A PAIR OF HORSESHOE-BACK CHAIRS AND MATCHING TABLE

Medium: Comprising a pair of chairs and a table, each chair with a continuous sweeping top rail ending in outward sweeping hooks, additionally supported by two curved and two thicker supports, a segmented splat, the top panel with a central openwork medallion showing a variation of the curled tendril design, the central portion plain, possibly to highlight the wood grain, the lowest panel with a scrolling cloud-shaped opening. Four openwork spandrels extend outwards from the four corners of the splat, making the ornamentation pattern more elaborate than most, the ends of the arms and the bottom of the legs also with curving tendrils. The legs in a square-section shape with horsehoof feet, waists and floor stretchers. The top rail with metal reinforcements both for function as well as added decoration. The waisted table with similar shaped legs and added curving tendrils above the stretchers, and four corner pieces of similar metal design (3
Size: 99 × 77.4 cm
Category: Sculpture

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