Hair dressing armchair

Period : Paris, Louis XVI period, circa 1775.

Material : natural molded and carved wood.

Dimensions : 31 in. high (79 cm.) ; 24 in. wide (61 cm.) ; 19 ¾ in. deep (50 cm.).

Origin : private collection.

Description

This natural wood armchair features a curved seat rail widening at the front with molded borders, enhanced at each angle with paterae enclosing a carved stylized rosette. Each paterae crowns a tapering spiral fluted leg ending at the bottom in a large flat band and a small sphere. The back rest, entirely upholstered, is low and indented to facilitate hair care. The two padded armrests ending in scrolls join the seat rail through fluted scrolled s-shaped arm supports attached to the front legs paterae with a triglyph.