Baroque Seating

Hand-carved in Italy in the 1600’s, this pair of elegant walnut armchairs features a rich foliate and floral needlepoint upholstery. The chairbacks, seats and aprons of each chair has been covered by embroidery patterned with green, gold, and pink flowers and a subtle metallic silver border. The fabric is affixed to the wood frames by hundreds of iron nailheads. A pair of finials in the shape of curled leaves with fruit top...

Portuguese Canapé 19th century. In mahogany wood upholstered with fabric in burgundy tones. Dim.: 80 x 170 x 76 cm. Very good condition.  

A fine Italian, 18th century parcel-gilt and turquoise painted caned canapé with a shaped back decorated with shell-carved crest, scrolling armrests on a serpentine seat on cabriole ...

Consisting of three armchairs and seven side chairs, this superb giltwood suite was made in Italy in the nineteenth century. With slight variations in t...

Rare, unusual and decorative bench, decorated with numerous carved human and lion heads and lion finials. The bulbous turned legs and backrest connected by...

Rare pair of elegant long and narrow upholstered benches, early 18th century of French origin, each having six turned legs joined by conformin...

This antique Italian Rococo 17th century throne armchair sourced in a palazzo in Rome, features swirls, curls and foliate motif richly hand carved...

Grand hardwood and leather library armchair designed by Hendrix Allardyce in the Italian Baroque taste. The monumental chair features a hand-carved hardwood frame with large molded a...

Pair of Tufted Cerused Lounge Slipper Chairs upholstered in a velvet fabric. The chairs have cerused oak legs with the front legs having casters.

Bench Swedish Baroque 18th century original paint Sweden. A bench made during the Baroque period in Sweden 18th century. Left overs of or...

An absolutely stunning Arras Orangery chair, the highly decorative and detailed piece is in exceptional antique condition. This is the early original Arras model, bearing the Lions P...

A handsome pair of 19th Century Swedish armchairs. Paint has been retouched. Circa 1870.

Antique French Baroque Carved Mahogany Fireside Throne Chair Newly Upholstered in Metallic Rose Gold Brazilian Cowhide Antique rare French Mahogany Baroque...

This beautiful elegant Antique Stools (Tabouret) are hand crafted and made out of walnut wood ca in 1790-1810. They have an extremely exquisite elegant curved legs and very comfortab...

Chairs pair of Swedish Baroque brown black Sweden. A pair of side chairs made during the Baroque period in Sweden. A dark brown frame with discrete carvings. Seat upholstered in soft...

- Elegant period armchair injecting character to any interior - Practical, sturdy and suitable for regular use - Re-upholstered in a 19th century, rust, mohair velvet faced with ru...

Fine French Louis XIII armchair. Made in the 17th century from walnut and equipped with hidden out sliding tray supports as a extra feature. We restored this armchair and reupholster...

Rectangular leather back and seat with brass studs, square legs with carved stretcher. Brass finials. Provenance William Hodgins.

Pair of Italian 19th century Baroque carved arm throne chairs. The pair with figural carvings and putti sleeping on beds of leafs, attributed to Valentino Panciera Besarel (Venice, 1829-1902) in the manner of Andrea Brustolon (1662-1732). The ornately carved thrones, each flanked with figures of standing males supporting a branch-carved armrests with vines. Raised on cabriolet scrolled legs. Andrea Brustolon (20 July 1662–25 October 1732) was an Italian sculptor in wood. He is known for his furnishings in the Baroque style and devotional sculptures. Biography He was trained in a vigorous local tradition of sculpture in his native Belluno, in the Venetian terraferma, and in the studio of the Genoese sculptor Filippo Parodi, who was carrying out commissions at Padua and at Venice (1677). He spent the years 1678-1680 at Rome, where the High Baroque sculpture of Bernini and his contemporaries polished his style. Apart from that, the first phase of Brustolon's working career was spent in Venice, 1680–1685. Brustolon is documented at several Venetian churches where he executed decorative carving in such profusion that he must have quickly assembled a large studio of assistants. As with his contemporary in London, Grinling Gibbons almost all the high quality robust Baroque carving in Venice has been attributed to Brustolon at one time or another. In the Venetian Ghetto, at the Scola Levantina, Brustolon provided the woodwork for the synagogue on the piano nobile, where the carved, canopied bimah is supported on Solomonic columns, which Brustolon had seen in Bernini's baldacchino in the Basilica of St Peter's. His furniture included armchairs with figural sculptures that take the place of front legs and armrest supports, inspired by his experience of Bernini's Cathedra Petri. The gueridon, a tall Stand for a candelabrum, offered Brustolon unhampered possibilities for variations of the idea of a caryatid or atlas: the familiar Baroque painted and ebonized figural gueridons, endlessly reproduced since the 18th century, found their models in Brustolon's work. His secular commissions from Pietro Venier, of the Venier di San Vio family (a suite of forty sculptural pieces that can be seen in the Sala di Brustolon of the Ca' Rezzonico, Venice), from the Pisani of Strà, and from the Correr di San Simeone families encourage the attribution to him of some extravagantly rich undocumented moveable furniture. Andrea Brustolon's elaborate carved furniture aspired towards the condition of sculpture, such as the Dutch bases for console tables which look like enlargements of the work of the two Van Vianens, Paulus and Adam, perhaps the greatest Dutch silversmiths of the period. These carved pieces display the Baroque tendency to develop a form three-dimensionally in space. Brustolon's walnut, boxwood and ebony pieces transcend ordinary functional limitations of furniture; they are constructed of elaborately carved figures. The framework of Brustolon's chairs, side tables and gueridons were carved as gnarled tree branches, with further supports of putti and male figures carved in ebony. Backrests of the chairs, which were never touched in the rigidly upright posture that contemporary etiquette demanded, were carved with allegories of vanity, fire and music, etc. The most extravagant piece delivered for Pietro Venier was a large side table and vase-stand of box and ebony, designed as a single ensemble to display rare imported Japanese porcelain vases. The eclectic allegories include Hercules with the Hydra and Cerberus, males and reclining river-gods (see ref.). For the Correr, less extrovert chairs bear female nudes extended along the armrests. For the Pisani, he carved a suite of twelve chairs (now at the Palazzo Quirinale) with flowers, fruit, leaves and branches to symbolize the twelve months of the year. Work by Brustolon is at the Villa Pisani at Stra. In 1685 Brustolon returned to the house where he was born at Belluno, and from that time devoted himself mainly to tabernacles and devotional sculptures in walnut, boxwood or ivory. His polychromed ivory Corpus from a crucifix is in the Museo Civico di Belluno, which preserves some of Brustolon's preparatory drawings for frames to be carved with putti displaying emblems. A pair of boxwood sculptures, The Sacrifice of Abraham and Jacob Wrestling with the Angel...

