Set of 4 mahogany armchairs, restoration period - 19th century

Set of 4 armchairs restoration. About 1820. Mahogany. Beautiful golden patina. Roll-up armrests ending in scrolls. Front feet in console. Rear base in sabre. Roll-up straight backrest. Carved wood the trim of the seat is worn. The trim is in good condition. Very comfortable. Elegant and decorative. Ideal dimensions combining comfort and finesse. The restoration style, which succeeded the empire style, was contemporary with the biedermeier which flourished elsewhere in continental europe. It characterizes art under the reigns of louis XVIII and his brother charles X. Less inventive than the empire style, it is less monumental and operates the transition between imperial sobriety and the aesthetic richness of the louis philippe style. Indeed, the characteristics of the restoration style aim above all to offer intimate and comfortable furniture, whose production is gradually industrialized. The restoration style marks a break with the empire in that the lines and shapes are rounded. The straight, pure and massive lines of the previous style are softened by a return to curves.