French Louis XV Period Walnut Metamorphic Chaise de Lit, Mid-18th Century

Shockingly handsome and robust this wingchair or bergere takes French design of the Louis XV period and makes it so uniquely Italian, of larger scale and having exaggerated wings wit...

Having a rectangular top with rounded corners atop a conforming frame with 3 drawers, the middle larger than the flanking and raised panels on sides and reverse, all of the panels an...

A beautiful French 18th century Louis XV period walnut Récamier chaise lounge. The lounge chair is raised by elegant cabriole legs with fine scrolled feet and a lovely carved fillet ...

This mid 18th century French Louis XV walnut fauteuil with seemingly gloriously original upholstery portrays an exquisite petit-point that shows beautiful aging and a few minor areas that are reparable. The chair frame encompassing the padded back, arms, and serpentine-fronted seat apron are of rich walnut and are intricately hand carved revealing a floral crest in the center the top frame, flanked with stunningly done leaves that wrap the upper corners and continue down to the arms leading into the front seat apron with recessed gadroons along the way ultimately revealing a floral motif that continues on the crowns of the hipped cabriole legs that finish with a single scroll on pad bottoms. The overall wood of this chair is quite spectacular in that it seems to have the original rubbed finish which reveals the raw beauty of the wood and the patina flows beautifully into the wonderfully aged petit-point covering. This piece was part of a collection of a prominent Louisville family and spent a portion of its life in a stunning music conservatory as a piece of historic art beautifully positioned next to an antique baby grand piano.