Antique Chairs

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Item No. 1001

Very fine, Venetian, Rococo period salon

Comprised of two fauteuils and matching canapé. In solid, carved walnut with original Savonnerie tapestry.

Item No. 1000

Pair of fine, Louis XVI style, painted and parcel-gilded fauteuils

Late 19th or early 20th century.

41" high (at back) 17" high (at seat) by 24" wide by 20" deep

Item No. 999

Pair of very fine, Venetian, Rococo period tall-back armchairs

Each cartouche-shaped backrest with pierced foliate carved top rail, the downswept scrolled armrests, above the serpentine-fronted seat above a pierced apron, raised on cabriole legs with scrolled toes; upholstered à chassis. Circa 1730. Regilt.

48" tall (at back), 18½ tall" (at seat) by 27" wide x 21½" deep

Item No. 997

Rare, French, Louis XV period chair-back chaise longue

In solid, carved beechwood. Mid-18th century

Item No. 988

Very fine, French, early Louis XV period fauteuil a la reine

In solid, carved giltwood. Circa 1735.

Item No. 908

Pair of fine, French, Louis XV period fauteuils

In solid, carved beechwood (one of pair shown). Circa 1750. Stamped "L.CRESSON"

Item No. 935

Pair of very fine, French, Louis XV period bergeres

In solid, carved, painted wood. Circa 1745.

41" high (at back)

Item No. 926

Set of Eight French, Art Nouveau period tall-back dining chairs

In solid, carved walnut in the manner of Louis Majorelle with carved floral crest, V-shaped upholstered backsplat, and seat in red leather with brass tacks. Shaped legs with conforming floral decoration. Circa 1900.

40½" tall (at back)

Item No. 922

Very fine pair of Neoclassical period fauteuils of large dimension

In solid, carved giltwood. Circa 1780. Stamped "P H Poire JME" (Philippe Poirié, who was named Maître Ébéniste in 1765).

40" high by 27½" wide by 22½" deep

Item No. 917

Pair of fine, French, Provençal, Louis XV style fauteuils

In solid, carved walnut with entretoises (stretchers). Late 19th century, newly upholstered.

Item No. 684

Set of ten French, Louis XVI style, giltwood, lyre-back dining chairs

Newly upholstered. 19th century.

18" wide by 18" deep by 18½" high (at the seat) and 37" high (at the back)

Item No. 862

Set of six fine, French, Regence style, carved giltwood fauteuils

Each with foliate carved, channelled frame and carved, giltwood entertrotoise (stretchers). Legs terminating in pied de sabots. Each chair applied with a paper label to the underside:

CALIFORNIA PALACE FOR THE LEGION OF HONOR, 21, LINCOLN PARK, SAN FRANCISCO/1958.54/armchair, wood carved, gesso and gilt; upholstered in silk and wool petit-point embroidery/France, style of about 1710/Lent by the W.H. Crocker Estate and with a stencilled label GUERDE/doreur encadreur/45 rue de Bourgogne 45/Paris/meubles batiment a cadres dor/aes Noir met imitation d'…./eatt/aemiation et oxidisation de 10r.

One of six matching chairs shown. 19th century.

Provenance: W.H. Crocker - Accessioned by the California Palace for the Legion of Honor in 1958

Item No. 835

Pair of French, Louis XIV style fauteuils a la Reine

In solid, carved walnut with les os de moutons stretchers, arched back, and foliate scrolled arms. One of identical pair shown. 19th century.

46½" high (at back) by 26" wide

Item No. 720

Pair of French, Jacob period, painted and parcel-gilded fauteuils

One of identical pair shown.

Stamped "Jacob Freres Rue Meslee." Circa 1800.

Provenance: Collection of Old Versailles
New York, New York.

35½" high (at back) 18" (at seat) by 22" deep by 21½" wide

Item No. 861

Set of fourteen, fine, French Provincial, Louix XV style chairs

In solid, carved walnut comprising six 18th century side chairs (one stamped "Chelant") and eight additional chairs (four armchairs, four side chairs) from the 19th century; totaling ten side chairs and four armchairs.

Item No. 860

Set of twelve, fine, French Restauration, painted and parcel-gilded chairs

Comprising six armchairs and six side chairs, each with a scrolled, padded back. The armchairs with curved arms terminating in scrolling leafs above leaf-carved scrolling legs and back sabre legs. Circa 1825.

sidechairs: 33" high by 18" wide by 21" deep - armchairs: 37" high by 22" wide by 26" deep

Item No. 834

Set of six French, Louis XV style chaises

In solid, carved walnut with leather upholstery. 19th century.

19" wide by 39" high (at back) 19" high (at seat)

Item No. 806

Set of eight, very fine Northern Italian, painted and parcel-gilded dining chairs

Late 18th century.

20" wide by 20" deep by 18" high (at seat) 38" high (at back)

Item No. 803

Rare, George IV period, giltwood and upholstered confidante

Four seats. Circa 1825.

Item No. 452

Pair of Louis XIV style fauteuils

In solid walnut with the "Les os de mouton" (sheep's horn) stretchers characteristic of Louis XIV furniture. One of these identical chairs was carved in the 17th century while the other was added in the 19th century to complete the pair ("fausse paire").

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