fauteuil

An upholstered armchair with open sides.

Antiques From Our Gallery

Item No. 1147 Pair of exceptional Louis XVI period fauteuils In solid carved mahogany with giltwood accents, the front aprons inspired by the designs of Georges Jacob, the armrests adorned with mufles de lion (lion masks) in the manner of Jacob Frères (Georges Jacob's sons), and having unusual tapered and sprial-fluted back sabre legs. Late 18th century. 36½" high by 23½" wide

Item No. 1198 Pair of Neoclassical period, Biedermeier fauteuils In walnut veneer. Vienna, circa 1815. Provenance: Formerly with Rita Bucheit, Limited - Chicago, Illinois. 35" high by 21" wide by 24" deep

Item No. 1151 Pair of French, Regence period fauteuils a la Reine In solid, carved giltwood. Circa 1725. 42½" high by 27½" wide

Item No. 1150 Pair of French, Louis XV period fauteuils In solid, carved and patinated beechwood. Circa 1752. Stamped: MICHEL GOURDIN Michel Gourdin was recognized as a master ébéniste in 1752. Other works by Gourdin are represented in The Met, the Louvre, the Bouvier Collection in the Musée Carnavalet, Paris; the Wallace Collection, London; Windsor Castle; and the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, New York. 36½" high by 25" wide

Item No. 1103 Set of five French, Louis XV period fauteuils à la reine In solid, carved walnut. Attributed to Pierre Nogaret, (1718-1771), recognized as a master chairmaker in Lyon, June 1745. 18th century. 26½" wide by 38½" high by 23½" deep

Item No. 922 Pair of very fine Neoclassical period fauteuils of large dimension In solid, carved giltwood. Circa 1780. Stamped "P H Poire JME" (Philippe Poirié, who was named Maître Ébéniste in 1765). Poirié produced seating in the Louis XV and Louis XVI styles. While his Louis XV items were considered ordinary, his Louis XVI production was considered brilliant. His works are displayed in the Musee du Louvre, Musee de Beauvais, and Musee de Cognac-Jay. 40" high by 27½" wide by 22½" deep

Item No. 1066 Pair of fine, Northern Italian, Neoclassical period, painted and parcel gilded fauteuils Of large dimensions with rounded backs draped with acanthus leaves, having Greek key apron and arms terminating in acanthus leaf carving; the front legs tapered and fluted, the rear legs of sabre form. Circa 1800. 41" high by 26" wide by 24" deep

Item No. 1016 Pair of French, Louis XV style, painted fauteuils Highly carved with floral motifs resting upon elegantly shaped cabriole legs. Of large dimensions. 19th century. 41" high by 27" wide

Item No. 1001 Very fine, Venetian, Rococo period salon Comprised of two fauteuils and matching canapé. In solid, carved walnut with Savonnerie tapestry. Mid-18th century.

Item No. 917 Pair of fine, French, Provençal, Louis XV style fauteuils In solid, carved walnut with entretoises (stretchers). Late 19th century, newly upholstered.

Item No. 862 Set of six fine, French, Regence style, carved giltwood fauteuils Each with foliate carved, channelled frame and carved, giltwood entertrotoise (stretchers). Legs terminating in pied de sabots. Each chair applied with a paper label to the underside: CALIFORNIA PALACE FOR THE LEGION OF HONOR, 21, LINCOLN PARK, SAN FRANCISCO/1958.54/armchair, wood carved, gesso and gilt; upholstered in silk and wool petit-point embroidery/France, style of about 1710/Lent by the W.H. Crocker Estate and with a stencilled label GUERDE/doreur encadreur/45 rue de Bourgogne 45/Paris/meubles batiment a cadres dor/aes Noir met imitation d'…./eatt/aemiation et oxidisation de 10r. One of six matching chairs shown. 19th century. Provenance: W.H. Crocker - Accessioned by the California Palace for the Legion of Honor in 1958

Item No. 835 Pair of French, Louis XIV style fauteuils a la Reine In solid, carved walnut with les os de moutons stretchers, arched back, and foliate scrolled arms. One of identical pair shown. 19th century. 46½" high (at back) by 26" wide

Item No. 452 Pair of Louis XIV style fauteuils In solid walnut with the "Les os de mouton" (sheep's horn) stretchers characteristic of Louis XIV furniture. One of these identical chairs was carved in the 17th century while the other was added in the 19th century to complete the pair ("fausse paire").