A PAIR OF CARVED BRASS-MOUNTED FOLDING HARDWOOD ARMCHAIRS
Unknown artist 19th/20th century
- Medium
- CARVED BRASS-MOUNTED FOLDING HARDWOOD, The chairs of elegant form with a woven rope seat and a footrest above a shaped apron, the curved back elaborately shaped and carved, brass reinforcements at the corners and on the footrest which serve both a decorative and functional purpose, a single continuous intricately carved splat with shaped edges showing a pair of dragons carved in low-relief, the curving intertwined bodies amidst a dense surround of swirling clouds, the pattern continuing through the underside of the curved armsending in snarling dragons holding balls of flames in their open mouths.The dense carving continues on the back edge of the seat with the same detailed clouds. The legs also with large extra panels of stylised clouds which form an additional centre stretcher (2)
- Size
- 107.9 × 76.8 cm
- Category
- Paintings
