Armchair, rococo style, carved and upholstered seat, backrest and armrests, on four cabriole legs ending in turned-out slipper feet that arch into a wavy-cut, slightly bulging frame. Seat cushion recessed into the frame rebate on straps. S-shaped armrests and supports. Backrest disc-shaped, nearly rectangular, tilted outward with a clearance. Profiled frame elements enriched with carving: rosettes on the knees of the legs; on the front frame and horizontal backrest frames a rocaille motif framed by a plant twig and a bird's wing. Tenon joints reinforced with dowels; re-painted with gold paint. 3rd quarter of the 18th century, Italy, height 92 cm, width 70 cm, depth 64 cm., An ornate wooden armchair with carved frame and curved legs upholstered in a patterned fabric, showing a floral damask motif; the wood has a warm brown tone with carved decorative details on the crest rail, apron, arms, and knees, and the upholstery is a yellow-gold color with lighter yellow floral patterns; the chai...
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Armchair, rococo style, carved and upholstered seat, backrest and armrests, on four cabriole legs ending in turned-out slipper feet that arch into a wavy-cut, slightly bulging frame. Seat cushion recessed into the frame rebate on straps. S-shaped armrests and supports. Backrest disc-shaped, nearly rectangular, tilted outward with a clearance. Profiled frame elements enriched with carving: rosettes on the knees of the legs; on the front frame and horizontal backrest frames a rocaille motif framed by a plant twig and a bird's wing. Tenon joints reinforced with dowels; re-painted with gold paint. 3rd quarter of the 18th century, Italy, height 92 cm, width 70 cm, depth 64 cm., An ornate wooden armchair with carved frame and curved legs upholstered in a patterned fabric, showing a floral damask motif; the wood has a warm brown tone with carved decorative details on the crest rail, apron, arms, and knees, and the upholstery is a yellow-gold color with lighter yellow floral patterns; the chair sits on a pale neutral background with soft shadows beneath it.

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Armchair rococo style carved upholstered seat backrest armrests four cabriole legs ending turned- slipper feet arch wavy-cut slightly bulging frame Seat cushion recessed frame rebate straps S-shaped armrests supports Backrest disc-shaped nearly rectangular tilted outward clearance Profiled frame elements enriched carving rosettes knees front frame horizontal backrest frames rocaille motif framed plant twig bird's wing Tenon joints reinforced dowels re-painted gold paint 3rd quarter 18th century Italy height 92 cm width 70 cm depth 64 cm ornate wooden armchair carved frame curved upholstered patterned fabric showing floral damask motif wood warm brown tone carved decorative details crest rail apron arms upholstery yellow-gold color lighter yellow floral patterns chair sits pale neutral background soft shadows beneath .

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