Chairs, Mirrors, and Other Furniture

Louis XVI chair a la reine 6087

Louis XVI Chair a la Reine

One of a pair

Antique, restored

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regency-faux-rosewood-caned-back-armchair_cr[1] copy

Regency Faux Rosewood Armchair

Antique, restored

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Sheraton armchair 6155 wpl

George III Sheraton Armchair

For more on this chair, use the following link:

http://kevincrossstudio.com/2013/07/10/sheraton-painted-armchair-link/

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Philadephia chair 5875 wpl

Philadelphia Classical Chair

This chair is modeled on one from a set, part of a suite of seat furniture and tables designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.

For more historical information off-site use the following links:

http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/results.html?searchTxt=latrobe&bSuggest=1&searchNameID=&searchClassID=&searchOrigin=&searchDeptID=&page=1

http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/10015427

Literature:

“CLASSICAL SPLENDOR: Painted Furniture for a Grand Philadelphia House”

Philadelphia Museum of Art

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For a comprehensive study of the suite, see the following article:

The Magazine Antiques, January 1991 pgs. 208-219

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For more on the chair shown above, use the following link:

http://kevincrossstudio.com/2013/10/14/philadelphia-classical-chair-link/

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Klismos chair 4983

Regency Klismos Chair

This chair is the same form as the Philadelphia chair shown above, decorated in the Greek Revival style.

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Italian Renaissance Mirror

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Italian Neoclassical Mirror

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Neoclassical Pedestals

Antique, restored

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