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Classic Chairs Collection

An array of classic chairs with distinctive designs and upholstery, highlighting craftsmanship from different historical styles.

Elmwood directoire chair, chair furniture furniture interior design wood elmwood brass velvet, Openwork backrest in which diamond shape with bent ribs in topline encrusted brass pane of which rib is missing seat striped velvet and gobelin-like directoire
Elmwood directoire chair, chair furniture furniture interior design wood elmwood brass velvet, Openwork backrest in which diamond shape with bent ribs in topline encrusted brass pane of which rib is missing seat striped velvet and gobelin-like directoire
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Sidechair. Designer Finn Juhl, Danish, 1912-1989 Manufacturer: Baker Furniture, American, founded 1890Spool Armchair. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 34.9 x 25.8 cm (13 3/4 x 10 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ella Josephine Sterling.Balter Chair. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 27.8 x 22.5 cm (10 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 35"high, 16 1/2"wide at front. Seat 16", back 14 1/2"wide.. Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Beverly Chichester.Orville A Carroll, Invalid's Chair, 1937 Invalid's ChairSide chair ca. 1710 British. Side chair. British. ca. 1710. Walnut, gilt gesso. Woodwork-FurnitureGilded ornate Empire Style, chair at the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, Russia.Armchair, one of eight, c. 1756, Jean-Baptiste Lebas (Maître in 1756), French, 38 1/2 x 27 x 24 in. (97.79 x 68.58 x 60.96 cm), Gilt wood with upholstery, France, 18th centuryBaby's High Chair. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.4 x 22.7 cm (11 15/16 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 33 1/2" high; 12 3/4"wide. Medium: colored pencil, watercolor, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edith Magnette.Edward Bashaw, Kitchen Chair, c 1940 Kitchen ChairBlue and gilt chair, Date 1740 - 1760 made from Wood, metal, silk, gilt, wool & horsehair. Kedleston Hall in Kedleston, Derbyshire, is approximately four miles north-west of Derby, and is the seat of the Curzon family since at least 1297.Wedding ChairsSofa. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 29 x 36.7 cm (11 7/16 x 14 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 40"high; 77 1/2"long; 23"deep. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ernest Busenbark.SILLON DE MADERA DE HAYA. Location: VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM. LONDON. ENGLAND.RoundaboutChair, Walnut, 32 1/2 × 27 1/2 × 27 1/2 in. (82.6 × 69.9 × 69.9cm), Possibly made in Pennsylvania, North Americaor made in England, British orAmerican, 18thcentury, FurnitureCanapé covered with tapisserie with flower bouquets, anonymous, c. 1770 Canapé, part of an ameblement, made of white with gold painted beech wood and covered on a loose window with tapisserie, which shows bouquets on a red -damped soil, tied together by ribbons with bows. The front legs, by-line, upper sill and styles of the back window wear stabbed leaf and floral motifs. The armrests with cushions end in a volute; The S-shaped legs in an acanthus leaf. Marked: I. Gourdin. See: BK-16655-A/F. maker: Francemaker: Parismaker: Parisdesigner: Francedesigner: France wood (plant material). beech (wood). paint (coating). gilding (material). ketting: wool. inslag: wool. inslag: silk tapestry / gilding Canapé, part of an ameblement, made of white with gold painted beech wood and covered on a loose window with tapisserie, which shows bouquets on a red -damped soil, tied together by ribbons with bows. The front legs, by-line, upper sill and styles of the back window wear stabbed leaf and floral mSpecimens of Furniture in the Elizabethan & Louis Quatorze Styles. Adapted for Modern Imitation 19th century Thomas King British. Specimens of Furniture in the Elizabethan & Louis Quatorze Styles. Adapted for Modern Imitation 352521Armchair; beginning of the 19th century (1801-00-00-1825-00-00);Close-up of a chair in a living roomFred Hassebrock, Bench in Cemetary Lot, c 1941 Bench in Cemetary LotStool. Taboo of beech wood, glued with walnut. The across places placed are s-shaped and decorated with an a-symmetrical shell pattern. The seating frame is scalloped, as well as the bottom of the rules of the front and back. The loose