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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.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Savonarola Chair
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Iron and original leather Savonarola chair. Great medallions on frame. Leather on seat is totally
Category
Vintage 1960s Chairs
Materials
Leather
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
Renaissance Revival Savonarola Chair
Located in New York, NY
"Renaissance Revival Savonarola chair in walnut with red brocade upholstery, of typical form with a
Category
20th Century European Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, 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
Savonarola Chairs
Located in Hanover, MA
We have three matching mid-century Italian made brass and painted wrought iron Savonarola chairs
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Alberto Orlandi Savonarola Chair
By Alberto Orlandi
Located in Charleston, SC
Alberto Orlandi occasional chair. , Italian Renaissance-revival Savonarola chair with sculptural
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Renaissance Revival Armchairs
Materials
Metal
