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Antique Dutch Marquetry Armchair C1840 19th Century

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A beautiful antique Dutch Marquetry mahogany armchair, circa 1840 in date. The mahogany is a beautiful color and the marquetry decoration is of superb quality. This chair would be ideal for use with a desk, a card table or in a bedroom. It has been reupholstered in a sumptuous Italian tan leather by Moore & Giles. Add an elegant touch to your home with this exceptional antique Dutch armchair. THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THIS ITEM IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished waxed and reupholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 92 cm x Width 59 cm x Depth 52 cm Height 52 cm - Seat height Dimensions in inches: Height 3 foot x Width 1 foot, 11 inches x Depth 1 foot, 8 inches Height 1 foot, 8 inches - Seat height Marquetry is decorative artistry where pieces of material (such as wood, mother of pearl, pewter, brass silver or shell) of different colours are inserted into surface wood veneer to form intricate patterns such as scrolls or flowers. The technique of veneered marquetry had its inspiration in 16th century Florence. Marquetry elaborated upon Florentine techniques of inlaying solid marble slabs with designs formed of fitted marbles, jaspers and semi-precious stones. This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San Lorenzo is completely covered in a colored marble facing using this demanding jig-sawn technique. Techniques of wood marquetry were developed in Antwerp and other Flemish centers of luxury cabinet-making during the early 16th century. The craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-seventeenth century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Gobelins, charged with providing furnishings to decorate Versailles and the other royal residences of Louis XIV. Early masters of French marquetry were the Fleming Pierre Golle and his son-in-law, André-Charles Boulle, who founded a dynasty of royal and Parisian cabinet-makers (ébénistes) and gave his name to a technique of marquetry employing shell and brass with pewter in arabesque or intricately foliate designs. Our reference: A4104
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 36.23 in (92 cm)Width: 23.23 in (59 cm)Depth: 20.48 in (52 cm)Seat Height: 20.48 in (52 cm)
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  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1840
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  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: A41041stDibs: LU950641919832

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