Code 208-7

Antique Louis XV Style Parcel Gilt Needlepoint Chairs

Fauteuil de Cabriolet (Armchairs with open arms )– Very Good Condition –chipping to gilding – Circa 1900
These antique French armchairs are identified as Fauteuil de Cabriolet armchairs.  They feature a coved back with in-curving side rails and open arms.  They have a parcel gilt finish and the upholstery is hand done needlepoint in a Louis XV Aubusson pattern.  The ornamentation on the frame is florets, scrolling foliage, an  acanthus leaves. The legs are cabriole with scroll feet.  The needlepoint has a medium blue border with a center medallion of a bouquet of flowers in greens, roses , golds and blues tied with a blue ribbon on a cream colored field.   It is surrounded by a cartouche with the same colorations featuring shells, acanthus leaves, fleuron, and c and s-scrolls.
Fauteuil de Cabriolet French chairs were considered to be very comfortable , easily moved and ideal for conversation .

Back Height=38 7/8, Seat Height=20, Width=24, Depth=20 1/2

$4,800 RETAIL

Le Louvre Antiques

1400 Slocum Street

Dallas, TX  75207

214-742-2605    FAX: 214-742-2639

www.lelouvre-antiques.com

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