Baroque Rhénan-mosan Four Chairs, Carved Oak, 18th Century - Baroque , Rococo Style

Rhenish-Mosan Baroque - Four chairs, carved oak, 18th century(Baroque - Rococo - Aachen-Liège style - solid oak - set of four - 18th century)

Four imposing solid oak occasional chairs in the Aachen-Liège style - one of the most singular expressions of 18th-century European furniture art, in which French Louis XV form condenses with the material-heavy, exposed-wood craft tradition of the Mosan region to form an inimitable regional language. The double-bar back with sinuous limbs, the flowery corbeille crest with lateral volutes, the arched legs with knee carving, the undulating belt centered by a carved rosette and the turned H-shaped crossbar form a coherent decorative program - executed without veneer, without applications, in the only natural grain of oak. The set of four constitutes one of the rarest conservation forms in this category.

Design and execution: Aachen-Liège region, 18th century.Material: solid oak, carved, dark stainedNumber: 4 chairs (set of four)Dimensions: height 89 cm, width 40 cm (top) / 50 cm (front), depth 42 cmSeat: upholstered, pinkish-brown velvet, brass nail trimCondition: good old condition, upholstery renewed later

Literatur: Schoenen, Paul J.: Aachener Rokoko. In: Aachener Beiträge zur Heimatkunde, Nr. XVI. Aachen 1935.Literatur: Verlet, Pierre: Les meubles français du XVIIIe siècle. Paris 1956.Literatur: Himmelheber, Georg: Möbel des Rokoko. Munich 1973.Literatur: Thornton, Peter: Authentic Decor. The Domestic Interior 1620-1920. London 1984.Literatur: Reyniès, Nicole de: Le mobilier domestique. Vocabulaire typologique. 2 vol. Paris 1987.Literatur: Schoenen, Paul J.: Bürgerliche Wohnkultur des 18. Jahrhunderts in Aachen und Monschau. Rheinischer Verein für Denkmalpflege 1990.Literatur: Willemsen, A. / Steyaert, J. (Hrsg.): Meesterlijk Meubilair. Liège and the Meuse in the 18th century. Liège 1992.

Title: Rhenish-Mosan Baroque - Four chairs, carved oak, 18th century

Set of four solid oak chairs carved in the Aachen-Liège Baroque style - double-bar back with flowery basket crest, cambered legs, carved rosette belt, turned H-shaped crosspiece, seat trimmed with brass nail border. Rhineland-Mosan region, 18th century.

Four chairs, solid carved oak, Aachen-Liège region, 18th century - height 89 cm, width 40/50 cm, depth 42 cm.