Caption

Armchair, rococo style, carved and upholstered seat, backrest and armrests, on four cabriole legs ending in turned-out slipper feet, arching into a wavy-cut slightly bulging frame. Seat cushion recessed into the frame rebate on straps. Armrests and supports are S-shaped. 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. Ornament: shells, plant decoration. Rococo armchair, 3rd quarter of the 18th century, probably Italy. Seating piece, height 92 cm, width 70 cm, depth 64 cm., The image shows the back of an upholstered chair with a wooden frame, viewed against a pale gray background. The chair features a light beige fabric backing stretched across the frame, and the exposed wood has a worn, warm brown finish with areas of lighter, faded beige and off-white where the surface appears distressed. The frame includes curved arm supports and cabriole-style legs with rounded feet, and there are small darker brown marks and scuffs on the wood. The overall color palette includes beige, light brown, warm brown, off-white, pale gray, and a few darker brown accents.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A10_458

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103.0Mb (3.8Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Armchair rococo style carved upholstered seat backrest armrests four cabriole legs ending turned- slipper feet arching wavy-cut slightly bulging frame Seat cushion recessed frame rebate straps Armrests supports S-shaped 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 Ornament shells plant decoration Rococo armchair 3rd quarter 18th century Italy Seating piece height 92 cm width 70 cm depth 64 cm image back upholstered chair wooden frame viewed pale gray background chair features light beige fabric backing stretched across exposed wood worn warm brown finish areas lighter faded beige off-white surface distressed includes curved arm supports cabriole-style legs rounded feet small darker brown marks scuffs wood color palette beige light brown warm brown pale gray darker brown accents.