ANTIQUE SEATS - Page 2

Chiavari, Late XIX Century

Five "chiavarine" chairs from the end of the 19th century. Made of maple, super light, they have the typical turned workmanship on the legs and the rods of the backrest. Cane seat. These chairs were very successful in the 19th century for their design and lightness, and were exported all over the world; not only very popular, but considered elegant, they can be found in all European palaces.

Italy, Mid XIX Century

Walnut bench, paneled back, wavy armrests culminating in a curl supported by a turned upright, turned front legs. Italy, mid-19th century.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Louis Philippe sofa in walnut richly carved with scrolls, curls, leaves and central shell, padded back, armrests and seat. Italy, second quarter of the 19th century.

Austria, Late XIX Century

Group of bent beech chairs made in the second half of the 19th century by the J & J Kohn company. This is the company founded in 1849 by the two brothers Jacob and Josef Kohn who began to make bent beech chairs and export them all over the world, quickly becoming the major competitors of Thonet production. The company merged with Mundus in 1914 and then with Thonet in 1921. Made of bent beech with an open back with typical curves, the seats are cane-covered.

Lombardy, XX Century

Group of six Thonet-style armchairs in curved and stained beech. Manufactured by FURLANI (Italy). Lombardy, 20th century.

Italy, Early XVIII Century

Group of four Baroque chairs in walnut, back and seat in leather fixed with studs. One of the chairs has an embossed leather back. Various breaks. Italy, early 18th century.

France, XX Century

Late Baroque armchair in walnut-stained beech, richly carved with leafy and floral motifs. Wavy arms and legs joined by a crosspiece, cane seat and back. France, 20th century.

Curved Beech Rocking Chair

Rocking chair inspired by Thonet productions, made of bent beech in the early 1900s. Cane seat and backrest.

France, Late XVIII Century

Walnut armchair richly carved with Neoclassical motifs, turned and carved front legs, one of the two later remade in beech, cane seat and back. France, late 18th century.

France, Late XVIII-Early XIX Century

Pair of Directoire armchairs in cherry, stamped “F: Geny”, French cabinetmaker active under Louis XVI. They have a shaped and carved open back, sabre-shaped rear legs and an upholstered seat. One armchair was reinforced later. France, late 18th, early 19th century.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Walnut armchair from the Umbertine period, made of carved and turned walnut.

Italy, XIX Century

Louis Philippe armchair in walnut, leaf carvings and scrolls in the armrests, wavy rear legs and turned front legs, culminating with brass cups and casters. Padded back, armrests and seat. Reclining backrest via rack mechanism controlled by the armrests. Italy, 19th century.

Italy, XIX Century

Armchair in walnut-stained beech, Neoclassical carvings on the entire surface, truncated conical legs, padded seat, armrests and backrest, embroidered fabric. Italy, 19th century.

Italy, XX Century

Group of six chairs in walnut-stained beech, open backrest with perforated central element, wavy legs with leaf carvings. Italy, 20th century.

Austria, Early XX Century

Pair of Biedermeier style benches made in the 20th century. In cherry, they have five uprights, with outwardly curved armrests, a boat-shaped backrest with a small central armrest; on the backrest there are turned pinnacles and as ornaments, carved and lacquered faux bronze applications, rosettes, one of which is missing, and an athlete's head taken from the antique.

Italy

Armchair with curved legs in lacquered and painted wood with gold leaf and flower decorations. Enveloping backrest, padded seat and armrests. Italy, late 19th century.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Neoclassical style sofa in gilded and carved wood with leafy and floral decorations, turned legs and armrest columns, padded back, seat and armrests. Italy, late 19th century.

Italy, Mid XIX Century

Pair of Baroque style chairs in walnut, open backrest with scroll carvings. Wavy legs, padded seat. Italy, mid-19th century.

Italy, Early XX Century

Sofa in Baroque style in walnut, leaf carvings and scrolls. Padded back, armrests and seat. Italy, early 20th century.

France, Late XVIII Century

Beech conversation chair, Transition. Padded back and seat, wavy legs, Leaf carvings along the entire surface. France, last quarter of the 18th century.

France, Late XVIII Century

Beech conversation chair, Transition. Padded back and seat, wavy legs, Leaf carvings along the entire surface. France, last quarter of the 18th century.

England, Early XX Century

Pair of neoclassical style chairs, made of carved walnut, turned legs on the front and carved on the back sabre-like, openwork backrest with the so-called "Hot Air Balloon" motif and finely carved. Cane seats, lacquered on the entire surface in ivory and green.

England, Late XIX Century

Pair of Sheraton-style armchairs in mahogany entirely painted with floral motifs and gold profiles. Pierced shield-shaped backrest, wavy armrests, truncated pyramidal legs, padded seat. England, second half of the 19th century.

Italy, Late XIX - Early XX Century

Corner sofa from the Art Nouveau period. The sofa is made as a corner, with wavy armrests and surmounted by an asymmetrical structure with shelves supported by whiplash motifs and a small compartment with a glass door in the center. The mahogany surface is decorated with brass plates with floral motifs, cut out and finely engraved. The Liberty motif is not only in the shape of the furniture but also in the decorations and the glass windows.