Pair of Empire Armchairs, Schloss Aschaffenburg, Southern Germany, Early 19th Century

Pair of Empire armchairs standing on tapered front legs and saber legs at the back. The straight aprons and armrests are supported by round columns with ball finials. The backrests have straight upper edges. The cherrywood frames feature fine black-painted decoration on the stylized capitals in the form of acanthus leaves, as well as on the front legs, which are accented with small oval decorative elements.

The frames are in unrestored condition and were originally upholstered.

Inventory labels on the underside bear the inscriptions “Schloss Aschaffenburg,” inv. nos. 1031 and 1171, as well as “Residenz München,” A II No. 7 and no. 6.

Provenance: Schloss Aschaffenburg.

Illustrated in: Joseph August Lux: Von der Empire- zur Biedermeierzeit, Stuttgart, 1908, p. 51 and 52.