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Fauteuil curule en fer forgé noir, têtes de cygne en bronze

Deux arcs de fer noir se croisent en X sous l'assise, et toute la silhouette tient dans cette figure ancienne. Les accotoirs s'enroulent pour s'achever en têtes de cygne dorées, deux autres cygnes coiffent le dossier, et quatre pattes de lion en métal doré posent le siège au sol. Des balustres dorés ponctuent les traverses. L'assise et le coussin du dossier, retenu par des attaches à glands, sont garnis d'un tissu rayé rouge, vert et or, usé au bord de l'assise. Noir contre or, le fauteuil se lit comme un trait.

À Rome, la sella curulis est le siège des magistrats détenteurs de l'imperium. Venue d'Étrurie, elle tire son nom de currus, le char, et se présente comme un siège carré aux pieds recourbés, parallèles ou croisés, sans dossier ni bras ; d'abord en bois incrusté d'ivoire, elle passe ensuite au métal ou au bois revêtu de bronze. Dès les années 1780, l'Europe s'éprend du mobilier à l'antique, et le fauteuil curule devient une pièce caractéristique du Directoire, dont la faveur se prolonge jusqu'aux années 1920. Des versions néoclassiques en fer forgé sont connues dans les années 1920 et 1930.

Époque
XXe siècle, selon la fiche
Matière
Fer forgé et bronze, selon la fiche
Style
Rome et Grèce antique, selon la fiche
Dimensions
Largeur 55, profondeur 47, hauteur 90 cm, selon la fiche
État
En l'état, selon la fiche
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Two arcs of black iron cross in an X beneath the seat, and the whole silhouette rests on that ancient figure. The armrests curl over to end in gilt swans' heads, two more swans crown the back, and four gilt lion's paws set the chair on the ground. Gilt balusters punctuate the stretchers. Seat and back cushion, the latter tied on with tasselled cords, are covered in a red, green and gold stripe, worn along the front edge of the seat. Black against gold, the chair reads like a drawn line.

In Rome the sella curulis was the seat of magistrates holding imperium. It came from Etruria, took its name from currus, the chariot, and was a square seat on curved legs, parallel or crossed, with neither back nor arms; first made of wood inlaid with ivory, it later passed to metal or to wood sheathed in bronze. From the 1780s Europe fell for furniture in the antique manner, and the curule armchair became a characteristic piece of the Directoire, its favour lasting into the 1920s. Neoclassical versions in wrought iron are known from the 1920s and 1930s.

Sources and points to validate
  • La sella curulis est le siège des magistrats romains détenteurs de l'imperium, venu d'Étrurie, dont le nom vient de currus (char) ; carrée, à pieds recourbés parallèles ou en X, sans dossier ni bras ; en bois à incrustations d'ivoire, puis en métal ou en bois revêtu de bronze. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Si%C3%A8ge_curule ; https://www.proantic.com/magazine/le-siege-curule/
  • Dès les années 1780, l'engouement pour le mobilier à l'antique gagne l'Europe ; les fauteuils curules sont des meubles caractéristiques du Directoire et se prolongent jusqu'aux années 1920. https://www.proantic.com/magazine/le-siege-curule/
  • Des fauteuils curules néoclassiques en fer forgé datent des années 1920-1930. https://www.anticstore.art/97278P
To be validated
  • Créateur, atelier et date précise inconnus ; « XXe siècle » n'est pas documenté davantage.
  • Emplacement et quantité de bronze, garniture de l'assise et présence d'un dossier non décrits dans la fiche.
  • Unité des cotes lue en centimètres ; état en l'état, avec contrôle de solidité à faire.
  • Le style Rome et Grèce antique est celui de la fiche : il désigne une inspiration, pas une origine antique.

Notice drafted with the assistance of AI based on the dealer’s listing and cited public sources. Attributions and dating are subject to validation.

Fauteuil curule en fer forgé et bronze, XXe siècle

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