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 has 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, acanthus ornament; Louis Philippe style; dated 1850–1860; origin Poland, possibly Warsaw; seating furniture; height 118.5 cm, width 51 cm, depth 55.7 cm., A wooden chair with a carved top rail and decorative carved central splat, featuring a dark brown polished finish and curving vertical supports, with a cushioned seat upholstered in a patterned fabric showing muted gold and olive floral motifs on a black background, and cabriole front legs and slightly curved rear legs in matching wood tones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A15_098

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Rights managed

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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 two straight stiles covered astragalus fastened together acanthus leaf arrangements narrow lower stile arched stiles plant decoration acanthus ornament Louis Philippe style dated 1850–1860 origin Poland Warsaw seating furniture height 118.5 cm width 51 cm depth 55.7 cm wooden chair carved top rail decorative carved central splat featuring dark brown polished finish curving vertical supports cushioned upholstered patterned fabric showing muted gold olive floral motifs black background cabriole front legs slightly curved matching wood tones.