Period: 17th century

Sold In the 17th century, chairs and armchairs with panels began to be built with some embellishments such as shaped or turned front legs and armrest supports. The carving of the wood and panels becomes more vigorous with curls or volutes and crumpled leaves. These two Lombard armchairs, made of carved walnut wood, with a high rectangular back, rigid and only slightly inclined, moved only at the top by a slight curvature, have two guides completely covered by the thin padding and are the extension of the rear legs, turned into a bobbin and delimited by a nut at the ends like the front ones to which they are connected by a turned H-shaped crosspiece. The two front legs are also joined by two overlapping crosspieces, also turned; all the legs have onion feet and the seat band is completely covered by the fabric that covers the padding. The structural and decorative characteristics of this furniture reveal the typical Venetian influence; this is evident from the sculptural exuberance mitigated by greater moderation, typically Lombard, in the movement of the armrests, which is very harmonious and delicate, in the decoration of the crosspieces and in the shape of the backrest slightly inclined to give the seated person dignity and importance as well as the necessary comfort. These two armchairs are certainly for a reception room, in fact their size and elegance express the formal and imposing manner typical of the importance they had to give to the family, very different from those smaller and less proportionate armchairs that we find for the more intimate and familiar environments. Measurements 140 cm by 70 cm of seat The paintings and art objects published here are my exclusive property and consequently are always available to be viewed in person, by appointment, at my exhibition sites located in Sanremo and Brescia. The work, like all our objects, is sold accompanied by a FIMA photographic certificate of authenticity and lawful origin; this document identifies the object adding value to the item. We personally take care of and organize the packaging and shipping of works of art with insurance all over the world. Dr. Riccardo Moneghini Expert in ancient painting - court expert