Item 3221 Pair of Savonarola "X" Chairs Dimensions Width 13, Height 39, Depth 14 (in inches) Wood Beech Date France or Italy Country Circa 1910 Price $1,095 Description These "X" style chairs are variations on the design of armchairs known as Savonarola chairs.  Whereas the latter have the X and the folding mechanism running from side to side, these chairs, without arms, have the X and folding mechanism from front to back.  They are narrower in the seat and back than the armchair design but still display intricate carving and scrollwork on the rail which forms the top piece of the back.  For more information about Savonarola chairs, see item 3231. Reference Ader-Tajan, Collection Bruno Perrier Haute Epoque (Catalog for Sale at Auction on April 6, 1992 at the Hotel Drouot, Paris); Boccador, Jacqueline, Le Mobilier Français du Moyen Age à la Renaissance, Editions d'Art Monelle Hayot (Saint-Just-en-Chaussée, 1988) Uses These chairs complement beautifully both the Savonarola settee (item 3220) and the Savonarola Chairs (item 3231) to give any room a refreshingly medieval flare.