Armchair (bergère en cabriolet) (one of a pair)

Claude-Louis Burgat

ca. 1760–70 · Carved and gilded beechwood, upholstered in modern red strié faille · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This transitional armchair combines the curvilinear design of the Rococo style with motifs that were widely used during the Neoclassical period, such as the continuous border of overlapping medallions on the arm supports and the guilloche pattern on the seat rails. The closed area between the arms and the seat, together with the concave back, classify it as a bergère en cabriolet, one of the new types of chair introduced during the eighteenth century that expressed the increasing interest in comfort and informality.

Artist

Claude-Louis Burgat

Date

ca. 1760–70

Medium

Carved and gilded beechwood, upholstered in modern red strié faille

Culture

French

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982