Gondola Chair

A very fine Renais­sance-style gon­do­la chair from the 19^th cen­tu­ry, beau­ti­ful­ly carved with flo­ral and orna­men­tal ele­ments, a large mas­carone, and two lion heads at the ends of the armrests.

The back­rest of the chair is dec­o­rat­ed with a medal­lion depict­ing a young Venet­ian and is crowned by a vio­lin scroll.

Gon­do­la chairs orig­i­nat­ed in Venice in the late 18^th and ear­ly 19^th cen­turies and were used by the elite as com­fort­able seat­ing in gon­do­las.

This chair reflects the shape of a Venet­ian gon­do­la, which was par­tic­u­lar­ly pop­u­lar in the 19^th cen­tu­ry for dec­o­rat­ing rooms in a world­ly and exot­ic style.