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Armchairs For Sale
Style: Baroque
Style: Queen Anne
Queen Anne Style Mahogany Child's Chair
Located in New York, NY
The tall back with vasiform backsplat issuing outscrolled armrests; with drop-in seat newly covered in a Mario Buatta trellis fabric; the seat rail centered by a shell over cabriole ...
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20th Century American Queen Anne Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany, Upholstery

English Oak Queen Anne Settee
Located in Wilson, NC
This settee has a shaped crest rail with vase back splats which are curved to make a comfortable contour for back support. The front edge has a shaped molding. The three cabriole leg...
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1870s English Queen Anne Antique Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

19th Century Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Throne Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
A richly carved walnut Italian throne chair. This arm chair could make a wonderful statement in any room. Use it for a desk chair, next to a fireplace, an office or in the living roo...
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19th Century European Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Early Bobbin Turned Walnut Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Late 17th century Italian walnut square back armchair with bobbin turned arms, legs and stretchers, the whole possessing good rich color and crisp t...
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1680s Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Antique Italian Besarel Walnut Arm Chair Baroque Upholstered Mid-19th C Rare
By Valentino Panciera Besarel, Andrea Brustolon
Located in Tyler, TX
Stunning & rare Italian venetian highly carved walnut Baroque upholstered arm chair~~ Besarel~~mid-19th century We recently had the good fortune to obtain this rare work of art~~an antique carved walnut arm chair...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Queen Anne White Upholstered Walnut Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
English Queen Anne style (19/20th Cent) walnut open arm chair with white upholstered seat and back.   
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19th Century Queen Anne Antique Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Sicilian Armchairs in Red Lacquer in the Style of Barocco 1700
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of Sicilian armchairs in red lacquer in the style of Barocco 1700, lacquered in red lacquer, the Sicilian and delicate style of great passion and design, a pair of very rare arm...
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1930s Italian Baroque Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

St Timothy Chair Co Burgundy Leather Queen Anne Library Office Arm Chairs, Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
St. Timothy Chair Co. Burgundy leather Queen Anne Library Office arm chairs - a Pair. Item features burgundy leather button tufted upholstery, solid w...
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Late 20th Century North American Queen Anne Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Pair of Queen Anne Revival Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Queen Anne Revival pair of carved wood armchairs with leather upholstered seat and ebonized round medallion back insert with ormolu rosette. Deale...
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Early 20th Century Queen Anne Armchairs

Materials

Ormolu

Armchair, Upholstered, Os-De Mouton, Walnut, French, 17th Century
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The outside and inside rectangular back and seat re-upholstered, during its last ownership, with an off-white and grey/blue cotton/linen mix fabric faced with close nailed brass stud...
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1680s French Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

19th Century 2 Armchairs Antique Baroque Style Scissor Chair Lion Heads walnut
Located in Berlin, DE
19th century 2 armchairs solid walnut, all-round carved with historicism ornaments, backrest each side crowned by lion's heads with wide open mouth, scissor legs with baluster crossb...
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19th Century German Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Reproduction of a Baroque Style Armchair
Located in Pasadena, CA
From the Hollis Collection, a custom Baroque style armchair in an ebonized finish. Side Chair also available. 1 yard customer’s own material.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Royal Throne Armchair in Gold Leaf Finish and Premium Fabric
Located in PADOVA, Italy
A ruler worthy throne like armchair. The upholstery fabric and pattern can be customisable cater to your personal stylistic and preferences. Comes together with an extra plush of padding for comfiness. Laid on the hand carved wooden frame...
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2010s Italian Baroque Armchairs

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Gold Leaf

Black and Gold Damask Armchair by Modenese Gastone Luxury Interiors
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Specially designed armchair take on a neo-baroque style. This accent furniture is a great head turner piece in any living space. An eye catching black-gold upholstered fabric part of...
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2010s Italian Baroque Armchairs

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

19th Century Swedish Late Baroque Style Upholstered Arm-Chair with Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish late Baroque style arm-chair from Skelleftea Vasterbotten, Northern Sweden. Charming unusually armchair with fantastic hand-carved upper part & colorful color. ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Pine

Pair of Italian Early 19th Century Baroque Polychrome and Giltwood Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely unique pair of Italian early 19th century Baroque polychrome and giltwood armchairs. Each rare armchair is raised by han...
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Giltwood

