This set of four rosewood armchairs is exemplary of fine domestic furniture circa 1835. These allow one to better understand furniture or decorative art which stylistically transitions between the Charles X period of the 1820s and the Louis Philippe period of the 1830s. The armchairs also conserve their original fabric which helps us to date them more precisely. Two side chairs also belong to this set, but I wast able to feature them as they were accidentally shipped to the USA (where they will eventually be reunited with these armchairs).
In the traditional timeline of the decorative arts, these chairs would be quite late (made during the dawn of industrialization which subsequently greatly diminished the quality of furniture, turning what was sometimes art into what was more decorative equipment). Anyway, it is interesting to explore such late pieces which are still tethered to the earlier "art" paradigm of making furniture. We could unusually qualify this very rare style/period as "transition Charles X - Louis Philippe," an accurate but obscure and amusing play on the official "transition" period which almost always refers to pieces during the third quarter of the 18th century (transition between Louis XV and Louis XVI / Rococo & Neoclassical).
As usual, I hope you enjoy seeing these pieces and many thanks for watching,
Cole Myers
Myers & Monroe, LLC