Syrian Inlaid Mother-of-Pearl Dining Chair

Pair of coconut shell chairs with curved backs and mother-of-pearl inlay detail at top. Paris, France, circa 1990s.

All six frames featuring swan shaped brass inlaid motifs strikingly silhouetted against ebonized panels within brass moldings, over hand carved lyre-shaped splats replete with brass 'strings'. The frames also featuring brass strung stiles, front seat rails & sabre-leg front supports. All are in exceptionally sound condition due to the classical construction method of using oak as the secondary wood for added strength & durability. The swan motif was highly favored by cabinetmakers & mount makers during the Directoire Period and was associated with Napoleons consort Josephine, by interpreting her protective nature towards her children like that of a swan towards it's cygnets). For comparative examples see works by Charles Percier...

Set of six stunning Venetian dining chairs in purple mohair.

Set of four French Early Modern dining chairs. The chairs have a sober, Proto- Modern sensibility with a back splat in the form of perpendicular grid. Brass and mother of pearl are i...

Set of 6 1940's Dining chairs. contact us for more info

set of 6 1960's Dinning chairs.

A Set of Twenty Regency Dining Chairs Each with a tablet top rail carved with anthemion on either side above a reeded horizontal splat and fluted uprights, on hessian covered seat, above turned and reeded tapering front legs. The overall design of this elegant set of dining chairs derives from designs for chairs in the Greek Revival style popularized by Thomas Hope in his Household Furniture and Decoration, published in 1807. This set of chairs was removed the Bath Assembly Rooms in Bath – a series of elegant reception rooms designed by Robert Wood in 1769 for public entertainment, such as card playing, taking tea, and dancing. During the Georgian and Regency period these rooms were the main hub of fashionable society, and Jane Austin...

Biedermeier dining chairs in mahogany with turned and fluted legs. Set-in seat is fully cushioned and recently reupholstered in a damask fabric.

Contemporary Minimalist style dining chair featuring sleek metal legs in a satin brass tone. Seat and back upholstered in deep Bordeaux cotton velvet. Materials: Stainless steel, vel...

A set of four fine French mid-century "compass / gondola" solid beech side chairs.