LOUIS XIII ARMCHAIR

LOUIS XIII ARMCHAIR

 

ORIGIN : FRANCE
PERIOD : 1st HALF 17th CENTURY

 

Height : 95 cm
Length : 53.5 cm
Depth : 48 cm
Seat height : 50cm

 

Walnut
Original needle point upholstery
Perfect condition

 

 

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Description

During the first half of the seventeenth century chairs evolve towards a new model today known as Louis XIII foreshadowing the armchair. Chairs adopt a widen and lower silhouette. Horizontal lines prevail. Cushions disappear supplanted by horse hair upholstery.

This chair stands on four feet linked by an H-shaped spacer and a frontal cross-bar. Legs, spacers, cross-bar and arm-rests are all turned as rosary beads intertwined with cubes.

The back-rest stays upright.

This charming chair still presents its original needle point upholstery.

The unity and quality of the wood turning, particularly for the rosary beads elements, demonstrate the cabinet-makers’ skills. This exceptional chair characterizes the 17th century French production.

 

 

Bibliography
Guillaume Jeanneau, Les Sièges, Éditions Vincent Fréal et Cie, Paris, 1967