Russian Carved Wood Armchair, Attributed to Vasilii Shutov, circa 1880

A lovely pair of armchairs made in Italy in the middle part of the 20th century. These armchairs have been reupholstered in a sumptuous grey fabric, the striking mid century design w...

A superb quality modern Chesterfield armchair that is truly a statement of elegance and craftsmanship. Finished in rich brown leather, it showcases the classic deep button tufting, r...

These armchairs made of tinted wood are to be linked to another pair of armchairs executed by Gabriel Viardot, and now exhibited at the Decorative Arts Museum in Paris (Inv. 2006.105.1.2). They present a similar asymmetric design and an equal carving quality including the winding dragon on the back. (see picture attached) Gabriel Viardot career began as a wood carver and he produced small furniture, sculpturally carved with naturalistic motifs and animals. In the 1855 Exposition Universelle in Paris, his finely sculpted objects were well received. However, with the increasing importation of similarly produced Swiss and German articles, he found less opportunity for these and decided to innovate. G. Viardot succeeded to his father’s business in 1861 installed rue Rambuteau in Paris, circa 1870 he turned to the idea of producing “Meubles genre Chinois et Japonais”. The taste in Europe for exotic furniture...

Fauteuil, 1930-1925 en chêne et tissu attribué à Eure De Lanux, Très belle qualité d’ouvrage et de dessin