Set of 12 French Restoration Period Mahogany Gondola Chairs

French Restoration dining chairs with additional two armchairs. All are made of hand carved cherrywood with very strong frames. They fe...

Set of six chairs in the Modernist style of Mahogany finished with a lustrous French polish. Featuring hand carved details, brass accents and brass feet. Very strong and comfortable ...

Set of four folding chairs from France made with walnut wood structures and leather seats and backs. Each comfortable chair has a classic folding chair shape with x-shaped legs. The ...

Set of six dining chairs from the Art Deco period in France In the manner of Jules Leleu. The chairs are made with striking Macassar of ebony backs and white leather seats. The chair...

All six frames featuring swan shaped brass inlaid motifs strikingly silhouetted against ebonized panels within brass moldings, over hand carved lyre-shaped splats replete with brass 'strings'. The frames also featuring brass strung stiles, front seat rails & sabre-leg front supports. All are in exceptionally sound condition due to the classical construction method of using oak as the secondary wood for added strength & durability. The swan motif was highly favored by cabinetmakers & mount makers during the Directoire Period and was associated with Napoleons consort Josephine, by interpreting her protective nature towards her children like that of a swan towards it's cygnets). For comparative examples see works by Charles Percier...

The four mahogany side chairs each with nickel sabots.

A hand-carved side chair, the verdigris brass oval inset and caned back above a silk tie on cushion seat, on spiral turned legs. The original Regency. Dimensions: 22" W x 22.75" D...

Biedermeier dining chairs in mahogany with turned and fluted legs. Set-in seat is fully cushioned and recently reupholstered in a damask fabric.