French Louis XV Gilt Salon Chairs (Set of 4)
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
- Gesso - A mixture of plaster of Paris and gypsum mixed with water and then applied to the carved wooden frames of mirrors and picture frames as a base for applying gold leaf. After numerous coats of gesso have been applied, allowed to dry and then sanded a coat of "bole", a usually red coloured mixture of clay and glue is brushed on and allowed to dry, after which the gold leaf is applied. In painting, gesso is also used to prime a canvas prior to applying paint.
This item has been included into following indexes:
-
chairs, singles / pairs / threes, style or period
- armchairs 1,732
- French 949
- Louis XV 353
- salon 79
- Victorian, other styles 1,179
Visually similar items
A pair of oak Louis XIII style armchairs, circa 1940, upholstered in multicoloured velvet brocade, with a high arched padded and studded back, curved arms, the cushioned seat similarly upholstered, terminating in square and knopped legs with turned H form
Pair of Louis XV style open arm chairs of generious size (2)
A Louis XV-style walnut fauteuil, 19th century, possibly earlier, the moulded frame decorated with carved decorative details, upholstered in close-nailed floral fabric. Height 88 cm. Width 61 cm. Depth 64 cm.
A set of six upholstered Louis XV style dining chairs, early 20th century, the high back padded and arched cherry wood chairs with a light metallic painted finish, with curvaceous arms and supports to stuffover seats and raised on cabriole legs with whorl