19th Century Dagobert Armchair In Walnut Carved With Leonine Heads In Renaissance Style

19th C. WALNUT WOOD SEAT IN THE RENAISSANCE STYLE says: "DANTESCA or DAGOBERT"
THE BASE OF THE SCABELLE IS MADE OF TWO PARALLEL CARVED UPRIGHTS REINNISHED BY THE CREAMS AND OVAL BASE OF THE SEAT IN ITS MEDIUM PART WITH REINFORCEMENT OF SIDE CREAMS AND BASSES USING BASICS.
THE FRONT PANEL, CUT IN THE FASHION OF A CARTRIDGE, PRESENTS A LARGE SCULPTURE OF A LEONID HEAD.
THE BACK PRESENTS A CARVED PANEL IN ITS CENTER OF A LEONID HEAD ON A BACKGROUND OF RINCEAUX IN A LARGE-FRAME MOLDED FRAME, TOP WITH A CAPITAL AND A LOW CHANNELED CROSS-BEAM;
THE ORNAMENTATION OF THIS SEAT IS PARTICULARLY RICH WITH CARTRIDGES, MASKS, RINCEAUX, AND GULANDS ON ALL ITS SIDES,
THE OVAL-SHAPED WOODEN SEAT HAS A CUSHION WITH FLORAL TAPESTRY DECORATION THIS MODEL WAS VERY APPRECIATE IN FRANCE FROM HENRY II AROUND 1550