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Antique Chairs - Item 9340
8 Gothic Dining Chairs

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Item 9340	8 Gothic Dining Chairs
Dimensions	Width 17 ½, Height 39, Depth 16 (in inches)
Wood	Walnut
Country	France
Date	Circa 1890
Price	$4,795
Description	It is rare to find eight antique chairs, preserved together as these are from the late 19th or early 20th century. Hand-carved from solid French walnut, their stylistic vocabulary is pure gothic revival – back panels of linen-fold or plis de serviette typical of the Somme and Aisne areas, intricately carved spandrels, tracery, twisted columns, and finials in the shape of stylized fleurs-de-lys. While currently covered in a dark faux leather, these chairs would benefit from recovering a new material of the buyer’s choosing. Photos below show how some of the chairs are uphostered in a shiny faux leather while others have a duller finish.  For other pieces featuring fenestrage and linen-fold panels, see bench 9208, and buffet 9452.
Reference	Fligny, Laurence, Le Mobilier en Picardie 1200-1700 (Picard Editeur, Paris, 1990); Rousseau, Francis, Le Grand Livre des Meubles (Copyright Studio, Paris, 1999)
Uses	The chairs are ideal with a walnut dining room table.