A 19thC French Carved Giltwood Open Armchair c.1880

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A 19thC French Carved Giltwood Open Armchair c.1880Origin: French Period: 3rd Republic Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 Width: 22. 5 Height: 37. 25 or 18 at seat with cushion Depth: 20 (all at extremities) The beautifully carved giltwood single open armchair, in the Louis XVI taste, and of very fine execution, the oval caned back with intricately pierced carved corners issuing berried leaves to a caned seat, open padded scrolled arms with further leafy carvings to slender turned and fluted front legs

Set upon an aubergine ground with the other primary colours being white

Whether the artist is of South American origin is unclear but clearly the subject is and works depicting females of this type are pretty scarce

beautifully worn

And afterwards remember

The time was soon to come

5 feet high each

Whytock and Reid or George Morant

now converted to a wall mirror

and was buried at Ashby St Ledgers

silkworks were a popular pastime

A variety of small occasional tables are now called guéridons in French

the carved softwood whole beautifully fluted with black japanned chinoiserie gilt detailing to the base depicting typical oriental figures