Caption

Armchair, unknown creator; ; griffins; Empire style; braids; grotesques ornament; birds; kimation ornament; plant decoration; vase ornament; early 19th century, Europe; piece of furniture, seating piece; height 108 cm, width 69 cm, depth 54 cm., A carved wooden chair with a gilded finish and a deep red velvet upholstered backrest and seat, the back framed by ornate floral and scrollwork carvings and topped with a rounded crest, the armrests ending in carved winged animal heads supporting small padded rests covered in matching red velvet, the seat cushion showing textured wear, the apron around the seat decorated with carved medallions and floral motifs, the front legs carved with fluted and foliate details terminating in paw-shaped feet, and the overall colors visible are gold and deep red, set against a plain light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_375

License type

Rights managed

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31.4Mb (1.2Mb) / 9.4in x 12.9in / 2832 x 3880 (300dpi)

Keywords

Armchair unknown creator griffins Empire style braids grotesques ornament birds kimation ornament plant decoration vase ornament early 19th century Europe piece furniture seating piece height 108 cm width 69 cm depth 54 cm carved wooden chair gilded finish deep red velvet upholstered backrest seat back framed ornate floral scrollwork carvings topped rounded crest armrests ending carved winged animal heads supporting small padded rests covered matching red velvet seat cushion showing textured wear apron seat decorated carved medallions floral motifs front legs carved fluted foliate details terminating paw-shaped feet colors visible gold deep red set plain light gray background.