Group of Sheraton Style Chairs Walnut Cherry Italy 18th-19th-20th Cent

Code :  ANSESE0116040

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Group of Sheraton Style Chairs Walnut Cherry Italy 18th-19th-20th Cent

Code :  ANSESE0116040

not available

Group of Sheraton Style Chairs Walnut Cherry Italy 18th-19th-20th Cent

Features

Style:  Neo-Classical (1765-1790)

Age:  19th Century / 1801 - 1900 , 18th Century / 1701 - 1800 , 20th Century / 1901 - 2000

Origin:  Livorno, Italy

Main essence:  Cherry Walnut

Material:  Padded

Description

Group of 6 walnut and cherry Sheraton style chairs; 3 of them are neoclassical, the thers have been made in 20th century. They have saber shaped rear legs and pyramidal truncated frontal ones with a leafy engraving; padded seat and backrest carved with a motif of columns surmounted by phitomorphic elements. In correspondence with the columns, on the upper part of the back, there are 3 carved floral elements. The three antique chairs can be dated to between the end of the eighteenth century and the beginning of the nineteenth century, made on the Sheraton model probably in Livorno, where the presence of a large English population greatly influenced the production of furniture.

Product Condition:
The item shows signs of wear due to age. Any damage or loss is displayed as completely as possible in the pictures. It may require restoration and recovery of french polish.

Dimensions (cm):
Height: 90,5
Width: 51
Depth: 54

Seat height:  47

Additional Information

Style: Neo-Classical (1765-1790)

This historical period includes a properly definable first phase of the Louis XVI style.
Only later, with the maturation of archaeological fashions, a new vision of the civilization of furniture is formulated and codified, now fully ascribable to the Neoclassical style.
In fact, both trends coexist in unison until the last years of the eighteenth century.
In the field of cabinet making, the Direttorio, Retour d'Egypte, Consolare and Impero styles also fall within the neoclassical era.
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Age:

19th Century / 1801 - 1900

19th Century / 1801 - 1900

18th Century / 1701 - 1800

18th Century / 1701 - 1800

20th Century / 1901 - 2000

20th Century / 1901 - 2000

Main essence:

Cherry

Obtained from prunus cerasus , a plant of oriental origin, it is a hard wood with a light and delicate color, with a reddish vein. Due to its diffusion and availability it was used in Europe in popular furniture. In cabinet making, in the seventeenth century, it was widely used in France and England for inlay work. In Italy it was very successful in Lucca. It was also very popular in the United States for the manufacture, from the late 1600s, of commonly used furniture.
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Walnut

Walnut wood comes from the plant whose botanical name is juglans regia , probably originally from the East but very common in Europe. Light or dark brown in color, it is a hard wood with a beautiful grain, widely used in antique furniture. It was the main essence in Italy throughout the Renaissance and later had a good diffusion in Europe, especially in England, until the advent of mahogany. It was used for solid wood furniture and sometimes carvings and inlays, its only big limitation is that it suffers a lot from woodworm. In France it was widely used more than anything else in the provinces. In the second half of the eighteenth century its use decreased significantly because mahogany and other exotic woods were preferred.

Material: Padded

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