French Empire armchair carved walnut

Antique French Empire solid walnut fauteuil armchair with carved support armrests and sabre legs in the manner of Jacob Desmalter Paris 1820. The arched back in a neoclassical shield shape with suble carvings to the armrest tops. These scroll forward and down and are fienly carved with superb finesse. The generous sized comfortable seat of height of 45cm and is made luxuriously comfortable with coil springs as support and are all hand stitched. Raised on sabre front legs with detailed acanthus carvings to the tops usually reserved for ormolu mounts. A very sturdy and elegant armchair