacquer finish with a
Category
20th Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Lacquer
