Living room composed of two armchairs and a sofa, in carved and lacquered wood, second half of the 18th century, France
Measurements: Sofa: cm L 180 x D 75 x H 109. Seat H 43 cm; Armchairs: cm L 64 x D 64 x H 96. Seat H 43
Price: private negotiation
Object accompanied by our certificate of authenticity
This fine living room, composed of two armchairs and a sofa, was made in France in the second half of the 18th century, Louis XVI period. The structure of the seats is carved and lacquered wood in Trianon gray, while the original fabric upholstery is made with a tapestry from the Aubusson manufacture. Both the armchairs and the sofa consist of a backrest framed by reserves carved with phytomorphic motifs. On the sides are tapered and fluted columns that originate and end from square-section elements and a circular capital. From these columns originate the curvilinear armrests, decorated on the top with carvings in the shape of an acanthus leaf and fabric upholstery on the armrests. The armrests are connected to the seat by fluted twisted columns, with hemispherical bases decorated with acanthus leaves, which continue optically to form the support legs for the seats. The legs originate from a square-section element decorated in the center with a carving in the shape of a flower and a circular capital, surmounted by a fluted parallelepiped; they end with an inverted truncated cone tip. The band under the seat reflects the carving of the backrest frame, with a phytomorphic motif. The ensemble is distinguished by elegance and grace, thanks to the light color and the very refined carving. The upholstery used to cover the seats, contemporary, was made by the French manufacture of Aubusson, which since 1665 had held the title of Royal Manufacture. The scenes depicted came from drawings made on cartoons for tapestries or from engravings by famous artists. The subjects present in this group of seats are inspired by that French artistic production very widespread in the Rococo period, which saw the rise of painters such as Jean-Baptiste Oudry, François Boucher, Antoine Watteau, Jean-Baptiste Huet, Charles Le Brun and Jacques-Nicolas Julliard, to name a few. Focused on scenes of pastoral taste, with gallant scenes, dancing and shepherds playing the flute, they are set outdoors and framed by red curtains and ocher trimmings, adorned with garlands of flowers. The fabric of the back of the sofa, on the upper edge, has a restoration with the integration of the upholstery with one similar in color and also period, which reproduces the design on the knots of the draperies. This living room is very decorative and valuable, and can also be placed in representative places, and can be inserted in entrances, corridors, studies and halls.
The living room is in good general condition, and the seats are usable. However, the structure of the sofa would need a stability check, which we can eventually take care of.