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This is a beautiful antique French salon armchair hand carved from solid walnut circa 1860 in date.
The chair has been crafted from fabulous solid walnut and features a beautifully carved cresting of a bouquet of flowers. The fiddle shaped back features a lattice design with anthemion carved open arms and uprights with moulded cabriole legs. The backs, stuff over seats and armrests have been upholstered in an attractive cream damask.
There is no mistaking the unique quality and design, which is certain to make it a talking point in your home.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 103 x Width 68 x Depth 70
Height 47 - seat height
Dimensions in inches:
Height 3 feet, 5 inches x Width 2 feet, 3 inches x Depth 2 feet, 4 inches
Height 1 foot, 6 inches - seat height
Our reference: R044
Walnut & Burr Walnut
Walnut is a hard, dense, tight- grained wood that polishes to a very smooth finish. It is a popular and attractive wood whose colour ranges from near white in the sapwood to a dark hew in the heartwood. When dried in a kiln, walnut wood tends to develop a dull brown colour, but when air-dried can become a rich purplish-brown. Because of its colour, hardness and grain, it is a prized furniture and carving wood. Walnut veneer was highly priced and the cost would reflect the ‘fanciness’ of the veneer – the more decorative, then the more expensive and desirable.
Burr walnut refers to the swirling figure present in nearly all walnut when cut and polished, and especially in the wood taken from the base of the tree where it joins the roots. However the true burr is a rare growth on the tree where hundreds of tiny branches have started to grow. Burr walnut produces some of the most complex and beautiful figuring you can find.
Walnut "burrs" were often used to make fabulous furniture. Veneer sliced from walnut burl is one of the most valuable and highly prized by cabinet makers and prestige car manufacturers and is also a favourite material for shotgun stocks.
Inlay was commonly used in the production of decorative burr walnut furniture, where pieces of coloured veneers are inlaid into the surface of the walnut, adding delicate or intricate patterns and designs. Inlays normally use various exotic veneers, but other materials such as mother-of-pearl, brass or bone were also be used.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 103 x Width 68 x Depth 70
Height 47 - seat height
Dimensions in inches:
Height 3 feet, 5 inches x Width 2 feet, 3 inches x Depth 2 feet, 4 inches
Height 1 foot, 6 inches - seat height
Shipping:
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The item must be returned in its original packaging and condition.
Unless the item is not as described in a material way, the buyer is responsible for return shipping expenses.
Buyers are fully responsible for any customs duties or local taxes that may be incurred on items sent outside of the European Union.
