19th Century Walnut Parlour Chairs with Rose Tapestry Seats

Parlour chairs, pair of 19th century walnut, Ldderback with, carved foliate decoration and sabre legs, rose tapestry seats, height 37.80 in.

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Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
Sabre Leg - The sabre leg is commonly associated with chairs made in the Regency or classical revival manner of the early 19th century. The form was copied from designs of the ancient Grecian chair known as a klismos found on painted classical vases. The characteristic of the sabre leg is a wide, sweeping backward curve which was frequently reeded, similar to a sabre. The sweep of the front legs was sometimes complemented by a corresponding curve in the back legs of the chair, though on most domestic furniture the sweep of the rear support was not as pronounced. Sabre legs are often encountered in reproductions of the regency style. They are uncommon in Australian furniture where, by and large, colonial craftsmen preferred to use turned legs.

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