Chair, origin unknown, Rococo style, volutes, plant decoration, acanthus, shells, female figures, flowers, ribbon-and-pincer ornament. Rococo chair with a boarded inlaid backrest a lady in a crinoline surrounded by flowers, a rectangular originally upholstered seat, supported by cabriole legs. Legs decorated in bas-relief with motifs at the top, including shells on the knees, terminating in volute feet. Frame wavy-cut at the bottom, decorated with acanthus leaves. Seat frame with a wavy outer outline enclosing a padded central section. High backrest with a clearance, angular stiles, and a wavy-curved upper section. Inlaid representation on the backrest framed by two intertwining U-shaped ribbons. Ca. 1750–1765, Germany. Piece of furniture, seating piece. Height 115 cm, width 53 cm, depth 63 cm., A wooden chair shown in profile with a tall slanted backrest and a flat seat topped by a padded cushion, all in shades of brown; the backrest and seat frame display carved decorative details, a...
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Chair, origin unknown, Rococo style, volutes, plant decoration, acanthus, shells, female figures, flowers, ribbon-and-pincer ornament. Rococo chair with a boarded inlaid backrest a lady in a crinoline surrounded by flowers, a rectangular originally upholstered seat, supported by cabriole legs. Legs decorated in bas-relief with motifs at the top, including shells on the knees, terminating in volute feet. Frame wavy-cut at the bottom, decorated with acanthus leaves. Seat frame with a wavy outer outline enclosing a padded central section. High backrest with a clearance, angular stiles, and a wavy-curved upper section. Inlaid representation on the backrest framed by two intertwining U-shaped ribbons. Ca. 1750–1765, Germany. Piece of furniture, seating piece. Height 115 cm, width 53 cm, depth 63 cm., A wooden chair shown in profile with a tall slanted backrest and a flat seat topped by a padded cushion, all in shades of brown; the backrest and seat frame display carved decorative details, and the chair stands on a group of curved cabriole legs ending in curled feet, also showing carved ornamentation; the background is a smooth gradient of gray.

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Chair origin unknown Rococo style volutes plant decoration acanthus shells female figures flowers ribbon- -pincer ornament Rococo chair boarded inlaid backrest lady crinoline surrounded rectangular originally upholstered seat supported cabriole legs Legs decorated bas-relief motifs top knees terminating volute feet Frame wavy-cut bottom decorated acanthus leaves Seat frame wavy outer outline enclosing padded central section High backrest clearance angular stiles wavy-curved upper section Inlaid representation backrest framed two intertwining U-shaped ribbons Ca 1750–1765 Germany Piece furniture seating piece Height 115 cm width 53 cm depth 63 cm wooden chair shown profile tall slanted backrest flat seat topped padded cushion shades brown seat frame display carved decorative details chair stands group curved cabriole legs ending curled feet also showing ornamentation background smooth gradient gray.

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