18th Century Venetian Rococo Polychrome and Gilded Chair

18th Century Italian Venetian Carved and Polychrome Headboard 18th century hand carved baroque frame with ochre polychrome, flower spreads and partly gilded decoration. The wall mou...

Rococo Style Giltwood Cane Chair with Upholstered Seat, Side Chair. This petite chair raised on cabriole legs features a caned backrest that is complimented by an upholstered seat i...

Pair of English Chippendale Mahogany side chairs, circa 1890. Outstanding pair of marvelous carved mahogany side chairs in Classic ...

This is an excellent 18th century gilded and ornately carved wooden wall mirror with beautiful Gesso ornaments. It is in the original conditi...

Fine 18th century Swedish Rococo side chair, circa 1770. Original finish, leather upholstery later applied.

Antique 18th century Italian walnut Rococo side chairs Additional information: Materials: walnut Color: red Period: 18th century Styles: Italian, Rococo Number of seats: 2 ...

Of impressive large size and unusual design, the front legs of cabriole form ending in hoof-feet, connected to the shaped back-legs by wavy H-stretchers. Clean-up and wax-polish inc...

Pair 18th Century Portuguese Colonial Carved Palisander Side Chairs Rococo LA CA. Good Period Pair Circa 1700’s Portuguese Colonial carved palisander wood side chairs. Portuguese furnishings of the 18th century are bold, quirky, intensive and unlike those of any other country. They have their own national flavor. The pieces often boast elaborately turned legs and energetic carving, pierced decorations and unpredictable combinations of the other styles. in 18th century colonial Latin America by way of Portugal, the influence of which lasted from the 1690’s through to the development of neoclassicism in the 1780s. Elements of the chairs’ design can be found in the work of Thomas Chippendale, as published in the three editions of his Gentleman and Cabinet Maker’s Director from 1754. Portugal and England shared a significant bond during the eighteenth century, brought about by Portugal’s decision in 1703 to fight along side the British in the War of Spanish Succession and its bitter relations with the other leading European nations. A vogue for furniture in the English style thus developed, seeded by the many pieces brought back to Portugal in 1693 by the widowed Catherine of Braganza...