Two Armchairs

Copenhagen, circa 1770

Carved wood, painted and parcel-gilt.

Height: 94 cm (37 inch)
Width: 64 cm (25.2 inch)
Depth: 48 cm (18.9 inch)
Seat height: 45 cm (17.7 inch) Ref No: 23

Each with an oval padded back above a large oval drop-in seat, both covered in striped woven silk and flanked by carved scrolled and padded arms, the apron carved with a Vitruvian scroll and paterea, above fluted turned legs terminating in ball feet.

The painting from 1774 is portraying the Danish Crown Prince Frederik VI. next to a comparable armchair.