Renaissance Revival Side Chairs

An antique Victorian slipper chair offers rosewood construction with gilt incised decoration and upholstered in tapestry with courting ...

We are offering you a wonderful antique or vintage Savonarola chair in walnut with detailed wood carving on the back piece. This chair will ad...

A good pair of antique American Renaissance revival carved walnut hall chairs, circa 1870. The chair with high backs and having a neo-classical architectural pediment with a carved fleur-de-lis crest, to the center is a burl walnut arched...

Mid-20th Century Renaissance Revival Savonarola Maple Campaign armchair. Features an X frame with lion head arms between an arched ba...

"3 Exquisite Victorian era American Renaissance revival accent chairs. Made from walnut with burlwood panels. Features a balloon back with carved moldings, acanthus detail, an intricate cameo crown and ornate shoe (lower back). Downswept supports lead to a large oval seat over turned, tapered and fluted front legs with casters. Each chair has an ornately cut and engraved molding at the center of the chair apron. Upholstered in a green velvet with cording. The perfect fit for any parlor or boudoir. Attributed to John Jelliff...

An antique German Renaissance Revival black Forest side chair offers pierced and foliate carved back with central reserve having marquetry hunt scene with man and dog in countryside ...

"Pair of Renaissance Revival Henry II Style Dining, side or vanity chairs. Made from oak with lion headed carvings, spindled back, turned legs and green upholstered geometric interla...

Impressive & fully original pair of Florentine Renaissance Savonarola chairs in carved birch. Armrests ending with two amazing hand-carved lion heads both lions holding brass rings. The lion heads where used to display the power/might of the one who used the chair. The backrest is also highly decorated with detailed carvings. The chair can be folded in a matter of seconds , fully made from solid carved & bent birch. Amazing craftsmanship. About : Savonarola Chair The term derives from the chair on which the Savonarola used to sit was still kept in the convent of San MarCo in Florence The X-formed chair...

A pair of late 19th century carved walnut ‘Savonarola’ inspired armchairs with carved scrolled arms and uprights and a highly detailed carved back.

Impressive & fully original pair of Florentine Renaissance Savonarola chairs in carved birch. Armrests ending with two amazing hand-carved lion heads. The lion heads where used to d...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely 19th century Antique Italian Renaissance Revival hand carved walnut Savonarola folding armchair This is truly a stunning chair, its hand carved from top to bottom and every piece tells a story. This is a folding chair, the back rest pops out and you lift it up from the middle, ideal for transport and storing away when not in use In terms of the condition we have deep cleaned, hand condition waxed and hand polished it from top to bottom, there will be normal age and use related patina marks here and there Dimensions Height:- 120.5cm Width:- 76.5cm Depth:- 67cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point. History The Savonarola chair is another misnamed piece of furniture. The design comes from the ancient Roman X-shaped chair that was very popular in medieval Italy. It can be plain or carved, solid or made to fold. Some are inlaid with ivory or metal, and some have a cushioned seat. The chair was given the name Savonarola in the 19th century, after Girolamo Savonarola, an Italian priest in Florence from 1494 to 1498. He preached against the excesses of the people, predicted the Last Days and organized the Bonfire of the Vanities in 1497. Mirrors, cosmetics, immoral sculptures, gaming tables, musical instruments, fine clothes and artwork were burned in a huge fire in the main square. When the Last Days didn't come, his followers revolted, he was excommunicated and then, in 1498, he was executed. None of this has anything to do with the X-shaped chair that was given his name. But even stranger, the chair is called a Dante chair in Italy and a Luther chair...

A pair of wonderful antique Italian Renaissance walnut Sgabello hall chairs, Circa 1820 in date. They each feature a superbly carved coat of arms, a scrolling foliate decorated back,...