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Scroll-Back Klismos Side Chair with Grecian Front Legscirca 1810-1820

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Mahogany side chair with carved bird splat, brass plaque on top rail, crimson damask seat cushion, and curved saber legs
Mahogany chair back with a curved crest rail bearing a small brass plaque, above a central splat intricately carved with a spread-winged eagle flanked by cornucopias and fruit, on reeded stiles.

Unknown, Scroll-Back Klismos Side Chair with Grecian Front Legs, circa 1810-1820, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Alice Braunfeld in memory of Murray Braunfeld, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Scroll-Back Klismos Side Chair with Grecian Front Legs
Place Made
United States, New York, New York City
Date Made
circa 1810-1820
Medium
Mahogany wood, ash wood, brass
Dimensions
32 1/4 x 16 5/8 x 19 1/2 in. (81.92 x 42.23 x 49.53 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Alice Braunfeld in memory of Murray Braunfeld
Accession Number
M.82.125
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Phil Freshman. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Report, July 1, 1981-June 30, 1983. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.