Venetian Gondola Chair 18th century
Located in MILL, NL
A true museum piece of high quality. 18th-century Venetian gondola chair with original polychrome. As still, the Gondola was used as a daily means of transport in Venice for centur...
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century Venetian Neoclassical gondola Armchair in Walnut and Leather
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Original elegant and robust Venetian neoclassical gondola chair. Beautiful to embellish a corner of the house or for a desk table Measure in cm: H 90\45 x W 48 x D 50.
Leather, Walnut
Venetian Walnut Gondola Chair
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely carved with lion of St Marks on top of back. Saddle seat with arms with animal head terminals. Four curved legs with stretchers.
Walnut
Early 19th Century, Parcel-Gilt, Venetian Gondola Chair
Located in Maastricht, NL
Early 19th century, parcel-gilt, Venetian Gondola chair. The arched back continuing to the curved sides flanking the seat raised on the standard terminating in four down swept suppor...
Giltwood, Silk, Wood
Unavailable
H 38.38 in W 37.25 in D 23.5 in
Venetian Illustrated, Polychrome, Gilt, and Leather Gondola Chair, c. 1820
Located in San Francisco, CA
An absolutely stunning and rare circa 1820 museum-worthy Venetian gondola chair with illustrated panels, polychrome finish, parcel-gilt decorations, and original leather upholstery.
Brass, Iron
Venetian Fantasy "gondola" Chair Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Venetian fantasy "Gondola" chair, late 19th century.
Rare 18th Century Venetian Gondola Chair
Located in Southampton, GB
A rare and original Venetian Gondola Chair. With an octopus - shaped frame, this chair is almost a piece of art in itself and is reminiscent of mythical creatures of the sea.
Wood
A Rare & Unusual Venetian Polychrome & Parcel Gilt Gondola Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
The arched back continuing to the curved sides flanking the seat
raised on the standard terminating in four down swept supports resting
on carved bracket feet, painte...
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H 38 in W 36.5 in D 18 in
A Rare & Unusual Venetian Polychrome & Parcel Gilt Gondola Chair, 18th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
The arched back continuing to the curved sides flanking the seat raised on the standard terminating in four down swept supports resting on carved bracket feet, painted throughout o...
19th Century Italian Gondola Chair
Located in East Hampton, NY
Venetian Gondola Renaissance style carved library chair, late 19th century with carved lion of St.
Venetian Gondola Chair Relic
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare 18th century Venetian gondola chair in perfect state of decay, now lacking upholstery, much loss to burl walnut veneer and carved solid walnut elements, the seat with lift up co...
Walnut
Venetian Sediolo Per Calesse, 18th Century
Located in Hanover, MA
Sometimes incorrectly believed to be a Venetian gondola chair. Isabella Stewart Gardner had a very similar chair which can still be seen in her namesake house museum in Boston (see l...
Wrought Iron
Venetian Gondola Chair 19th
Located in Stamford, CT
Offered here is a 19th century Painted Venetian "Gondola" chair with storage compartment under seat.
Wood
Antique Venetian Gondola Chair, 18th C.
Located in San Francisco, CA
An authentic 18th century Venetian gondola chair displaying great classical form, understated embellishments, and handsome antique character.
Wrought Iron
Stunning Venetian Polychrome & Parcel-Gilt Decorated Gondola Chair
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The Venetian gondola chair is rare and is most desirable in this form, ie. gilded and painted.
Giltwood, Velvet
Venetian Child's Gondola Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Rare Venetian antique gondola child's chair painted with flowers and a lion on the back.
Wood
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With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
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