Large throne lion king Italian style dark armchair royal 20th century - Private collection Domenico Rugiano

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare finely carved Venetian Baroque style figural walnut throne settee or bench, attributed to Valentino Panciera Besarel (Venice, 1829-1902) in the manner of Andrea Brustolon...

Armchair Early 19th Century England. An armchair made during the early part of the 19th century in Enland. Frame made from walnut. Seat upholster...

The multifunctional bench can be used open or closed for seating or as a low table. Of bold stature with strong beautifully shaped lyre-legs joined by wrought iron stretchers and a l...

French baroque style hand carved fruitwood armchair with typical neoclassical rock and plant decorations, gold leaf gilded and painted over in additio...

Pair of hand carved walnut rectangular shaped benches. Covered in later silk velvet fabric and fringe. The scroll legs give elegance to these benches.

A pair of 19th century Italian carved Baroque walnut ottoman/stools. These are done in the manner of Andrea Brustolon (1662 –1732), who was a Venetian carver best known for incorpora...

Antique baroque style armchair, Louis Philippe with floral fabric 1920s

This is an incredible, unique, one of a kind piece made in the early 19th century Spain. Crafted out of solid walnut, features hand turned legs, beautiful walnut back panels, with wrought iron stretcher bars on the bottom. Exquisite liquid velvet upholstery fixed with a gorgeous nailhead trim across the top, further embellished with an embroidered coat of arms...

A Louis XV chair refers to a style of chair that was popular during the reign of King Louis XV of France, which lasted from 1715 to 1774. This style of chair is characterized by its ...

A versatile and useful pair of late c19th high backed bleached oak Swedish carvers or side chairs. They have scroll arms and decorative carving to the back of the seat and along the ...

Italian 20th century silver-plated carved wood luxury pouf

Pair of sofas in carved walnut and lacquered chinoiserie, Venice, early 18th century. This rare and refined pair of sofas was made in Venice at the beginning of the 18th century, ...

Pair of friar armchairs. Walnut wood, leather, metal. Spain, 17th century. Armchairs with arms and high backs of the type known as “frailero”, which have leather with studs on the s...

Unique and very unusual Italian Baroque salon suite composed of two armchairs and one sofa. Exquisitely carved poplar wood with typical Baroque motifs including scrolls, flowers and ...

This pair of open armchairs are characteristic of the Haute Époque employing elegant barley-twist turnings and sweeping, curved, scroll arms. The bargello is a re-creation of a fashi...

A museum quality, late-17th century, walnut, upholstered sleeping armchair • Exceptionally rare model; one of the first models of upholstered armchair with the addition of the wings intended to conceal draughts. • Transitional form : many of the carved features are characteristic of Baroque furniture dating from 1680 and the incorporation of upholstery is influenced by the desire for comfort post restoration of Charles II introducing French fashions to the English court. • Striking, statement piece. The cresting, “H” stretcher and scrollwork carving which features throughout the chair inject gravitas. • Practical size and ergonomic comfortable design, suitable for regular use. The original, carved, walnut cresting supported by a pair of dragons with scrollwork either side of a central stylised leaf spray. The shaped rectangular back with wings. The sweeping arms with carved scroll ends supported by tapering turned uprights emerging from blocks. The rectangular seat supported by double scroll carved and column turned legs joined by an ‘H’stretcher which mirrors the shape of the back in the centre with finial, column turned side and back stretcher and back legs. Exceptional original colour and patina. c.1690. CONDITION : re-upholstered in a recreation of 17th century, Italian, bargello embroidery which is characteristic of the period. Tiny marks, wear and losses as expected throughout the armchair. The finial is a C19 or early C20 replacement. The stretcher has suffered from worm damage and there are replaced sections at either end of 1” and 1½ “ respectively, and an area to the left of the finial has been filled. This work was not done by me and has some age to it and the finial was probably replaced at the same time. The armchair is sturdy and suitable for regular use. PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Cheyne Walk, London RELATED : Few sleeping chairs...

