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A RARE SET OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY ITALIAN KLISMOS CHAIRS
A RARE SET OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY ITALIAN KLISMOS CHAIRS
Italy, circa 1820
A rare set of four early nineteenth century Klismos chairs, with curved backs and delicate Neoclassical ornament, with drop in seats, now covered in brown horsehair.
The original Klismos chairs were created by the Greeks during the 6th century BC and were the first chairs that allowed people to sit freely and in a relaxed, natural position. More than two thousand years after it was devised, the Klismos chair was revived during the later 18th and early 19th centuries. The form was revived again in 1906 when architect Emmanuel Pontrenoli recreated them for Theodore Reinach at Villa Kerylos in Beaulieu-sur-Mer overlooking the Mediterranean.
Height 91.50cm
Height of seat 48.00cm
Width 53.00cm
Depth 48.00cm
Italy, circa 1820
A rare set of four early nineteenth century Klismos chairs, with curved backs and delicate Neoclassical ornament, with drop in seats, now covered in brown horsehair.
The original Klismos chairs were created by the Greeks during the 6th century BC and were the first chairs that allowed people to sit freely and in a relaxed, natural position. More than two thousand years after it was devised, the Klismos chair was revived during the later 18th and early 19th centuries. The form was revived again in 1906 when architect Emmanuel Pontrenoli recreated them for Theodore Reinach at Villa Kerylos in Beaulieu-sur-Mer overlooking the Mediterranean.
Height 91.50cm
Height of seat 48.00cm
Width 53.00cm
Depth 48.00cm