Pair of Pickled Wood Tub Chairs with Carved Swan Neck Arms

Pair of arboreal style armchairs, of generous proportion. Each frame handcarved in the fashion of tree branches, having a pickled-painted finish. The arched top-rail surmounted with ...

Pair of painted Italian armchairs. Each padded backrest is surrounded by a fielded frame surmounted by floral carving and decorated by beading along its side channel of the back. The...

Bench, having a crown seat with nailheads, on channelled frame with pickled finish, raised on cabriole legs with snail toes. Stock ID: D3577

Pair of fauteuils, having a painted finish showing natural wear. Its squared crestrail flanked by cassolette finials, raised on round, fluted stiles into arms with padded elbow rests...

Beautiful pair of wooden chairs with intricate carved details and geometric inlaid decorations, evoking an Arabic or Mudejar style. Its hexagonal design with armrests and high backre...

Pair of Art Deco French mahogany tub / parlor chairs in a bergère style with a low curved horseshoe back, step back arms, tufted beige upholstery in a satin finish with piping and re...

An Important Pair of Empire Style Carved Giltwood Tub Chairs with Green Velvet Upholstery. The Lion Monopedia side supports feature finely carved detail and a realistic pose. These...

A pair of Swedish Gustavian style painted wood tub chairs from the late 19th century, with curving backs, carved campanula friezes and waterleaf motifs. Created in Sweden during the last decade of the 19th century, each of this pair of tub chairs captures our attention with its Neoclassical lines and delicately carved motifs. A curving back comes to rest on a rectangular seat which is ready, like the back for reupholstery. The apron is adorned with a delicate campanula frieze running on three sides. Each chair is raised on two cylindrical tapering legs in the front, carved with waterleaves and two saber legs in the back. They are all accented with carved rosettes on the knees and are painted in a soft color typical of the Swedish taste for light palettes aiming at brightening the rooms during the dark winters of Scandinavia. The Gustavian style takes its roots in the Louis XVI era. Swedish King Gustav III resided in 1771 in Paris, at the beginning stages of the Louis XVI style. There, he was inspired by French art and fashion. With that in his luggage, he had a strong desire to introduce something similar in Sweden. The country had fine craftsmen with high quality craftsmanship, who produced a simple style with harmonious aesthetics. The Gustavian style was born and has been in vogue ever since. It is incredibly popular, especially in England but also in France and in the USA. With their elegant Gustavian style lines and skillfully carved motifs, this pair of Swedish tub...