18th Century Period Armchair Cover – Tapestry, Petit Point Embroidery, Animal Motif

A charming 18th-century armchair coverlet, crafted in petit point embroidery with exquisite detail.

he central scene, full of freshness and poetry, depicts two small animals in a lush landscape of delicate flowers and stylized foliage. The whole is set within an ornamental border of elegant arabesques, typical of 18th-century decorative taste.

The soft and luminous color palette—a blend of blues, ochres, greens, and pink hues—lends this piece a highly decorative charm.

The fineness of the petit point reveals the expertise of embroidery workshops dedicated to furniture ornamentation.

This textile fragment, likely from an antique chair, can now be framed or preserved as a testament to the refinement of 18th-century decorative arts.

Dimensions: Height: 62 cm Width: 66 cm.

A small but interesting detail of this embroidery: The two animals depicted appear to be stylized foxes or small dogs.

In 18th-century decorative embroideries, these small animals often appear in pastoral or imaginary garden scenes, inspired by ornamental designs and tapestries from Aubusson or Flanders.

What is particularly interesting about this piece: the rocaille cartouche composition and the symmetrical small animals.

All of this corresponds very well to the Louis XV aesthetic (mid-18th century).

Ref. 060326