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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
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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

anonymous · 1700 - 1725 · walnut (hardwood); wood (plant material); velvet (fabric weave)

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 description
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.

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