Caption

Armchair, origin possibly Italy or Southern Germany, Rococo style, 3rd quarter of the 18th century. Carved, gilded and silver-plated frame originally white lacquered with gilded and silver-plated elements; seat and backrest woven with rattan thread. S-shaped legs with volute feet front ones shaped like a leaf. Wavy-cut lower frame; trapezoidal applied-seat frame with rounded front corners. Backrest shaped like a lying rectangle topped with an arch, straight with the back and slightly tilted back, with a clearance. S-shaped armrests and supports connected by a volute. Profiled frame elements with edges highlighted by a half-cylinder, decorated with acanthus leaves, rocaille motifs middle of upper and lower backrest frames and front frame, and floral sprigs on the knees of the legs. Seating furniture; height 101.6 cm, width 73 cm, depth 66.5 cm., A decorative chair with a carved frame finished in gold and a woven cane seat and back, featuring curved armrests and ornate floral and scroll detailing on the legs and crest; visible colors include gold, brown from the cane, and a pale neutral background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_404

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Rights managed

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20.4Mb (1.1Mb) / 7.6in x 10.4in / 2285 x 3113 (300dpi)

Keywords

Armchair origin Italy Southern Germany Rococo style 3rd quarter 18th century Carved gilded silver-plated frame originally white lacquered silver-plated elements seat backrest woven rattan thread S-shaped legs volute feet front ones shaped leaf Wavy-cut lower frame trapezoidal applied-seat frame rounded front corners Backrest shaped lying rectangle topped arch straight back slightly tilted clearance S-shaped armrests supports connected volute Profiled frame elements edges highlighted half-cylinder decorated acanthus leaves rocaille motifs middle upper lower backrest frames front frame floral sprigs knees legs Seating furniture height 101.6 cm width 73 cm depth 66.5 cm decorative chair carved frame finished gold woven cane seat featuring curved armrests ornate floral scroll detailing crest visible colors include brown cane pale neutral background.