Antique French Louis XVI Style Dining Room Chair in Wicker

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Description

A stylish antique chair from the late 19th to early 20th century featuring an open-work backrest, a wicker seat, and … Read more A stylish antique chair from the late 19th to early 20th century featuring an open-work backrest, a wicker seat, and delicate brass accents. The design is clearly structured and balanced, with the slender shape of the backrest and the slightly tapered legs lending the piece a understated elegance.

Historical Context:
Chairs of this type were crafted as portable seating for living rooms, reception areas, salons, or dining rooms and were part of the bourgeois interior design culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Wicker seats combined a comparatively lightweight construction with suitability for everyday use, while veneered and decoratively accented versions suggest a representative yet uncluttered context of use.

Features:
- Open-backed center panel of the backrest with vertical divisions and a small round opening
- Inlaid wicker seat within a framed seat surface, as well as decorative brass accents on the backrest and frame

Design:
The chair features a calm, formal design with historicist to neoclassical influences, characterized by balanced proportions and understated ornamentation. Distinctive features include the curved upper backrest crossbar, the slender vertical lines of the backrest, the rounded seat frame, and the slightly tapered legs, which together create a cohesive, finely structured overall appearance.

Function:
In the past, the chair served as a single chair or an accent chair in living and dining rooms. Today, it remains suitable as seating, but also as a complementary accent piece in the bedroom, hallway, or at a small desk.

Dimensions in cm:
Height 92, Seat height 45, Width 42, Depth 40

Material and condition:
Beech, burl walnut, Viennese wickerwork, brass accents. Very good historical condition with age-related signs of wear, stable and well-maintained; the wickerwork is taut and well-preserved See less