Caption
Armchair, Biedermeier style, acanthus ornament, message Office of the Council of Ministers, palmettes ornament. Front legs straight, turned in the form of a baluster; rear legs sabre-shaped. Trapezoidal seat, slightly bulging at the front. Wide side frames framing the seat cushion. Cushion rests on a pine frame, upholstered in green-striped fabric. Backrest composed of angular, S-shaped side stiles, a lower crossbar, and a rounded central board placed between them, narrowed at the bottom, straight in line with the back. Backrest stiles widened in the lower section, ending at the top with a forward-curved volute. Armrests angular, ending in a volute at the front, and with a rolled acanthus leaf at the backrest. Armrest supports turned in the form of a baluster. Polished frame enriched with woodcarving — acanthus leaves on the upper part of the front legs, antemion and symmetrical S-shaped beams at the bottom of the backrest board, scrollwork at the ends of the backrest crossbars. 1830–1840, Warsaw, Poland. Piece of furniture, seating piece. Height 92.5 cm; width 59.5 cm; depth 63.5 cm., A wooden armchair with a glossy brown finish, featuring carved decorative flourishes on the upper back and arm supports, a carved central splat with scrollwork, turned and carved front legs and arm supports, and a cushioned seat upholstered in a striped fabric with shades of beige, cream, light brown, and darker brown; the chair sits against a plain light background.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A11_129
License type
Rights managed
Available size
72.5Mb (2.1Mb) / 14.1in x 20.0in / 4222 x 6000 (300dpi)