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Antique Set 6 Dutch Marquetry Walnut High Back Dining Chairs Late 18th Century

$5,183.62per set

£3,750per set

€4,475.01per set

CA$7,187.33per set

A$7,300.13per set

CHF 4,206.86per set

MX$88,138.29per set

NOK 48,866.62per set

SEK 49,274.34per set

DKK 33,452.20per set

About the Item

This is a wonderful and rare antique set of six high backed Dutch walnut and floral marquetry dining chairs, Circa 1780 in date. The set comprises six side chairs that have been skillfully crafted from solid walnut and burr walnut, and bear profuse bird, flowering urn and floral marquetry inlaid decoration. They are typical of the very best 18th Century period Dutch marquetry furniture. The luxurious shaped drop-in seats have just been reupholstered in a sumptuous Italian tan leather by Moore & Giles. The chairs are raised on elegant gently curving cabriole legs that terminate in trifid feet joined by wavy H stretchers. Transform the fine dining experience in your home with this set of dining chairs fit for a king. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, French polished, waxed and reupholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 112 cm x Width 52 cm x Depth 41 cm Height 49 cm - Seat height Dimensions in inches: Height 3 foot, 8 inches x Width 1 foot, 8 inches x Depth 1 foot, 4 inches Height 1 foot, 7 inches - Seat height Marquetry is decorative artistry where pieces of material of different colours are inserted into surface wood veneer to form intricate patterns such as scrolls or flowers. The technique of veneered marquetry had its inspiration in 16th century Florence. Marquetry elaborated upon Florentine techniques of inlaying solid marble slabs with designs formed of fitted marbles, jaspers and semi-precious stones. This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San Lorenzo is completely covered in a colored marble facing using this demanding jig-sawn technique. Techniques of wood marquetry were developed in Antwerp and other Flemish centers of luxury cabinet-making during the early 16th century. The craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-seventeenth century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Gobelins, charged with providing furnishings to decorate Versailles and the other royal residences of Louis XIV. Early masters of French marquetry were the Fleming Pierre Golle and his son-in-law, André-Charles Boulle, who founded a dynasty of royal and Parisian cabinet-makers (ébénistes) and gave his name to a technique of marquetry employing brass with pewter in arabesque or intricately foliate designs. Walnut & Burr Walnut Walnut is a hard, dense, tight- grained wood that polishes to a very smooth finish. It is a popular and attractive wood whose colour ranges from near white in the sapwood to a dark hew in the heartwood. When dried in a kiln, walnut wood tends to develop a dull brown colour, but when air-dried can become a rich purplish-brown. Because of its colour, hardness and grain, it is a prized furniture and carving wood. Walnut veneer was highly priced and the cost would reflect the ‘fanciness’ of the veneer – the more decorative, then the more expensive and desirable. Burr walnut refers to the swirling figure present in nearly all walnut when cut and polished, and especially in the wood taken from the base of the tree where it joins the roots. However the true burr is a rare growth on the tree where hundreds of tiny branches have started to grow. Burr walnut produces some of the most complex and beautiful figuring you can find. Walnut "burrs" were often used to make fabulous furniture. Veneer sliced from walnut burl is one of the most valuable and highly prized by cabinet makers and prestige car manufacturers and is also a favourite material for shotgun stocks. Our reference: A4097a

Dimensions:
Height: 44.1 in (112 cm)Width: 20.48 in (52 cm)Depth: 16.15 in (41 cm)Seat Height: 19.3 in (49 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 6
Materials and Techniques:
Leather,Walnut,Marquetry
Place of Origin:
Netherlands
Period:
Late 18th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1780
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: A4097a1stDibs: LU950645470192

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