Antique French Gilt Wood Chaise Longue

A beautiful antique French carved gilt wood armchair, dating from around the 1860-1880 period. This is of very good quality, with gorgeous carving throughout. It sits on turned and ...

A stunning pair of antique French gilt wood side chairs, dating from around the 1890-1900 period. The quality is superb, they are beautifully made and have a gorgeous design. The pi...

A stunning pair of antique French gilt wood marble top console tables, dating from around the 1950’s. They are beautifully designed in the rococo fashion, the quality is superb. The...

An absolutely stunning antique Victorian period gilt wood mirror. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1840-1850 period. It is of incredibly fine quality, it is nice a...

In the 18th and 19th centuries, it was not uncommon for skilled craftsmen to repurpose older wood carvings into their own furniture creations. A French menuisier utilized this technique (circa 1870), incorporating a previously carved chair back and arms into the construction of this Gothic style chaise lounge. Based on the faded Gothic motifs and age separations, the repurposed pieces were most likely carved in the 16th century. The Gothic period carvings seen on the top rail include a series of foliate groupings flanked by bulbous finials. Although the carvings have faded over the course of centuries, the finials might have been leaf cups, which were often seen during the Gothic period. The back rest has been adorned with arcading beneath an infilled niche that is flanked by a pair of linenfold carvings. A cream colored cushion has been affixed by small nails above an apron embellished with barb tracery and ogee brackets. The entire lounge is supported by six block legs, with the back four extending directly from the back and the arms. Relatively low to the ground, our French Gothic oak...

Chaise Longue from a Villa in the South of France, done by Maison Jansen in 1940's. Probably done by Matégot for Maison Jansen. Circa, 1940

Early 20th Century French chaise longue daybed/ meridian in the second empire style. Scroll out arms with silk tassles and a matching fringed skirting, immaculate brocade embroidery ...

The chaise longue is the third piece of the collection Una (Articolo Indeterminativo) by Stefano Marolla. The name of the collection comes from the Italian grammar where the indeterminative article precedes a non-identified noun. The objects play on the ambiguity of the matter than can deceive the eye: a sturdy element like wood, hand-curved and levigated, looks like a light tapestry. The curves and the soft drapery of the wood are inspired by a long and attentive study on the usage of drapery in art’s history, going back from the ancient Greece to Bernini’s sculptures...