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Magnificent set of 6 English Chippendale chairs in black lacquered wood. The seats are upholstered in a modern fabric with geometric shapes. The set is highly decorative. These chairs are a fine 19th-century English work in the perfect Chippendale style. Thomas Chippendale was a renowned English cabinetmaker of the mid-18th century. His Louis XV Baroque-inspired style drew on Gothic, Chinese and Rococo ornamental repertoires. This cabinetmaker and furniture maker, born in 1718 and died in 1779, had a lasting influence on the style of 18th-century English furniture. In partnership with furniture designer Matthias Lock, he produced furniture inspired by French Rocaille, medieval Gothic ornamentation and "Chinese" interpretations. Its slender, openwork, twisted and over-cut wooden seat and back represent the style that gave it its name. The distinctive Chippendale chair can be recognized by its strongly openwork rectangular back and flared uprights. The central motif represents either Gothic-inspired fenestration, Chinese-inspired openwork latticework, Rococo-inspired interlacing and arabesques, or pretty ribbon motifs. The back is generally topped with scrolled, embattled scrolls. The feet are cabriole-shaped at the front and sword-shaped at the back.
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