Folding X-chair Folding chair made of walnut with leather seat and back, Folding chair made of walnut with leather seat and back. The hinged front and rear posts are of the same contour, the front ones are adorned with carved embossed reliefs at the front, consisting of slips, dolphins, a triton on the left and a najade on the right. A disk with a lion's head is provided for the hinge. The armrests rise high to the rear in a hollow arch and are crowned with shield-bearing, adjoining lions on Ionic capitals and are decorated with rosettes at the front ends. Front and rear uprights are widened
Folding X-chair Folding chair made of walnut with leather seat and back, Folding chair made of walnut with leather seat and back. The hinged front and rear posts are of the same contour, the front ones are adorned with carved embossed reliefs at the front, consisting of slips, dolphins, a triton on the left and a najade on the right. A disk with a lion's head is provided for the hinge. The armrests rise high to the rear in a hollow arch and are crowned with shield-bearing, adjoining lions on Ionic capitals and are decorated with rosettes at the front ends. Front and rear uprights are widened from the bottom to the outside to support feet. They are also interconnected by simple cut-out rules. The leather is adhered with large copper nails. The back styles are glued on the back with modern veneer., Beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion, ornament, hybrid beings, human and animal forms mixed, lion's head, anonymous, Northern Netherlands, c. 1620 - c. 1650, walnut (hardwood), leather, copper (metal), h 100 cm × w cm × d cm w cm d cm h 45 cm × w 45 cm × d 44 cm
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