FRANCE ÉPOQUE LOUIS XIV

FRANCE ÉPOQUE LOUIS XIV
APPARATUS FAUTEUIL Towards 1650
Gilded wood, silk velvet and trimmings
H. 118 cm, W. 64 cm, D. 60 cm
Fig. 1 - Armchair, gilded wood. France,
17th century. New York, Metropolitan
Museum, inv. 29.21
This armchair with moulded and carved wooden arms is characteristic of late 17th century productions. It consists of a high straight back on which are embossed armrests with a flexural movement finished in a crooked shape and resting on a console. The legs are joined by an H-shaped crosspiece. A beautiful sculpture is spread out over the whole structure.
The armrests are decorated with foliage and acanthus leaves on the sticks, motifs that can be found on the crosspiece and the base. The
Metropolitan Museum armchair (fig. 1), in addition to the sloping backrest, adopts the shape and decoration of the armrests and their brackets, with foliage and scrolls that are very similar to the armchair shown here. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.