Seating furniture
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France, circa 1770/80, fluted and moulded beechwood frames beechwood frames, green coloured, high quality renewed upholstery
upholstery, exclusive fabric cover, loose seat cushions, seat heightseat cushions, seat height 48 cm, beautiful restored condition. -
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Louis XVI period, ca. 1780, moulded, partly fluted and carved hardwood
carved hardwood frames, brown matted finish, renewed seat, backrest and armrests,
backrest and armrest upholstery, 90.5 x 55 x 60 cm, seat height
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€4,600.00Louis XV period, mid 18th century, curved beechwood frames, partly moulded and florally carved in the form of flowers and leaves, high-quality renewed seat, backrest and armrest upholstery, (imitation fish scale cover) 93 x 64 x 61 cm, seat height 42 cm, restored condition.
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€3,900.00in Louis XV style, late 19th century, curved, florally and ornamentally carved beechwood frames, back decorated in notched cut technique, brown matt finish, seat, backrest and armrest upholstery renewed in high quality, extravagant cover with koi carp decoration, 97 x 74 x 67 cm, seat height 43 cm, beautiful restored condition.
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Beautiful pair of bergeres from France. Era Louis XVI, around 1780. Profiled and partly fluted beech wood frames, stained brown an matted. The upholstery rebuilt with horsehair and covered with high quality fabric. Loose seat cushions, on the lower side of the frame stamped A. Mouzard, (Antoine Mouzard, master from 1755)
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2 armchairs and 10 chairs in Chippendale style, first half of the 20th century, massive mahogany wood frames with
openwork backrests, matted, loose seats with renewed tapestry, emerald green velvet cover, 96 x 52 x 50 cm, seat height 47 cm, slight signs of age and wear. -
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Empire period, France, first quarter of the 19th century, curved, partly fluted mahogany wood frames.
mahogany wood frames, with elaborately renewed seat and backrest tapestry, 91 x 59 x 55 cm, seat height 43 cm,
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€2,600.00
Pair of olive green lacquered Louis XVI cabriolets, XVIII c. Carved in beech wood. Renewed, traditionally upholstered with sea grass and horsehair with cushions that can be used on both sides. Covered with “Toile-de-Jouy” cotton fabric with Louis XVI motifs. Perfectly restored condition.
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- Pair of wide armchairs, so-called Marquises.
- Marquises, product of the Soubrier company, Rue de Reuilly.
- Paris, early 20th century, beech wood frames of fine quality.
- Ornamentally carved as well as in the form of acanthus leaves and pearl bars, matted, partly fluted, wallpapered on the reverse, loose seat cushions, usable on both sides, company name on the underside.
- 82 x 74 x 60cm
- Seat height 43 cm
- Beautiful restored condition.
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€3,000.00
In the Louis XVI style, end of the 19th century, fluted partially carved hardwood frames, stained brown,
matted, high quality renewed wallpaper, fabric covering decorated in the shape of monkeys, pineapples and leaves, 88
x 62 x 60 cm, seat height 42 cm, restored condition.
Seating furniture
Until the end of the XVII century, seating furniture had to be stable above all. In order to be able to bear a corresponding weight, the feet of armchairs, stools and benches were often connected by crossbars. With the exception of peasant furniture, hardwoods such as walnut and oak were mostly used. The feet were usually made of straight boards, more rarely of intricately carved spiral-shaped pieces of wood or hand-turned.
It was not until the XVIII century that people realised that seating furniture had to be comfortable. For wallpapering, one mainly used hay and wool. Then they switched to seaweed and horsehair to obtain a “feather effect”. In the XIX century, iron and steel springs were added.
In France, seating furniture with curved legs was first designed in the Louis XIV era. In the Regence and Louis XV periods they became the standard. In early classicism, under Louis XVI, “curved legs” went out of fashion again and only became “socially acceptable” again after the Empire, under Louis Philippe. In addition to wallpapered seating, there was also some with a woven seat and/or backrest. (siège cané).
While the veneered furniture was made by ebenists, the chair makers (menuisier en siège) were responsible for the seating furniture. They usually worked in beech wood, oak or cherry. The carved seating furniture was then handed over to the tapestry makers. Sometimes the gilders came in between.
The best “Menuisier en sièges” were similarly prominent as the most famous ebenists.
Under Louis XV, for example, there were Foliot, Heurtault, Cresson. Under Louis XVI – Jacob, Sené, or Boulard. Parisian seating furniture from the XVIII century was often signed with an embossed stamp.
Most of the models were adopted by other countries and copies of them are still being industrially produced worldwide today.