1950s Channel Tufted French Regency Style Armchair
1950s Channel Tufted French Regency Style Armchair
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
As an eye-catching decorative antique armchair, this channel-tufted armchair is both glamorous and comfortable. Crafted and beautifully sculpted from solid beech wood, this chair has recently been painstakingly restored, refurbished and reupholstered with a beautiful vibrant luscious green 100% cotton fabric called, “Lacefield Villa Cayman Concord”. The contrasting black background evokes a dreamy aura of nightfall in the jungle with just enough light to leave the leaves with a lustrous, glowing fluorescence.
An example of a bergère, (an enclosed upholstered French fauteuil, with an upholstered back, padded elbow rests on the armrests, on an upholstered frame), the seat frame is over-upholstered, but the rest of the wooden framing is exposed, carved, and of beech, with a waxed finish. The wood has been restored with a professional French hand polish. Typical of a bergère, it is fitted with a generous, loose, but tailored, seat cushion, designed for lolling in comfort, with a deeper, wider seat than a regular fauteuil.
Brought back to its former glory in beautiful tropical style, here is an accent chair well-suited for a conservatory, a bedroom, a study, a hallway or a sitting room, this piece will not fail to impose its presence.
Walnut or oak was traditionally used for the body of pieces; walnut and rosewood for surface veneers. The fact that this specific piece is most likely beech wood, leads us to deduce that it does not date back to the 18th century (1700 – 1730) but rather it is a 20th century (1900 - 1950s) replica. The proud former owner had informed me that it had been in their family for 3 generations, has travelled from Switzerland to Canada and then back again to mainland Europe, to the Alsace, France.
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BACKSTORY:
The era of early 18th-century France, when Philippe, the duke of Orléans, ruled the country in his grand-nephew Louis XV’s stead, who was only five years old when he inherited the throne, is referred to as French Regency. Officially the “Régence” period span from 1715-1723, though the “Régence” style is more often refers to the slightly broader time range from the 1710s to around 1730 - this is quite typical with antique furniture periods.
A bergère, first appearing in mid eighteenth century Paris during the French Régence (regency, 1715 – 23), was essentially not meant to be a permanent décor piece, but more a useful convenient extra, to be moved about at will. It developed without a notable break from a late-seventeenth century’s version of the wing chair. With its coved back, en cabriolet, coupled with gentle S-curves, this armchair is more in line with Louis XV furnishings style. When a bergère has a low coved back that sweeps without a break into the armrests, as is the case here, it is known as a marquise.
PRODUCT DETAILS/SPECIFICATION:
Type: Antique armchair
Dimensions: Height: 90 cm, Width: 62 cm, Depth: 68 cm,
Seat Height: 45 cm, Seat Width: 60/40 cm
Seat Depth: 45 cm
Weight: 14 Kg
Style: Bergère style
Geographic origin: USA
Date of manufacture: 1900 - 1950
Period: 18th century, Regency period
Materials and techniques: Beech wood, 100% cotton fabric, padding
Condition: Good
Condtion/wear/damage: It shows wear proportionate with age and use, including expected minor scratches and general wear on the sides, arms and legs; Wood shows signs of previous upholstery but generally is in good condition. It is usual with antique pieces that imperfections exist.
