Caption

Armchair, ; griffins; Empire style; grotesques ornament; plant decoration; wickerwork ornament; kimation ornament. Straight backrest with a clearance, slightly tilted, topped with a semicircular board. Padded armrests supported by griffins. Trapezoidal seat with high frames front arched. Straight, turned front legs ending in lion paws. Early 19th century, Europe. Piece of furniture, seating piece. Height 108 cm, width 69 cm, depth 54 cm., An ornate armchair with a carved wooden frame finished in gold and upholstered in deep burgundy velvet, showing a rectangular backrest with a decorative crest, padded armrests topped with burgundy cushions, arm supports carved as winged mythic heads, a padded seat cushion, carved apron and fluted legs terminating in paw feet; visible colors include gold and burgundy against a pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_374

License type

Rights managed

Available size

31.3Mb (1.2Mb) / 9.4in x 12.9in / 2832 x 3859 (300dpi)

Keywords

Armchair griffins Empire style grotesques ornament plant decoration wickerwork ornament kimation ornament Straight backrest clearance slightly tilted topped semicircular board Padded armrests supported Trapezoidal seat high frames front arched Straight turned front legs ending lion paws Early 19th century Europe Piece furniture seating piece Height 108 cm width 69 cm depth 54 cm ornate armchair carved wooden frame finished gold upholstered deep burgundy velvet showing rectangular backrest decorative crest padded armrests topped burgundy cushions arm supports carved winged mythic heads padded seat cushion carved apron fluted legs terminating paw feet visible colors include burgundy pale gray background.