Late 19thc French walnut open armchair

A fine example of a late 19th century French walnut open armchair smothered with various finely carved Greek & Roman influenced designs - ADDITIONAL IMAGES CAN BE VIEWED BELOW:

The back frame is finely carved with guilloche decoration & this design also leads down to the arms terminating with acanthus carving.

The arm supports have scroll & acanthus carved decoration.

The seat rail has a carved laurel leaf decoration with a carved square and central flower at the top of each leg.

The legs are turned & have carved acanthus decoration with twisted fluting terminating in a ball turned foot.

There are moulded cross stretchers supported by a circular central boss.

The chair has been recovered in an emerald green silk damask which complements the frame.

This chair was probably originally gilded.

This piece is structurally sound & ready to go straight into a property.

Size:

Height: 34.75'' / 88cm

Width: 23'' / 58.5cm

Depth: 22'' / 56cm