removable seat is missing.Folding chair with two birds among flowers 13th-14th century China A very rare example from the early Ming dynasty, this chair illustrates the sophisticated craftsmanship of the lacquer and furniture from the period. The folding legs are well balanced with the armrests and curved back, which together create a stable and beautiful structure. Except for the rattan seat, all surfaces of the chair are made of lacquer. In addition to the meticulously carved geometric background, the chair also features a pair of paradise flycatchers among flowers on the back panel. Known as an awarding ribbon” (shoudai) in Chinese, this type of long-tailed bird is a symbol of fortune and longevity.. Folding chair with two birds among flowers. China. 13th-14th century. Carved lacquer, rattan seat. Yuan (1271-1368) to early Ming (1368-1644) dynasty. FurnitureSettee. Dated: c. 1942. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 45.7 cm (14 1/16 x 18 in.) Original IAD Object: 33 3/4"high; 48"long; 19 1/2"wide. Medium: watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Amos C. Brinton.Arthur Johnson, Settle table, c 1936 Settle-tableRex F Bush, Candle Stand, c 1938 Candle StandRégence settee upholstered with wild flowers alternating with landscape vignettes. unknown c. 1700-1730 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: Jacques Seligmann & Co. Inscriptions: City mark partially legible in photograph on left end of seat...SSON Manufacture Royale d'AubussonBekledingsfragmenten Van Polish bed, Anonymous, c. 1775 In box four fragments silk damask of the upholstery/traps of the bed. France wood (plant material). walnut (hardwood). beech (wood). iron (metal). silk. satin. copper (metal). paint (coating) cutting / damask In box four fragments silk damask of the upholstery/traps of the bed. France wood (plant material). walnut (hardwood). beech (wood). iron (metal). silk. satin. copper (metal). paint (coating) cutting / damaskCurtain of the lit à la polonaise, anonymous, c. 1775 Silk curtain of the bed in box. France wood (plant material). walnut (hardwood). beech (wood). iron (metal). silk. satin. copper (metal). paint (coating) cutting / damask Silk curtain of the bed in box. France wood (plant material). walnut (hardwood). beech (wood). iron (metal). silk. satin. copper (metal). paint (coating) cutting / damaskThrone, Gold, wood, gems, 14th century BC, Egypt, Cairo, The Egyptian Museum,Spindleback Rose Chair, one of a pair, c. 1600-1675, 36 5/8 x 21 7/8 x 18 1/4 in. (93.03 x 55.56 x 46.36 cm), Huanghuali hardwood, China, 16th-17th centuryStove. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 41.4 x 34.1 cm (16 5/16 x 13 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 22" high; 24" long; 9" wide. Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Glover.Canada Kanada BC Britisch British Columbia Nahe Near Cache Creek Hat Creek RanchFolding armchair (sedia a Savonarola type). Culture: Italian. Dimensions: H. 98.2 cm, W. 64 cm, D. 55.2; Cushion: 44 x 44 cm.. Date: 15th century (textile); 19th century (chair, with various earlier parts). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bed. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 40.6 x 50.6 cm (16 x 19 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6'6" long, 4'5" wide, 5'6" high. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Pearl Davis.Crypt, grille with spike motif in front of the tomb of Prelate Johannes van Acken, the founder of Hohenlind. Ewald Mataré 1940, next to it bronze chandelier by Mataré, St., Sankt, SaintThe thrones used for the enthronisation stage of the ceremony during the coronation of King George V in June 1911. These would be used following the crowning of the King on St. Edward's Chair and differ for each coronation. This pair were reproduced by Messrs Morris (William Morris) from Jacobean originals from Knole with an X-shaped back supports of beechwood and upholstery of crimson silk damask specially designed by William Morris some years before. The silk was dyed with pure madder and wExtraordinary boutiques, shops and stores in the narrow streets of the old part of Barcelona. There is plenty of different art in every corner in the city. The City has a lot of public spaces with monuments and public art where you can enjoy and relaxBench in Cemetary Lot. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 40.9 x 50.6 cm (16 1/8 x 19 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Fred Hassebrock.