Caption

Chair, mahogany chair with a padded seat and a high openwork backrest, with carved decoration; square legs, S-shaped at the front with volute feet, and arched rear legs; wavy frame with rounded front corners and a seat in the form of an overlay cushion; backrest framed on the sides by straight stiles extending the rear legs, topped with a board with a symmetrical, wavy-cut outline emphasized by carved acanthus appliqués; the filling consists of two straight stiles covered with astragalus, topped and fastened together with acanthus leaf arrangements, and a narrow lower stile arched between the stiles; plant decoration; Louis-Philippe style; dated 1850–1860; Warsaw, Poland; piece of furniture, seating piece; height 118 cm, width 51 cm, depth 53.5 cm., A wooden chair with a carved top rail and decorative carved elements on the back, showing a warm brown wood grain, a patterned upholstered seat with a dark background and floral motifs in gold and muted green and brown tones, turned vertical slats in the back with a carved central ornament, curved front legs and straighter rear legs in the same brown wood, all set against a plain light background that appears white to pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_474

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Rights managed

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60.2Mb (1.7Mb) / 12.5in x 18.7in / 3744 x 5616 (300dpi)

Keywords

Chair mahogany chair padded seat high openwork backrest carved decoration square legs S-shaped front volute feet arched rear legs wavy frame rounded front corners seat form overlay cushion backrest framed sides straight stiles extending rear legs topped board symmetrical wavy-cut outline emphasized carved acanthus appliqués filling consists two straight stiles covered astragalus fastened together acanthus leaf arrangements narrow lower stile arched stiles plant decoration Louis-Philippe style dated 1850–1860 Warsaw Poland piece furniture seating piece height 118 cm width 51 cm depth 53.5 cm wooden chair carved top rail decorative carved elements back showing warm brown wood grain patterned upholstered seat dark background floral motifs gold muted green brown tones turned vertical slats carved central ornament curved front legs straighter brown wood set plain light background white pale gray.