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Rare Important Antique 1830 Carved Cockfighting Chesterfield Brown Leather Chair

Name: Rare Important Antique 1830 Carved Cockfighting Chesterfield Brown Leather Chair
Brand: Chesterfield
Rating: 4.7 (158 reviews)

$14,883.19List Price

About the Item

We are elighted to offer for sale this important handmade made in England, fully restored, circa 1830-1850 Cockfighting metamorphic swivel armchair This really is an exquisite armchair, it is pure art furniture from every angle, the chair is fully hand carved from top to bottom, it swivels, has a back drawer which when opened reveals a folding writing slope, to the left and right you have two side trays, they could be used as ashtrays or coin trays, finally you have a candle holder. This piece really is a tour de force of style and design, I absolutely love it Condition wise, the chair has been fully restored to include having the old faux leather removed, it has been newly upholstered with Italian cattle hide heritage aniline leather which is upholstered plain, then hand dyed six times, antiqued, sealed, waxed down and polished, the timber has been lightly French polished, this has been done in such a way so as to keep all the original age related patina. There will of course be normal age and use related patina marks to the timber Dimensions Height:- 77.5cm Width:- 70cm Depth:- 61cm, depth with the writing slope 93cm Seat height:- 51.5cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point. A klismos (Greek: ???sµ??) or klismos chair is a type of ancient Greek chair, with curved backrest and tapering, out curved legs. Ancient Greece Klismoi are familiar from depictions of ancient furniture on painted pottery and in bas-reliefs from the mid-fifth century BCE onwards. In epic, klismos signifies an armchair, but no specific description is given of its form; in Iliad xxiv, after Priam's appeal, Achilles rises from his thronos, raises the elder man to his feet, goes out to prepare Hector's body for decent funeral and returns, to take his place on his klismos. A vase-painting of a satyr carrying a klismos chair on his shoulder shows how light such chairs were. The curved, tapered legs of the klismos chair sweep forward and rearward, offering stability. The rear legs sweep continuously upward to support a wide concave backrest like a curved tablet, which supports the sitter's shoulders, or which may be low enough to lean an elbow on. The long and elegant curve was quite difficult to create and may have been carved from a single piece of wood, or by using mortise and tenon joints, or by bending by steam, or by training the wood. The seat was built of four wooden turned staves morticed into the legs; a web of cording or leather strips supported a cushion or a pelt. The klismos was a specifically Greek invention, without detectable earlier inspiration. The klismos fell from general favour during the Hellenistic period; nevertheless, the theatre of Dionysus at the foot of the Acropolis, Athens, of the first century CE, has carved representations of klismoi. Where a klismos is represented in Roman portraits of seated individuals, the sculptures are copies of Greek works. The fall of the klismos might be due to a design flaw, the legs of the chair are bending outwards and without any further support the legs will spread out and break when sat upon.

Creator:
Chesterfield (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 30.52 in (77.5 cm)Width: 27.56 in (70 cm)Depth: 24.02 in (61 cm)Seat Height: 20.28 in (51.5 cm)
Style:
William IV (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Leather,Hand-Crafted
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1830-1839
Date of Manufacture:
1830
Condition:
Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
West Sussex, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU2823333326062

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