Set of 8 Empire style chairs in beech wood, France, late 19th century. Carved back with neo-renaissance style fretboard and perforated and carved lyre folder, padded seat, rosettes in the connecting plinths with the legs, the latter fluted truncated cones and ending with vase feet. Turned crossbeams.
Product Condition: Product that due to age and wear requires restoration and resumption of polishing.
Ripresa stilistica, del 900, delle forme proprie dello stile Impero (1804-1815)
Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900
19th Century / 1801 - 1900
Main essence: Beech
It is a semi-hard wood which, unfortunately, is easily wormed, therefore it is considered poor. Due to its light but variegated shades, from blond to reddish, it was nevertheless appreciated by French cabinetmakers. It was mainly used for furniture structures or, as an alternative to walnut, by provincial English furniture makers for popular works, mostly in the 1700s. The noblest use is due to Thonèt, who applied the steam bending of the beech in the making of the furniture, in particular for the chairs that took his name.