PAIR OF FRENCH-STYLE UPHOLSTERED FOOTSTOOLS WITH LITERARY DICTIONARY PRINT - EARLY 20TH CENTURY

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING PAIR OF FRENCH-STYLE FOOTSTOOLS UPHOLSTERED IN CREAM LINEN FABRIC FEATURING AN ALL-OVER PRINTED DESIGN OF DICTIONARY ENTRIES, LITERARY REFERENCES, AND FRENCH TEXT INCLUDING 'DICTIONNAIRE,' 'TRIOLETS,' 'JOURNAL,' 'TEMPS,' AND 'GRANDE MAISON DE BLANC.' THE DESIGN REFLECTS THE ART NOUVEAU AESTHETIC WITH ITS INCORPORATION OF LITERARY AND INTELLECTUAL THEMES INTO DOMESTIC FURNISHINGS. THE LARGER EXAMPLE FEATURES CABRIOLE LEGS WITH PAD FEET , WHILST THE SMALLER COMPANION PIECE DISPLAYS SIMILAR PROPORTIONS WITH ELEGANT CURVED TIMBER SUPPORTS.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- CONSTRUCTION: SOLID TIMBER FRAMES WITH HAND-CARVED CABRIOLE LEGS CHARACTERISTIC OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRENCH FURNITURE DESIGN
- UPHOLSTERY: ORIGINAL CREAM LINEN WITH PRINTED DICTIONARY AND LITERARY TEXT PATTERN IN GREY-BROWN INK
- HARDWARE: BRASS CASTORS TO LARGER EXAMPLE (FUNCTIONAL), TIMBER FEET TO SMALLER EXAMPLE
- DIMENSIONS (LARGER): HEIGHT 45 CM, WIDTH 70 CM, DEPTH 50 CM
- DIMENSIONS (SMALLER): HEIGHT 36 CM, WIDTH 65 CM, DEPTH 35 CM

CONDITION: BOTH PIECES DISPLAY GOOD STRUCTURAL CONDITION WITH ORIGINAL PATINA TO TIMBER FRAMES. UPHOLSTERY FABRIC IS SOUND AND INTACT WITH MINOR SURFACE SOILING AND EXPECTED FADING TO THE PRINTED TEXT CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TIMBER FRAMES. THE FABRIC SHOWS THE CHARACTERISTIC WEAR PATTERNS OF GENUINE PERIOD USE RATHER THAN RECENT DAMAGE.

PERIOD CONTEXT: THESE FOOTSTOOLS EXEMPLIFY THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRENCH TASTE FOR INCORPORATING LITERARY AND INTELLECTUAL REFERENCES INTO INTERIOR DESIGN, A HALLMARK OF THE ART NOUVEAU MOVEMENT'S CELEBRATION OF CULTURE AND LEARNING. THE USE OF DICTIONARY AND JOURNAL TEXT AS DECORATIVE MOTIFS WAS PARTICULARLY FASHIONABLE IN PARISIAN DESIGN CIRCLES DURING THIS PERIOD.

Item Size: Height: 90cm, Width: 80cm, Depth: 60cm, Weight: 17Kg

Condition: Good

TOORMINA
548788+7

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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