Pair of Walnut Wing Armchairs in the Queen Anne Style
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of walnut wing armchairs in the Queen Anne style, the front legs carved with shells on the knees. English, circa 1920.  
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1920s English Queen Anne Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Venetian Gold Leaf Armchair by Modenese Gastone Luxury Interiors
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Adding a sophisticate touch to your room with a golden beige armchair decorated with gold leaf finishes. Elegantly wrapped with our own design of damask upholstered fabric. Outstandi...
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2010s Italian Baroque Armchairs

Materials

Marble, Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf

Armchairs Pair Large Baroque Swedish 1650-1750 Gray Velvet Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Armchairs Pair Baroque Swedish 1650-1750 Gray Velvet Sweden. A pair of large armchairs made during the Baroque period in Sweden. Upholstered in a dark grey cotton velvet with brass n...
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18th Century European Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Oak

Bergere Armchair in Dark Walnut Finish and Patinated Gold Leaf by Modenese
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Classic bergere armchair with cushion, decorated with dark walnut finish and patinated gold leaf. Both internal and external upholstery is in high-end Italian fabric with classic-sty...
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2010s Italian Baroque Armchairs

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Gold Leaf

Two Seater Blue Damask Sofa in Gold Leaf Carving by Modenese Interiors
Located in PADOVA, Italy
True essence of the artisanal work is shown through this luxurious classic two seater sofa. A highest quality blend of fabric choice and texture, the recreation of luxe indigo - gold tone of the velvet stripes and frill over the beautiful damask upholstered back seat. The solid wood hand carving...
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2010s Italian Baroque Armchairs

Materials

Marble, Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf

Set of Four Late 18th Century Baroque Walnut and Gilt Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome set of four Italian late 18th century Baroque st. walnut and giltwood armchairs. Each chair is raised by elegant lightly scalloped shaped supports at each side with elegan...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut, Giltwood

Classic French Armchair in Damask Upholstery and Gold Leaf by Modenese
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Bringing the 18th century french palace furniture style to your luxururious living space. The grand armchair's rounded embelished arms and legs are in...
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2010s Italian Baroque Armchairs

Materials

Gold Leaf

English Queen Anne Needlepoint Tapestry and Walnut Armchair
Located in New York, NY
English Queen Anne (18th Century) armchair with green, beige, and red needlepoint tapestry upholstered seat and back with a walnut frame having two scroll arms and cabriole legs.  
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18th Century British Queen Anne Antique Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Walnut, Tapestry

Pair of Italian Baroque Chairs
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a good pair of early 18th century Italian Baroque hall chairs. The chairs are in overall good condition considering their three hundred years of use. The appropriate upholste...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Baroque Style Living Armchair, Hand Carved and Gilded, Fully Made in Italy
Located in Barlassina, IT
One of the most representative furniture of the Belloni "Il Classico" collection. Extremely refined armchair inspired by the Baroque style. Finely hand carved in Italy by skilled ca...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Late 19th Century Swedish Bleached Oak Carvers or Side Chairs
Located in London, GB
A pair of multifunctional bleached Oak Swedish carvers or side chairs. Featuring scrolled arms, decoratively carved seat backs and front frieze. The chairs have been reupholstered in a warm mid-tan leather. Perfect as dining table or handsome decorative statement side chairs.
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19th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Sicilian Sculpted Armchair Baroque Rococo Italy Throne Shell Walnut Linen Velvet
Located in Ettlingen, DE
Authentic Southern Italian, Sicilian throne, as it has been traditionally used in the large rural estates for the padrone, for the noble chief. Seating height would be perfect for a modern writing desk. The seating upholstery is quite firm, giving a good support. The carvings depicting the rising sun on top, the sea, and acanthus for a long life. The armchair can be dated around 1715. Carefully restored. All the carvings are complete, and fully original. Upholstered with an exclusive linen velvet by Maison Charles Burger...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Linen, Walnut

Pair of Italian 19th Century Baroque St. Dark Oak and Leather Throne Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most handsome pair of Italian mid-19th century Baroque st. dark oak and leather throne armchairs. Each chair is raised by elegant topie shaped feet below block reserves and unique ...
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Handsome 18th C Italian Baroque Arm Chair with Intricately Carved Details
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved-wood Baroque armchair from the 18th century, possibly older. This antique chair from Italy has meticulous hand-carvings throughout, with particular emphasis along i...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Wood

