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Armchair, Rococo style, floral decoration, cabriole legs, silk fabrics, 18th-century 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 with a volute at the front end, 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 with carved floral decorations; ends of the armrests and the feet with gilded acanthus leaves. Entire piece reupholstered with cream-colored silk fabric satin-weave background, 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; height 89 cm, width 63 cm, depth 67 cm., A single ornate armchair with a high, gently curved back and padded seat is shown against a neutral background. The chair is upholstered in a pale yellow fabric featuring a floral pattern with muted green, blue, and pink tones. The padded armrests are covered in the same fabric and rest on carved wooden supports finished in a glossy white with gold detailing. The front legs are cabriole style with gold accents and decorative carvings along the apron, and the overall palette includes pale yellow, white, gold, green, blue, and pink.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A15_100

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Rights managed

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90.9Mb (3.8Mb) / 17.7in x 20.0in / 5296 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Armchair Rococo style floral decoration cabriole legs silk fabrics 18th-century 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 front recessed slightly S-shaped supports Edges frame elements highlighted gilded half-cylinder Central part upper part front legs carved floral decorations ends feet gilded acanthus leaves Entire piece reupholstered cream-colored silk fabric satin-weave background 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 height 89 cm width 63 cm depth 67 cm single ornate armchair high gently curved back padded seat shown neutral background chair upholstered pale yellow fabric featuring floral pattern muted green blue pink tones padded armrests covered fabric rest carved wooden supports finished glossy white gold detailing cabriole style gold accents decorative carvings apron palette includes pale yellow white gold green pink.