Empire Desk Armchair
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.
- Empire Style - The Empire style was a version of neo-classicism popular from 1800 to 1830, coinciding with the rule of Napoleon I from 1840-15. In England the style corrosponds with the Regency style and in the United States to the Federal style.
The style is inspired by classical Rome and Greece, as reflected in the decorative motifs in the the design such as paterae, guilloches, acanthus and swags, and pieces are lavishly decorated with applied gilded decoration.
This item has been included into following indexes:
Visually similar items
Pembroke Table: Georgian mahogany drop-side single drawer table with brass handles. Height 72 cm, width 48 cm, depth 60.5 cm
A rare games top wine table, 19th century, marble top hand painted with four vignettes captioned 'Twofold Bay, N.S.W', 'Ovens River', 'Native's...(')' and a fourth (title illegible), two panels signed lower right J.Took 1885, ornately carved gilt wood trif
Two Regency mahogany carvers, early 19th century, each with curved panelled top rail above a carved cross-rail, over scrolled arms, green leatherette seat, on turned and reeded legs (2), height 87 cm
An Australian timber stool with kauri pine and blackwood, 61 cm high