English Queen Anne Needlepoint Tapestry and Walnut Armchair
Located in New York, NY
English Queen Anne (18th century) armchair with green, beige, and red needlepoint tapestry upholstered seat and back with a walnut frame having two scroll arms and cabriole legs.
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18th Century Queen Anne Antique Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Italian Giltwood Armchairs
Located in Stockbridge, GA
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Giltwood

Armchair Wing Sleeping Walnut Upholstered Bargello Cresting Baroque H-Stretcher
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A museum quality, late-17th century, walnut, upholstered sleeping armchair • Exceptionally rare model; one of the first models of upholstered armchair with the addition of the wings intended to conceal draughts. • Transitional form : many of the carved features are characteristic of Baroque furniture dating from 1680 and the incorporation of upholstery is influenced by the desire for comfort post restoration of Charles II introducing French fashions to the English court. • Striking, statement piece. The cresting, “H” stretcher and scrollwork carving which features throughout the chair inject gravitas. • Practical size and ergonomic comfortable design, suitable for regular use. The original, carved, walnut cresting supported by a pair of dragons with scrollwork either side of a central stylised leaf spray. The shaped rectangular back with wings. The sweeping arms with carved scroll ends supported by tapering turned uprights emerging from blocks. The rectangular seat supported by double scroll carved and column turned legs joined by an ‘H’stretcher which mirrors the shape of the back in the centre with finial, column turned side and back stretcher and back legs. Exceptional original colour and patina. c.1690. CONDITION : re-upholstered in a recreation of 17th century, Italian, bargello embroidery which is characteristic of the period. Tiny marks, wear and losses as expected throughout the armchair. The finial is a C19 or early C20 replacement. The stretcher has suffered from worm damage and there are replaced sections at either end of 1” and 1½ “ respectively, and an area to the left of the finial has been filled. This work was not done by me and has some age to it and the finial was probably replaced at the same time. The armchair is sturdy and suitable for regular use. PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Cheyne Walk, London RELATED : Few sleeping chairs...
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1690s English Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Georgian Queen Anne Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible 18th century English Georgian Queen Anne armchair with wonderful out-turned arms resting on scrolled supports, and cabriole legs with wide pad feet, and turned stretche...
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18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Italian Walnut Armchair
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique curved back carved walnut armchair with a very unusual form. Early construction / beautifully aged rich color / great old surface. Best guess is 18th century Italian. Direct ...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

17th Century Armchair
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Fine French Louis XIII armchair. Made in the 17th century from walnut and equipped with hidden out sliding tray supports as a extra feature. We restored this armchair and reupholster...
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17th Century French Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

1900s Rare Antique Curved Armchair
Located in Praha, CZ
- Newly upholstered in velvet fabric - Wooden legs have been refurbished - Height of seat 43 cm.   
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Early 1900s Czech Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Armchair Commemorative Walnut Folk Initialed JFP dFP French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare late-17th century French walnut, commemorative, open, vernacular, naive, folk armchair with incised initials 'JFP' on the left hand side block and 'dFP' on the right hand side...
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1680s French Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Armchair Upholstered Kelim Knole Vintage Country House Massive
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A large, vintage, country house, knole armchair upholstered in a kelim textile A Classic country house piece with the high back and wings creating a ...
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1980s English Baroque Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Fabric

Pair of 19th Century Italian Rococo Baroque Carved Wood Armchair Re-Upholstered
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful pair of Italian 19th century carved wood armchairs in Rococo Baroque style newly upholstered in white fabric with very elegant shape and great color of wood to highlight th...
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Baroque Walnut Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good early 18th Century Franco-Flemish walnut armchair with arched upholstered back over shaped arms and upholstered seat over"horsebone" (os de mouton) shaped legs joined by similar...
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1710s French Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Other

19th Century English Queen Anne Carved Burr Walnut Splat Back Dining Armchair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th century English Queen Anne carved burr walnut splat back dining armchair. Item features remarkable aged patina, carved Queen Anne legs, solid wood construction, beautiful wood g...
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19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair of French 19th-20th Century Baroque Style Carved Thrones Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of French 19th-20th century Baroque style carved walnut and needlepoint upholstered hall throne armchairs with raised carved armrests and fluted conjoint legs. The tapestries ...
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1890s French Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Wool, Walnut

