Early 20th C French Louis XVI Style Polychrome and Carved Fauteuils Antique

Early 20th C French Louis XVI Style Polychrome and Carved Fauteuils AntiqueEarly 20th C French Louis XVI Style Paint Decorated & Upholstered Armchairs Fauteuils The open arm chairs are polychrome paint decorated, having ribbon and floral crests, oval medallion back and seat with floral upholstery, with nail head trim, issuing padded arms in matching upholstery, rising on fluted and tapered legs. Original damask upholstery in pale floral pattern some seam separation to back. Craquelure (alligator crackling) is authentic and

Printed during a period of renewed interest in Scottish ecclesiastical history and biographies of influential religious figures

1840s) with ringlets

Depicts woman in 18th century French court fasion

Volume I / Fourth Printing

Wavecrest - C

on front lion's paw feet

Artists repurposed discarded wooden boxes

The work was first published in the 1870s–1880s

knowns as the "Eagle of Meaux"

Oval glass window and metal tacking ring are typical 19th century framing methods

20th Century Continental European (French/Austrian) portraits inspired by 16- and 17-century court attire

Likely on ivorine (or laminated card) with a softly airbrushed background