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, with a seat in the form of an overlay cushion. The backrest is 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. Acanthus ornament; plant decoration; Louis Philippe style. 1850–1860, Poland, possibly Warsaw. Seating furniture; height 118.7 cm, width 50.6 cm, depth 54.5 cm., A wooden chair with a polished brown finish and carved decorative details on the top of the backrest and the central slat, an upholstered seat covered in a patterned fabric showing shades of black, gold, and muted green forming floral motifs, curved front legs and straight rear legs in the same brown wood, and a plain light gray to white background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A15_095

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60.2Mb (1.6Mb) / 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 Acanthus ornament plant decoration Louis Philippe style 1850–1860 Poland Warsaw Seating furniture height 118.7 cm width 50.6 cm depth 54.5 cm wooden chair polished brown finish carved decorative details top central slat upholstered covered patterned fabric showing shades black gold muted green forming floral motifs curved front legs straight rear legs brown wood plain light gray white background.