Armchair, Walnut, Carved, Upholstered, Daniel Marot, Flemish, 17 Century Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A fine, large, late 17th century, Flemish, open armchair in the style of Daniel Marot with an upholstered seat This fine, armchair is an, unusually, large size and the carving is of exceptional quality reflecting the status of the owner it was made for. It is sturdy and in usable condition. Chairs of this type, with tall, intricately carved backs, were placed in rows against a wall forming part of the decoration of a room. The carving of the back of this chair is French in style and was based on decorative prints by Daniël Marot The cresting carved with a profusion of acanthus leaf scrolls. The back with fine, pierced carving. The mid-section with a central flowerhead with scrolled shields above and below ornamented with flowerheads acanthus leaf crestings. Two pairs of carved ‘S’ scrolls ornamented with acanthus leaves either side. The tapering turned sections surmounted by ionic capitals and supporting back of the scroll arms carved with acanthus leaf ornament. The front arms supported by baluster and tapering turned sections ornamented with acanthus leaf carving. The legs joined by a shaped ‘H’ stretcher with central finial, on bun feet. The upholstered seat reupholstered in a bargello woven in tones of blue, green, red and gold faced with braid and brass studwork. The back of the chair has an incredible, 19th century, oak support from the cresting to halfway down the back, which has been beautifully carved to conform with the open sections of the back, and two braces down the length of the back. There are also two oak supports behind seat blocks at the top of the legs. These repairs are sensitive to the model of chair and have become part of its character and features in their own right and they are very interesting from a conservation history perspective. There are two old repairs to a small break in the cresting on the right hand side and the hairline cracks are visible, an old repair to a small break in the top right of the central splat with a small piece added and a visible hairline crack. The right side of the back has noticeable worm damage on the right seat block which is probably the root cause of the break on the block on this side from impact as the chair probably fell backwards at some point and either onto its right side or it hit something on that side and the block weakened by worm gave way as the damage to the chair is localised on the far right side. Because the backs are high on these Daniel Marot chairs they are top heavy and invariably do have damage to the backs and crestings from impact damage so this is not unusual. The right block has been repaired thoroughly and is stable and there is no live worm in the chair. It would be possible to disguise these repairs but I have left them as they are consistent with the 19th century date of the supports and conform with museum standards. A full set of photographs...
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1690s Dutch Baroque Antique Armchairs

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Walnut

18th Century Walnut Open Armchair
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th century walnut open armchair in the Queen Anne style, having a shaped central splat flanked by curved uprights, the elegantly shaped arm supports incorporating swan heads, drop ...
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1770s British Queen Anne Antique Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Queen Anne Style High Back Walnut Carved Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Exceptional carving with intricate open pierced carving on the back of This chair. Gracefull curved arms that curl at the ends. New cream upholstery make this Piece especially desi...
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Late 19th Century British Queen Anne Antique Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Baroque Armchair, South Germany, 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Baroque Armchair, South Germany 19th century, walnut finely carved. Covered with a beautiful gobelin. In good condition. The armchair chair will be shipped from Germany. Shipping cos...
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Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Willem IV Dutch Armchair
Located in Miami, FL
A very beautiful 18th century Dutch chair from the time of Willem IV (b. 1711 - d. 1751) who ruled as Prince of Orange and Nassau and general ...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Queen Anne Antique Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Queen Anne White Upholstered Walnut Armchair
Located in New York, NY
English Queen Anne style (19-20th century) walnut open armchair with white upholstered seat and back. (similar to PPF333A).
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Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut

18th Century Swedish Baroque Armchair
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Impressive 18th century baroque armchair, Sweden, circa 1730. Upholstered in raw linen. Good condition with wear consistent with age and use. Historical secondary color. Structur...
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18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Armchairs

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Wood

Queen Anne Armchair in Carved Wood and Tapestry, Beginning of 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Queen Anne armchair in carved wood and tapestry, beginning of 20th century.
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Early 20th Century European Queen Anne Armchairs

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Tapestry, Wood

Armchair, Flemish, 17th Century, Walnut, Upholstered, Bargello, Scrollarm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This open armchair is characteristic of the Haute Époque employing elegant barley-twist turnings and sweeping, curved, scroll arms. The bargello is a re-creation of a fashionable uph...
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17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Armchairs

