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Large Louis XVI Gilt Carved Open Armchair

$10,650
£7,953.88
€9,229.29
CA$14,750.32
A$16,535
CHF 8,622.63
MX$202,678.69
NOK 109,263.15
SEK 103,879.91
DKK 68,862.47
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About the Item

Large Louis XVI gilt carved open armchair. Handsomely carved and proportioned neoclassical fauteuil in deeply burnished gilding with wide and deep seat and broad gently curved back. Acanthus scroll elements at top of back and beneath front of seat, decorating a finely carved fluted banding with paterae at terminals on banded sheaf capitals above tapered paneled legs with further floral carvings all on ball feet; in a green silk cotton velvet with darker green grosgrain borders. A magnificent chair. France, early 1800’s. Dimensions: 30” wide x 22” deep x 42” H; 20” seat height & 25” seat width
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 42 in (106.68 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)Depth: 22 in (55.88 cm)Seat Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)
  • Style:
    Louis XVI (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Early 1800's
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1084236177112

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