Pair of French Victorian Fantasy Armchairs

Pair of English Regency brown lacquered Chinoiserie design Armchairs with dolphin arms. Restored, ships without seat cushions.

Pair of Russian Neoclassic (early 19th Century) parcel gilt and dark green painted armchairs with scrolled arms with bird heads and red damask silk upholstered seats. (PRICED AS Pair...

PAIR of French Louis XV style light oak frame hooded porter style arm chairs with beige linen upholstery (SAFAVIEH COUTURE) (PRICED AS PAIR)

Pair of French Louis XV style (19th century) stripped side chairs with carved splat back and cane seat.  

A wonderful pair of mid-19th century Garden Chairs from the Provence region of France. Beautifully constructed from painted iron - great patina. An elegant addition to any interior...

Rare pair of French Modern neoclassical style Curile form armchairs or club chairs in solid bronze with the seats and backs formed by linked bronze fishes and the arms formed by link...

These armchairs made of tinted wood are to be linked to another pair of armchairs executed by Gabriel Viardot, and now exhibited at the Decorative Arts Museum in Paris (Inv. 2006.105.1.2). They present a similar asymmetric design and an equal carving quality including the winding dragon on the back. (see picture attached) Gabriel Viardot career began as a wood carver and he produced small furniture, sculpturally carved with naturalistic motifs and animals. In the 1855 Exposition Universelle in Paris, his finely sculpted objects were well received. However, with the increasing importation of similarly produced Swiss and German articles, he found less opportunity for these and decided to innovate. G. Viardot succeeded to his father’s business in 1861 installed rue Rambuteau in Paris, circa 1870 he turned to the idea of producing “Meubles genre Chinois et Japonais”. The taste in Europe for exotic furniture...

A pair of large red silk armchairs with high curved backs and rolled armrests. Early 20th century France.