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Chair with S-shaped front legs placed diagonally and carved parts. Shell and acanthus leaf decoration. Loose seat upholstered in floral velvet
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Chair of walnut. The furniture has a loose, attached to a frame, upholstered cushion of floral-patterned velvet. It rests on obliquely placed, S-shaped front legs. The H-shaped cross is shaped, as well as the front seat rail, which has a shell motif in the middle. The high back is slightly horizontally hollowed and has an openwork middle panel with a heart as decoration and a shaped outline. The frame is profiled and has posts and a shaped upper and lower rail with acanthus leaves in the middle.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStoel met S-vormige overhoeks geplaatste voorpoten en geschulpte onderdelen. Schelp- en acanthusblad versiering. Losse zitting bekleed met gebloemd fluweel. 1700 - 1725. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.