A rare set of four heavy, solid oak chairs made in Denmark in the 1950s. Handwritten in pencil beneath two of the chairs are the dates “1954” and “1955.” The other markings are illeg...

A Baroque style carved walnut camelback armchair from the mid 19th century with scrolled arms and legs, cross stretcher and new upholstery. This Baroque style fauteuil features a slightly slanted camel back, from which two exquisite scrolled open arms emerge. Delicate acanthus leaves adorn the surface of these tall arms, gently leading the eye to the splayed, scrolled extremities. The rectangular upholstered seat is raised on four richly carved Flemish scroll...

This elegant pair of 20th-century French armchairs exemplifies timeless design and craftsmanship. Constructed from solid walnut, the chairs feature beautifully styled carved frames w...

Italian Baroque style three-piece upholstery and giltwood seating suite Italian, 20th century Measures: Settee: Height 164cm, width 261cm, depth 84cm Armchairs: Height 151cm, widt...

A Baroque style carved wood and leather seat side chair with nail head trims. Newer upholstery in great condition. Good condition. Measures20" in width, 20 inches in depth and stand...

This chair was made sometime in the 1800s in Italy. Has beautiful hand carved ornamental carvings throughout the frame of the chair; hand scalloped arms on a sea-scroll with the pati...

Set 5 French Chairs Louis XV Style 19th Century In painted and gilded carved wood. Upholstered seats and back. Faults and defects. Never restored Dimensions: (larger) 96 x 52 x 42 cm.

17th century oak armchair re-upholstered in navy faux faur The faux fur creates a cosy, funky, fun, modern, individual, interpretation of...

The Rococo throne by Ferruccio Laviani is a regal masterpiece meticulously handcrafted in Italy that transcends the ordinary to become a luxurious statem...

A dramatic 18th century Italian Baroque hall bench, richly carved and adorned with original polychrome and gilded finishes, featuring scrolled arms, bold cabriole legs, and ornate de...

Rather theatrical and glamorous daybed with a sweeping S-shaped top, raised on large turned baluster legs. The structure is painted in an elegant light green, and has been newly upholstered in vintage chintz.

Unusual and theatrical pair of heavily carved armchairs, the backs featuring a pair of birds with finely detailed feathers.

Versailles style chair. Single piece upholstered in velvet with a high back that allows you to be comfortable. Made in Italy Created and designed by Mice di Domenico Rugiano.

An statement making and most decorative pair of Italian 19th century Baroque st. Giltwood armchairs. Each wonderful chair is raised by four legs, with the back legs being square and ...

CANAPE PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS AND PAIR OF CHAIRS Portuguese from the 19th century, in Brazilian rosewood with carvings. Seats and back in straw. Small defects. Dim.: (canapé) 124 x 141 x...

Luxury Italian 20th century silvered carved wood pouf purple color

A set of four 19th century large hand-carved wood high back armchairs. Wonderful quality carvings, standing on curved legs which are attached by a stretcher.

A sensational and extremely unique pair of Italian early 19th century Baroque polychrome and giltwood armchairs. Each rare armchair is raised by han...

Unique late 19th century armchair, from the so-called "Historism" period in Austria around 1880. Artfully hand carved out of solid nut wood, this decorative baroque style armchair im...

BELLA side chair - our exclusive 18th Century style antique reproduction side chair - handcrafted of solid Italian walnut with beautifully carved front legs and premium antique style...

Opulent set of four bespoke dining chairs featuring highly carved and painted frames in the Italian baroque taste by Brustlin Workshop Hollywood, CA. Artisan Richard Brustlin (American 1935-2020) crafted custom furniture for clients and famous neighbors such as Dennis & Leen, Christopher Guy, and J. Robert Scott. These grand chairs have large generous frames with carved acanthus and rocaille decoration. They are intentionally distressed and have an aged patina on the painted finish to mimic 18th century Italian baroque chairs. The backs have a gracefully peaked crest and flat back. The seats have a rich, vintage mohair fabric...

Italian royal throne made of wood carved in gold leaf 20th century

Beautiful antique Baroque stool or bench, rendered in a hand carved oak frame with stunning scroll detail and upholstered in a natural linen butt...

19th century Swedish late Baroque style arm-chair from Skelleftea Vasterbotten, Northern Sweden. Charming unusually armchair with fantastic hand-carved upper part & colorful color. ...