Légende

Armchair by Jean-Baptiste Oudry 1686–1755 and unknown co-creator; carved, gilded, and upholstered à la reine-style Rococo armchair seat, backrest, and armrests with tapestry upholstery featuring scenes from Jean de La Fontaine's fables framed with flowers. Backrest depicts an insect nest against a landscape illustration of the tale The Hornets and the Bees; seat depicts a wolf and a lamb by a stream The Wolf and the Lamb. Design details: backrest roughly rectangular with slightly concave side rails, convex top, rounded corners and clearance; trapezoidal seat with slightly bulging frames; recessed, volute-topped armrests resting on U-shaped supports; S-shaped legs with acanthus-shaped volute feet. Carved floral decoration with acanthus leaves, shells, flowers, rocaille elements and bunches of roses. Rococo style, 3rd quarter of the 18th century, France. Upholstery possibly Aubusson or Beauvais. Furniture type: seating piece. Dimensions: height 106.5 cm, width 77.5 cm, depth 79.4 cm., The image shows an ornate upholstered armchair with a carved wooden frame finished in gold. The chair has a high back and curved arms with decorative scroll details and nailhead trim along the upholstery edges. The fabric features floral patterns in muted tones including pink, green, beige, and cream, with areas of faded color. The carved legs and apron are gilded and have ornamental motifs and curved shapes. The background is a smooth, even light gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A10_396

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

92.5Mo (1.9Mo) / 45.6cm x 50.8cm / 5387 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Armchair Jean-Baptiste Oudry 1686–1755 unknown co-creator carved gilded upholstered à la reine-style Rococo armchair seat backrest armrests tapestry upholstery featuring scenes Jean de La Fontaine's fables framed flowers Backrest depicts insect nest landscape illustration tale Hornets Bees seat depicts wolf lamb stream Wolf Lamb Design details backrest roughly rectangular slightly concave side rails convex top rounded corners clearance trapezoidal seat bulging frames recessed volute-topped armrests resting U-shaped supports S-shaped legs acanthus-shaped volute feet Carved floral decoration acanthus leaves shells rocaille elements bunches roses Rococo style 3rd quarter 18th century France Upholstery Aubusson Beauvais Furniture type seating piece Dimensions height 106.5 cm width 77.5 cm depth 79.4 cm image ornate upholstered armchair carved wooden frame finished gold chair high back curved arms decorative scroll details nailhead trim upholstery edges fabric features floral patterns muted tones pink green beige cream areas faded color carved legs apron ornamental motifs curved shapes background smooth even light gray.