Armchair of a guild of Saint George, anonymous, c. 1550 - c. 1599 Armchair of walnut. The furniture rests on slender vase -shaped legs that are connected by rectangular sports at the bottom. The flat armrests are sculpted and end in volutes. The open back has a bottom line and a cross rule. As a crown, a loosely set up, stabbed decoration in the form of a broken pediment serves. The decoration consists of acanthus leaves, legumes and a coat of arms hung on a ribbon with foot arch, anchor crosses and stars. Coming from a St. Joris guild. Northern Netherlands wood (plant material). walnut (hardw
Armchair of a guild of Saint George, anonymous, c. 1550 - c. 1599 Armchair of walnut. The furniture rests on slender vase -shaped legs that are connected by rectangular sports at the bottom. The flat armrests are sculpted and end in volutes. The open back has a bottom line and a cross rule. As a crown, a loosely set up, stabbed decoration in the form of a broken pediment serves. The decoration consists of acanthus leaves, legumes and a coat of arms hung on a ribbon with foot arch, anchor crosses and stars. Coming from a St. Joris guild. Northern Netherlands wood (plant material). walnut (hardwood) Armchair of walnut. The furniture rests on slender vase -shaped legs that are connected by rectangular sports at the bottom. The flat armrests are sculpted and end in volutes. The open back has a bottom line and a cross rule. As a crown, a loosely set up, stabbed decoration in the form of a broken pediment serves. The decoration consists of acanthus leaves, legumes and a coat of arms hung on a ribbon with foot arch, anchor crosses and stars. Coming from a St. Joris guild. Northern Netherlands wood (plant material). walnut (hardwood)
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