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Armchair, Rococo style, floral decoration, cabriole legs, silk fabrics, patterned floral fabrics, upholstered seat, backrest, armrests, carved, white-lacquered and gilded. Cabriole legs, arched into the frame, cut out in a wave-like manner at the bottom; trapezoidal seat with a slightly bulging front frame. Disc-shaped backrest, nearly square, topped with an arch, with slightly concave side rails, straight in line with the sitter's back, slightly tilted with a clearance. Armrests end in a volute, on recessed, slightly S-shaped supports. Edges of all frame elements highlighted with a gilded half-cylinder. Central part of the front frame and upper part of the front legs feature carved floral decorations; ends of the armrests and the feet feature gilded acanthus leaves. Entire piece reupholstered with cream-colored silk fabric satin-weave ground, accented with colored silk and brocaded twill weave with silver thread; decorated with wreaths and alternating vertical garlands, with small floral sprigs in the background. 3rd quarter of the 18th century, France. Seating piece, furniture. Dimensions: height 89 cm, width 63 cm, depth 67 cm., A decorative upholstered armchair with pale yellow-green fabric patterned with floral motifs in muted green, blue, pink, and cream, featuring a cushioned backrest, seat, and padded armrests; the wooden frame is painted white with gilded ornamental carvings and accents in shiny gold on the arms, apron, and cabriole legs, set against a smooth light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A15_099

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90.9Mb (2.7Mb) / 17.7in x 20.0in / 5296 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Armchair Rococo style floral decoration cabriole legs silk fabrics patterned floral fabrics upholstered seat backrest armrests carved white-lacquered gilded Cabriole legs arched frame cut wave- manner bottom trapezoidal seat slightly bulging front frame Disc-shaped backrest nearly square topped arch slightly concave side rails straight line sitter's back slightly tilted clearance Armrests volute recessed slightly S-shaped supports Edges frame elements highlighted gilded half-cylinder Central part upper part front legs feature floral decorations ends feet feature acanthus leaves Entire piece reupholstered cream-colored silk fabric satin-weave ground accented colored silk brocaded twill weave silver thread decorated wreaths alternating vertical garlands small floral sprigs background 3rd quarter 18th century France Seating piece furniture Dimensions height 89 cm width 63 cm depth 67 cm decorative upholstered armchair pale yellow-green fabric patterned floral motifs muted green blue pink cream featuring cushioned backrest seat padded armrests wooden frame painted white gilded ornamental carvings accents shiny gold arms apron set smooth light gray background.