Description:
Item #: 9-146-0
Antique Art Deco Carved Flowers Fruit Oak Accent Chair
Comment:
A pretty chair for that empty corner in your home!
Subject Keywords: Flowers Fruit
Object: Chair
Origin: France
Dimensions (inches:)
38.50H x 17.25W x 16.25D Seat Height 18
Date: 1920
Condition:
AVERAGE
In overall average condition. Antique and vintage items by their very nature are used items and will show signs of normal wear due to age and use. As we define 'average condition' relative to the stated age of the piece, we would expect to see quite a few 'character marks' consistent with that age and could include significant nicks or dings or splits in the wood on a piece of furniture, separation at joints in wood due to expansion and contraction over time, locks may not function, drawers and doors may not open or slide easily, and original trim may be missing. If there has been a break in the marble, it has been repaired and the repair may be visible. There may be restoration that is visible. Upholstered items may show wear consistent with age and use and likely would need to be reupholstered. EuroLux Antiques makes no representation regarding the comfort or useability for the customer's particular application.
Item Specifics:
Shows normal wear to finish and miscellaneous scratches, nicks and dings due to age and use. There has been professional restoration to the front left leg.
Material: Oak
Misc1: Carved
Style: Art Deco
ART DECO STYLE
World War I brought a sobering end to the lavish Art Nouveau style and a new modern, streamlined aesthetic developed in the 1920s and 1930s that eventually was known as Art Deco style. After WWI, the extravagance and excessive carvings found on Victorian and Revival styles was seen as outdated. Consumers wanted simplicity in design, and at the same time were fascinated with the new technological advancements in society, including the automobile, the airplane, the radio, television and skyscrapers, such as the Chrysler building and the Empire State Building in New York City.
Early Art Deco style is marked by sweeping curves, which give the impression of speed and velocity and the aerodynamic nature of automobiles and airplanes. Art Deco style can be understood as the celebration of the Machine Age, the optimism of spirit that proclaimed the future is here brought by technology. At the same time, there was a feeling of disconnection with the past and a rebellion against societal norms during the Roaring Twenties, which was expressed by the Flappers, young women who threw off their girdles, cut their hair short, smoked, drank, and danced all night in the Jazz clubs. Such a break in tradition demanded a bold, new and dramatic style and Art Deco fit the bill.
As the Art Deco style developed, there was a shift away from sweeping curves to rectilinear lines and geometric shapes, however the shapes were often fractionated forms that mirrored the contemporary Cubist art of Pablo Picasso. Hallmarks of the Art Deco style include geometric shapes, trapezoids, zigzags, chevron patterns, a sunburst motif and the stylized use of gazelles, deer, and birds, as well as a bold and dramatic color palette. Bright green, red, orange, yellow, and blue were found everywhere, especially on the cheery dishware line called Fiestaware in the US. Pink and black was also a favorite color combination. After the stock market crash of 1929 when 25% of the US was unemployed, inexpensive Art Deco wares remained popular as the vibrant colors boosted spirits and the focus on technology and the future gave promise that things would get better.
Free Shipping:
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