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Antique Pair Dutch Marquetry Walnut High Back Side Chairs Late 18th C

Antique Pair Dutch Marquetry Walnut High Back Side Chairs Late 18th C

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Antique Pair Dutch Marquetry Walnut High Back Side Chairs Late 18th C

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This is a wonderful and rare pair of high backed Dutch walnut and floral marquetry dining chairs, Circa 1780 in date. The chairs have been skillfully crafted from walnut, bear profuse floral marquetry inlaid decoration and are typical of the very best period Dutch marquetry furniture. The majestic central back splats are inlaid with stunning armorial crests, the craftsmen did everything to make the backs stand out, and as a finishing touch each chair has floral marquetry decoration with bouquets, urns and buterflies, which add an extra touch of elegance and finesse to these sumptuous chairs. They have luxurious shaped drop-in seats and the chairs are raised on elegant gently curving cabriole legs that terminate in claw and ball feet. The legs are joined by h- stretchers to give extra stability. Transform the decoration in your home with this pair of chairs fit for a king. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, French polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 114 x Width 52 x Depth 54 Dimensions in inches: Height 3 foot, 9 inches x Width 1 foot, 8 inches x Depth 1 foot, 9 inches Walnut The Walnut woods are probably the most recognisable and popular of all the exotic woods, having been used in furniture making for many centuries. Walnut veneer was highly priced and the cost would reflect the ‘fanciness’ of the veneer – the more decorative, then the more expensive and desirable. Marquetry is decorative artistry where pieces of material (such as wood, pewter or brass silver) of different colours are inserted into surface wood veneer to form intricate patterns such as scrolls or flowers. The technique of veneered marquetry had its inspiration in 16th century Florence. Marquetry elaborated upon Florentine techniques of inlaying solid marble slabs with designs formed of fitted marbles, jaspers and semi-precious stones. This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San Lorenzo is completely covered in a colored marble facing using this demanding jig-sawn technique. Techniques of wood marquetry were developed in Antwerp and other Flemish centers of luxury cabinet-making during the early 16th century. The craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-seventeenth century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Gobelins, charged with providing furnishings to decorate Versailles and the other royal residences of Louis XIV. Early masters of French marquetry were the Fleming Pierre Golle and his son-in-law, André-Charles Boulle, who founded a dynasty of royal and Parisian cabinet-makers (ébénistes) and gave his name to a technique of marquetry employing brass with pewter in arabesque or intricately foliate designs.

Dimensions:
Height: 44.89 in (114 cm)Width: 20.48 in (52 cm)Depth: 21.26 in (54 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Materials and Techniques:
Walnut,Marquetry
Place of Origin:
Netherlands
Period:
1780-1789
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1780
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: A2620b1stDibs: LU950628877952

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