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Italian, Emilia - Two Armchairs (Poltrone da parata), mid 18th century

Italian, Emilia

Two Armchairs (Poltrone da parata), mid 18th century

Walnut with embroidered upholstery

Commentary

This type of armchair remains heavily dependent on late-seventeenth-century designs, but the graceful curve of the arm supports and the swelling of the front legs indicate a date in the middle of the eighteenth century. The cabriole legs of the chairs, which expand grandly at the top, are attached to simple stiles by subtly shaped and molded H-stretchers. The padded arms are supported by playful s-shaped supports. Both arms of F26w2.2 were replaced at the end of the nineteeth century, while the other chair has a restored arm.