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LUIGI FRULLINI SAVONAROLA CHAIR

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Just in from a Southern U.S. Estate, this is an authentic 19th century Savonarola Chair attributed to the great Luigi Frullini. The chair is part of a great collection that originally came from the Rome studio of Sir Moses Ezekiel and was purchased from Ezekiel's brother in Cincinnati circa 1920. This information is noted in documentation that accompanies the collection, including mention of Frullini period attribution by noted authority Clement John Barnhorn (American 1857 - 1935). The chair consists of a one piece wooden arched back rail that includes the arms, hand carved with 10 fantasy figures as well as numerous bellflowers, acanthus leaves, etc.The seat has an intricate carved decoration. One of the high points of the chairs one piece construction are the two rings seen on the end of the arms, that were actually carved in place. The wood used in construction of the chair is walnut, as typically seen in other gothic and renaissance furniture. Luigi Frullini (Italian, 1839 - 1897), exhibited furniture at the Great International Exhibitions in London, Paris and Vienna. The wood-carvings of this Florentine artist are well known in England and the United States. They are in many fine houses, both as decorations, in the way of friezes, ceilings, chimney-pieces,three-dimensional carvings of people, animals and flowers,articles of furniture, picture-frames, and ornamental boxes, medallions, and articles of fantasia. In 1896, he went to the United States to exhibit more of his furniture at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. His works were inspired by the carved pieces of the Italian Renaissance. His elaborate pieces set the fashion for the last years of the 19th century. The pieces by Frullini were made by carving into a large block of wood; he did not apply small carved pieces to a large board. To accommodate all the carved decorations, he made huge pieces. It was not furniture for the average bedroom, but it was suited to the huge homes of millionaires and museums. Measures: 45" Tall X 29 1/2" Wide X 21" Deep. Condition: Very Good

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