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Walnut

Armchairs, Pair, Flemish, 17th Century, Walnut, Upholstered, Bargello, Scrollarm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This pair of open armchairs are characteristic of the Haute Époque employing elegant barley-twist turnings and sweeping, curved, scroll arms. The bargello is a re-creation of a fashi...
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17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Early 18th Century Queen Anne Spanish Foot Armchair with Tapestry Cushion
Located in Milford, NH
A fine form English Queen Anne armchair with caned back and seat, arched scroll carved crest and arms, Spanish carved feet, with beautifull...
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Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Pair of Palatial Venetian Walnut Carved Mid-19th Century Baroque Figural Thrones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of palatial Venetian walnut carved mid-19th century Baroque figural throne armchairs, attributed to Valentino Panciera Besarel (Venice, 1829-1902) in the manner of Andrea Brustolon (1662-1732). The ornately carved thrones, each flanked with figures of standing males supporting a branch-carved armrests with vines. Raised on cabriolet scrolled legs. Provenance: The Castello di Giove in Umbria, Italy, circa 1870-1880. Height: 54 1/4 inches (137.8 cm.) Width: 37 1/4 inches (94.6 cm.) Depth: 32 inches (81.3 cm.) Andrea Brustolon (20 July 1662 – 25 October 1732) was an Italian sculptor in wood. He is known for his furnishings in the Baroque style and devotional sculptures. Biography He was trained in a vigorous local tradition of sculpture in his native Belluno, in the Venetian terraferma, and in the studio of the Genoese sculptor Filippo Parodi, who was carrying out commissions at Padua and at Venice (1677). He spent the years 1678-80 at Rome, where the High Baroque sculpture of Bernini and his contemporaries polished his style. Apart from that, the first phase of Brustolon's working career was spent in Venice, 1680–1685. Brustolon is documented at several Venetian churches where he executed decorative carving in such profusion that he must have quickly assembled a large studio of assistants. As with his contemporary in London, Grinling Gibbons almost all the high quality robust Baroque carving in Venice has been attributed to Brustolon at one time or another. In the Venetian Ghetto, at the Scola Levantina, Brustolon provided the woodwork for the synagogue on the piano nobile, where the carved, canopied bimah is supported on Solomonic columns, which Brustolon had seen in Bernini's baldacchino in the Basilica of St Peter's. His furniture included armchairs with figural sculptures that take the place of front legs and armrest supports, inspired by his experience of Bernini's Cathedra Petri. The gueridon, a tall stand for a candelabrum, offered Brustolon unhampered possibilities for variations of the idea of a caryatid or atlas: the familiar Baroque painted and ebonized figural gueridons, endlessly reproduced since the eighteenth century, found their models in Brustolon's work. His secular commissions from Pietro Venier, of the Venier di San Vio family (a suite of forty sculptural pieces that can be seen in the Sala di Brustolon of the Ca' Rezzonico, Venice), from the Pisani of Strà, and from the Correr di San Simeone families encourage the attribution to him of some extravagantly rich undocumented moveable furniture. Andrea Brustolon's elaborate carved furniture aspired towards the condition of sculpture, such as the Dutch bases for console tables which look like enlargements of the work of the two Van Vianens, Paulus and Adam, perhaps the greatest Dutch silversmiths of the period. These carved pieces display the baroque tendency to develop a form three-dimensionally in space. Brustolon's walnut, boxwood and ebony pieces transcend ordinary functional limitations of furniture; they are constructed of elaborately carved figures. The framework of Brustolon's chairs, side tables and gueridons were carved as gnarled tree branches, with further supports of putti and male figures carved in ebony. Backrests of the chairs, which were never touched in the rigidly upright posture that contemporary etiquette demanded, were carved with allegories of vanity, fire and music, etc. The most extravagant piece delivered for Pietro Venier was a large side table and vase-stand of box and ebony, designed as a single ensemble to display rare imported Japanese porcelain vases. The eclectic allegories include Hercules with the Hydra and Cerberus, males and reclining river-gods (see ref.). For the Correr, less extrovert chairs bear female nudes extended along the armrests. For the Pisani, he carved a suite of twelve chairs (now at the Palazzo Quirinale) with flowers, fruit, leaves and branches to symbolize the twelve months of the year. Work by Brustolon is at the Villa Pisani at Stra. In 1685 Brustolon returned to the house where he was born at Belluno, and from that time devoted himself mainly to tabernacles and devotional sculptures in walnut, boxwood or ivory. His polychromed ivory Corpus from a crucifix is in the Museo Civico di Belluno, which preserves some of Brustolon's preparatory drawings for frames to be carved with putti displaying emblems. A pair of boxwood sculptures, The Sacrifice of Abraham and Jacob Wrestling with the Angel...
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Italian Baroque Giltwood Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian baroque style 20th century armchairs with giltwood filigree frames, button-tufted burgundy and cream upholstery with embroidered flowers, and burgundy velvet seat cus...
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20th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Giltwood

