It is extremely rare for seating furniture to retain its original upholstery and survivors are therefore valuable documents of both style and techniques. This large and throne-like armchair was said to have come from Paris in about 1871, after the Siege of Paris. Certainly, it is likely that it was made in that city, where upholstery was a particular skill at the time, providing comfortable seating for a society newly awake to the idea of lounging. Upholsterers created furniture which relied almost entirely on the splendour of the upholstery and its trimmings for its effect, although here it is framed in ambitious carving. The red and gold scheme on this chair would have been reflected or complemented in its original setting by the heavy draped curtains on windows and doors, perhaps by silk hangings on the walls, and certainly by a soft and colourful carpet. The style of the chair reflects interest in the historic styles of the 18th century but, as a comfortable chair for relaxing, was not in any sense a reproduction, but a wholly new furniture type. It may have stood in a room with more upright chairs and settees in the rococo style of Louis XV, but also perhaps with some matching chairs and perhaps with a matching sofa.
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| - It is extremely rare for seating furniture to retain its original upholstery and survivors are therefore valuable documents of both style and techniques. This large and throne-like armchair was said to have come from Paris in about 1871, after the Siege of Paris. Certainly, it is likely that it was made in that city, where upholstery was a particular skill at the time, providing comfortable seating for a society newly awake to the idea of lounging. Upholsterers created furniture which relied almost entirely on the splendour of the upholstery and its trimmings for its effect, although here it is framed in ambitious carving. The red and gold scheme on this chair would have been reflected or complemented in its original setting by the heavy draped curtains on windows and doors, perhaps by silk hangings on the walls, and certainly by a soft and colourful carpet. The style of the chair reflects interest in the historic styles of the 18th century but, as a comfortable chair for relaxing, was not in any sense a reproduction, but a wholly new furniture type. It may have stood in a room with more upright chairs and settees in the rococo style of Louis XV, but also perhaps with some matching chairs and perhaps with a matching sofa. (en)
- Armchair with continuous back and arms, the whole upholstered in silk damask, the frame of carved and gilded wood, with two figures of putti, almost life size, providing arm supports at the front. The armchair has a spoon-shaped back, the continuous rail carved on both back and front with flowers alternating with foliage within a trefoil, all gilded. The central cresting of the back is carved with floral sprays centreing on acanthus, and the ends of the arms are carved with acanthus volutes, supported on each side by a kneeling putto or child, carved in the round and almost life-sized. On the back the deep seat rail is carved with large scrolls, alternately centred by palmettes or sunflowers. The original upholstery survives, of red and gold flowered silk, the eges corded and the base set with a deep and complex fringe. The seat has a separate cushion with a welt, corded on the top and bottom edges and buttoned. (en)
- Armchair with continuous back and arms, the whole upholstered in silk damask, the frame of carved and gilded wood, with two figures of putti, almost life size, providing arm supports at the front. (en)
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| - It is extremely rare for seating furniture to retain its original upholstery and survivors are therefore valuable documents of both style and techniques. This large and throne-like armchair was said to have come from Paris in about 1871, after the Siege of Paris. Certainly, it is likely that it was made in that city, where upholstery was a particular skill at the time, providing comfortable seating for a society newly awake to the idea of lounging. Upholsterers created furniture which relied almost entirely on the splendour of the upholstery and its trimmings for its effect, although here it is framed in ambitious carving. The red and gold scheme on this chair would have been reflected or complemented in its original setting by the heavy draped curtains on windows and doors, perhaps by silk hangings on the walls, and certainly by a soft and colourful carpet. The style of the chair reflects interest in the historic styles of the 18th century but, as a comfortable chair for relaxing, was not in any sense a reproduction, but a wholly new furniture type. It may have stood in a room with more upright chairs and settees in the rococo style of Louis XV, but also perhaps with some matching chairs and perhaps with a matching sofa. (en)
- Armchair with continuous back and arms, the whole upholstered in silk damask, the frame of carved and gilded wood, with two figures of putti, almost life size, providing arm supports at the front. The armchair has a spoon-shaped back, the continuous rail carved on both back and front with flowers alternating with foliage within a trefoil, all gilded. The central cresting of the back is carved with floral sprays centreing on acanthus, and the ends of the arms are carved with acanthus volutes, supported on each side by a kneeling putto or child, carved in the round and almost life-sized. On the back the deep seat rail is carved with large scrolls, alternately centred by palmettes or sunflowers. The original upholstery survives, of red and gold flowered silk, the eges corded and the base set with a deep and complex fringe. The seat has a separate cushion with a welt, corded on the top and bottom edges and buttoned. (en)
- Armchair with continuous back and arms, the whole upholstered in silk damask, the frame of carved and gilded wood, with two figures of putti, almost life size, providing arm supports at the front. (en)
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