Caption

Armchair, possibly upholstered with Aubusson or Beauvais fabric, attributed to Jean-Baptiste Oudry 1686–1755 for illustrations for fairy tales; decorations include flowers, vultures, wolves, birds, pigeons, wells, animals, shells ornament, Rococo ornament and style; references Jean de la Fontaine 1621–1695 Fairy Tales; cabriole legs; 3rd quarter of the 18th century, France; seating piece of furniture; height 107.3 cm, width 76.8 cm, depth 77.5 cm., An ornate upholstered armchair with a carved gilded wooden frame and cabriole legs, featuring floral and scroll tapestry fabric in shades of beige, pink, green, soft blue, and muted gold; the backrest and seat show decorative floral and scroll motifs with a central pastoral scene in pale beige tones, and the armrests are padded with matching fabric; the frame has carved acanthus and shell details in bright gold, with a row of dark round decorative nails along the edge of the upholstery, all set against a neutral light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A10_400

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Rights managed

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92.5Mb (4.4Mb) / 18.0in x 20.0in / 5387 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Armchair upholstered Aubusson Beauvais fabric attributed Jean-Baptiste Oudry 1686–1755 illustrations fairy tales decorations include flowers vultures wolves birds pigeons wells animals shells ornament Rococo ornament style references Jean de la Fontaine 1621–1695 Fairy Tales cabriole legs 3rd quarter 18th century France seating piece furniture height 107.3 cm width 76.8 cm depth 77.5 cm ornate armchair carved gilded wooden frame featuring floral scroll tapestry fabric shades beige pink green soft blue muted gold backrest seat decorative floral scroll motifs central pastoral scene pale tones armrests padded matching fabric frame carved acanthus shell details bright gold row dark round decorative nails edge upholstery set neutral light gray background.