Circa 1860 French Louis XIII Hunting Style Carved Oak Chairs, Set of 4

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A documented matched set of four French carved oak chairs in the Louis XIII hunting style, circa 1860, accompanied by … Read more A documented matched set of four French carved oak chairs in the Louis XIII hunting style, circa 1860, accompanied by the original 2001 Elke’s Antiques certificate and a 2006 appraisal.

The chairs feature tall oval upholstered backs surrounded by elaborate carved and pierced decoration, including floral and foliate motifs, carved birds, scrolling ornament and central blind oval cartouches. Barley-twist stiles rise to turned finials, while the lower frames incorporate ball-and-block front legs and barley-twist stretchers.

The oval backs and seats are upholstered in coordinating blue-gray, cream and gold cut velvet.

The original certificate from Elke’s Antiques, Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany, identifies the set as “4 Stühle, Frankreich / Jagdstyl Louis XIII / um 1860. Eiche” — four chairs, France, Louis XIII hunting style, circa 1860, oak.

The set is also documented in a September 26, 2006 appraisal by The Specialists of the South, Inc. The appraisal describes the group as a “Set of Four Chairs,” noting the ornately carved and pierced wide crests, blind cartouches, barley-twist stiles with finials, ball-and-block front legs, barley-twist stretchers, oval inset upholstered backs, cut-velvet upholstery, oak construction and circa-1860 date. The appraisal assigned the set a retail replacement value of $4,800 in 2006.

Three of the four chairs have known restoration needs. One chair has damage to the upper carved crest; the detached original carved section is retained and included with the set. A second chair has a broken upper finial/spindle element; its detached original piece is also retained and included. A third chair has a broken/separated front stretcher beneath the seat. These conditions are clearly documented in the listing photographs.

Despite the restoration needs, the chairs remain a visually cohesive and highly decorative nineteenth-century matched set retaining extensive carved detail.

Sold only as a set of four.

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Accompanied by the original 2001 Elke’s Antiques certificate identifying the set as four French Louis XIII hunting-style chairs, circa 1860, in oak. Also accompanied by a September 26, 2006 appraisal by The Specialists of the South, Inc., identifying and describing the same set and assigning a $4,800 retail replacement value in 2006. See less