Cabriole & Round Chairs Photos

Cabriole chairs have curved backs which continue curving to the front edge of the arms, usually seamlessly. The upper edge of the back is sometimes flat and sometimes itself curves down in the vertical direction.

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Beech armchair at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany.Mahogany angel armchair by Constantin Hansen at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany.Writing disk & curved armchair in grand salon at Nissim de Camondo Museum. Paris, France.Armchair & desk with metallic flower inserts by Henri Rapin at Museum of Fine Arts. Reims, France.
Beech armchair (c1820) at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany.Mahogany angel armchair (c1856) by Constantin Hansen at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany.Writing disk (end 18thC) & curved armchair in grand salon at Nissim de Camondo Museum. Paris, France.Armchair & desk with metallic flower inserts (1920s-30s) by Henri Rapin at Museum of Fine Arts. Reims, France.
Fireplace flanked by armchairs at Vaile Mansion. Independence, MO.Chair & table in Eudora Welty House Museum. Jackson, MS.Leather chair in President Garfield's study at Garfield home. Mentor, OH.Tall clock by Tiffany & Co. & arm chair by Tiffany Studios of New York at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.
Fireplace flanked by armchairs at Vaile Mansion. Independence, MO.Chair & table in Eudora Welty House Museum. Jackson, MS.Leather chair in President Garfield's study at Garfield home. Mentor, OH.Tall clock (c1880) by Tiffany & Co. & arm chair (c1890) by Tiffany Studios of New York at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.
Chair from first Hunterian Museum at Hunterian Art Gallery. Glasgow, Scotland.Dining room caned armchair at Peacefield. Quincy, MA.Chair with basket at Johnston Farm. Piqua, OH.Tavern arm chair attrib. John Brem & round table at Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture. New Braunfels, TX.
Chair (1807) from first Hunterian Museum at Hunterian Art Gallery. Glasgow, Scotland.Dining room caned armchair at Peacefield. Quincy, MA.Chair with basket at Johnston Farm. Piqua, OH.Tavern arm chair (c1860) attrib. John Brem & round table at Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture. New Braunfels, TX.
Drop front desk owned by King George VI with round armchair in king's bedroom at Glamis Castle. Angus, Scotland.


Drop front desk owned by King George VI with round armchair in king's bedroom at Glamis Castle. Angus, Scotland.


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