18th Century Pair Of Italian Louis XV Lacquered Ed Giltwood Armchairs

18th Century Pair of Italian Louis XV Lacquered ed Giltwood Armchairs

The refined pair of armchairs of the Louis XV era was made in Venice, inthe mid-eighteenth century.The structure is in finely carved walnut wood,lacquered and golden. It has a backrest with carved and perforated topelement with an ornament of vegetable echo and shell, characteristic of therocaille taste. The backrest is mixed and well proportioned, makingthe armchairs comfortable and usable. The armrests are moved and end with a curl carving. The legsare also moved and arched and have a round foot decorated with foliated motifs. The bandunder the seat has a rich central decoration, carved and perforated wood, alsodecorated rocaille. Very particular is a type of care in the sculpture ofthe ornaments where some leaf elements seem to overlap the volutes givingsoftness and movement to the decorations. Particularly evident this game is noticeable at theexpense of the struts of the legs where they assume shades purple on thesculptures. The wood of the structure is lacquered in light blueand golden tones. Gold creates some illuminations that embellish andlighten the rich decorations.The armchairs are very sturdy and can thereforebe used as furnishing elements against walls in entrances, halls or corridors,but also used as head of the table, next to sofas or in a bedroom and a study.