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Set of Four Italian Walnut Chairs with Leather, Milan, Circa 1750

$11,800.38per set
£8,722.29per set
€10,000per setVAT Included
CA$16,374.80per set
A$16,669.56per set
CHF 9,599.75per set
MX$200,883.76per set
NOK 111,426.26per set
SEK 112,422.21per set
DKK 76,237.53per set

About the Item

Four carved walnut chairs with leather covers Milan, circa 1750 They measure: 39.37” high, 18.30” to the seat, 21.65” deep x 19.29” (100 cm high, 46.5 cm to the seat, 55 cm deep x 49 cm) State of conservation: - the leather covers are not original; - some signs of use, especially on leather covers; - the rocailles at the height of the backrests have lost part of the carved elements. The four walnut chairs have a mixtilinear structure adorned with rocaille relief carvings; the legs are shaped and end with a curl. The backs and seats are padded and covered with impressed leather with figures and cartouche decorations from later production. Around the mid-eighteenth century in Milan it was very popular to cover seats with impressed leather. Mutton or cowhide was used which, suitably tanned, was then worked with heated irons (hot decoration) or with carved wooden molds (cold decoration). These were impressed on the leather until obtaining a darker brown color. Our group of chairs is covered with cold-stamped cowhide. This type of decoration, used systematically in Lombardy, was also present in other Italian regions (Stanislao Petri, Per le industrie dell'arte. Pizzi e Cuoi bolognesi, Rassegna d'Arte Antica e Moderna, 1916, IV, giugno, p. 129). For a comparison with works similar in form, albeit lacquered and without original covers, see the chairs decorated with rocaille motifs and scrolls of acanthus leaves from the Alessandro Durini Legacy 1939, now kept in the Civic Museums of the Castello Sforzesco in Milan (see Enrico Colle, Museo d'Arti Applicate. Mobili e intagli lignei Milano, Milano 1996, pp. 261-262, n. 402). Other bibliography: Clelia Alberici, Il Mobile Lombardo, Milano 1969, pp. 129-131; Luisa Bandera Gregori, “Il mobile lombardo tra Barocco e Rococò” in Settecento lombardo (catalogo della mostra, Milano 1 Febbraio- 28 aprile 1991), fig. V. 20 where there is a description of an armchair showing various similarities to our chairs; Anna Contadini, «Cuoridoro»: Tecnica e decorazione di cuoi dorati veneziani e italiani con influssi islamici, in “Atti del Primo Simposio Internazionale sull’Arte Veneziana e Islamica” (a cura di Ernst J. Grube), Venezia, Ateneo Veneto 9-12 dicembre 1986, where the history of leather decorators in Venice and some stages of construction are described; Antonella Capitanio, Leather as temporary furniture, in Rivista dell'Osservatario per le arti decorative in Italia (OADI) n. 9 del giugno 2014, where the diffusion of leather processing in Italian cities is treated.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 39.38 in (100 cm)Width: 19.3 in (49 cm)Depth: 21.66 in (55 cm)Seat Height: 18.31 in (46.5 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 4
  • Style:
    Rococo (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Leather,Walnut,Carved
  • Place of Origin:
    Italy
  • Period:
    1750-1759
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1750
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. - The leather covers are not original; - Some signs of use, especially on leather covers; - The rocailles at the height of the backrests have lost part of the carved elements.
  • Seller Location:
    Milano, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4352219100192

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