Antique Dutch Marquetry Burr Walnut Armchair, circa 1800

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Antique Dutch Marquetry Burr Walnut Armchair, circa 1800

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A beautiful antique Dutch marquetry burr walnut armchair, circa 1800 in date. The walnut 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. Add a touch of class to your home with this exceptional antique Dutch armchair. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully restored and reupholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 84 x width 63 x depth 53. Dimensions in inches: Height 2 feet, 9 inches x width 2 feet, 1 inch x depth 1 foot, 9 inches. Marquetry is decorative artistry where pieces of material (such as wood, mother of pearl, pewter, brass silver or shell) of different colors 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-17th century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Goblins, 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. Walnut. The walnut woods are probably the most recognizable and popular of all the exotic woods, having been used in furniture making for many centuries. Walnut veneer was highly priced and the cost would reflect the ‘fanciness’ of the veneer the more decorative, then the more expensive and desirable. Figured walnut and burr walnut (often referred to as Burl Walnut) were considered as the most attractive varieties of walnut. Burr walnut veneer was taken from the specific part of the tree where ‘growths’ sprouting smaller branches and/ or roots would occur. As these ‘growth’ areas were limited in both occurrence and size, larger veneers were hard to source and often on bigger furniture (tables, desks, bureaus, cabinets etc), these veneers would have to be carefully joined by matching up the pieces or blending them together. Our reference: 07089

Dimensions:
Height: 33.08 in (84 cm)Width: 24.81 in (63 cm)Depth: 20.87 in (53 cm)
Place of Origin:
Netherlands
Period:
Early 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1800
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 070891stDibs: LU95064089563