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Set of four armchairs (fauteuils en cabriolet)

ca. 1750–60
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 539
The flowing curvilinear silhouette of this armchair, one of a set of four, places it firmly in the middle of the eighteenth century. The continuous curve of the back extends into the legs, rails, and arms with a grace epitomizing the Rococo style. Possibly part of a larger set, the chairs are unstamped and the maker remains unknown. The chairs are not identical but display small differences in their carved decoration: the sprays of flowers at the top of the back and at the center of the front seat rail vary from one to another. The carved flowers, leaves, and scrolls on the outer back indicates that these chairs are sièges courants, which could be moved about and placed informally in the center of the room as opposed to sièges meublants, which remained formally arranged against the walls.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Set of four armchairs (fauteuils en cabriolet)
  • Date: ca. 1750–60
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Carved and gilded beechwood, upholstered in modern green broché
  • Dimensions: Each, 34 1/4 x 25 1/2 x 26 in. (87 x 64.8 x 66cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
  • Object Number: 1982.60.73–.76
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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