Name/Title
Victorian Rococo Revival mahogany side chairs (often called parlor chairs),Entry/Object ID
100137Scope and Content
Rococo Revival Styling: Notice the flowing, continuous lines of the back frames. The top rails are adorned with delicate, hand-carved floral bouquets and scrollwork, which was the height of Victorian elegance.
The Wood: These are likely crafted from mahogany or walnut, which were the preferred rich, dark hardwoods of the era, chosen for their ability to take a beautiful high-gloss polish.
Cabriole Legs: Similar to the Queen Anne chair we saw previously, these feature curved front legs, but here they are slender, more fluid, and lack the pronounced pad foot, tapering down gracefully instead.
Handmade Needlepoint Seats: The dark blue slip-seats feature stunning, hand-stitched floral needlepoint medallions. In the 19th century, doing needlepoint for parlor chairs was a highly popular hobby for women of the household, meaning these seats might very well have been crafted by the original owner of the house! value ?
Inventory 2 Chairs Mahogany Empire, vase slat, saber leg , rose carving, 1840 blue needlepoint pair value $200.00