Pair of Italian 19th Century Baroque Carved Arm Throne Chairs, Figural Carvings
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Italian 19th century Baroque carved arm throne chairs. The pair with figural carvings and putti sleeping on beds of leafs, attributed to Valentino Panciera Besarel (Venice, 1829-1902) in the manner of Andrea Brustolon (1662-1732). The ornately carved thrones, each flanked with figures of standing males supporting a branch-carved armrests with vines. Raised on cabriolet scrolled legs. Andrea Brustolon (20 July 1662–25 October 1732) was an Italian sculptor in wood. He is known for his furnishings in the Baroque style and devotional sculptures. Biography He was trained in a vigorous local tradition of sculpture in his native Belluno, in the Venetian terraferma, and in the studio of the Genoese sculptor Filippo Parodi, who was carrying out commissions at Padua and at Venice (1677). He spent the years 1678-1680 at Rome, where the High Baroque sculpture of Bernini and his contemporaries polished his style. Apart from that, the first phase of Brustolon's working career was spent in Venice, 1680–1685. Brustolon is documented at several Venetian churches where he executed decorative carving in such profusion that he must have quickly assembled a large studio of assistants. As with his contemporary in London, Grinling Gibbons almost all the high quality robust Baroque carving in Venice has been attributed to Brustolon at one time or another. In the Venetian Ghetto, at the Scola Levantina, Brustolon provided the woodwork for the synagogue on the piano nobile, where the carved, canopied bimah is supported on Solomonic columns, which Brustolon had seen in Bernini's baldacchino in the Basilica of St Peter's. His furniture included armchairs with figural sculptures that take the place of front legs and armrest supports, inspired by his experience of Bernini's Cathedra Petri. The gueridon, a tall Stand for a candelabrum, offered Brustolon unhampered possibilities for variations of the idea of a caryatid or atlas: the familiar Baroque painted and ebonized figural gueridons, endlessly reproduced since the 18th century, found their models in Brustolon's work. His secular commissions from Pietro Venier, of the Venier di San Vio family (a suite of forty sculptural pieces that can be seen in the Sala di Brustolon of the Ca' Rezzonico, Venice), from the Pisani of Strà, and from the Correr di San Simeone families encourage the attribution to him of some extravagantly rich undocumented moveable furniture. Andrea Brustolon's elaborate carved furniture aspired towards the condition of sculpture, such as the Dutch bases for console tables which look like enlargements of the work of the two Van Vianens, Paulus and Adam, perhaps the greatest Dutch silversmiths of the period. These carved pieces display the Baroque tendency to develop a form three-dimensionally in space. Brustolon's walnut, boxwood and ebony pieces transcend ordinary functional limitations of furniture; they are constructed of elaborately carved figures. The framework of Brustolon's chairs, side tables and gueridons were carved as gnarled tree branches, with further supports of putti and male figures carved in ebony. Backrests of the chairs, which were never touched in the rigidly upright posture that contemporary etiquette demanded, were carved with allegories of vanity, fire and music, etc. The most extravagant piece delivered for Pietro Venier was a large side table and vase-stand of box and ebony, designed as a single ensemble to display rare imported Japanese porcelain vases. The eclectic allegories include Hercules with the Hydra and Cerberus, males and reclining river-gods (see ref.). For the Correr, less extrovert chairs bear female nudes extended along the armrests. For the Pisani, he carved a suite of twelve chairs (now at the Palazzo Quirinale) with flowers, fruit, leaves and branches to symbolize the twelve months of the year. Work by Brustolon is at the Villa Pisani at Stra. In 1685 Brustolon returned to the house where he was born at Belluno, and from that time devoted himself mainly to tabernacles and devotional sculptures in walnut, boxwood or ivory. His polychromed ivory Corpus from a crucifix is in the Museo Civico di Belluno, which preserves some of Brustolon's preparatory drawings for frames to be carved with putti displaying emblems. A pair of boxwood sculptures, The Sacrifice of Abraham and Jacob Wrestling with the Angel...
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1890s Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs

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Wood

Italian Baroque Giltwood Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Baroque style 20th century armchairs with gilt wood filigree frames & burgundy button-tufted upholstery with embroidered flowers and burgundy velvet seat cushions.
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20th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs

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Upholstery, Giltwood

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