A set of four Italian Rococo carved giltwood armchairs Bologna, mid-18th century

With scattered age and construction cracks, dents and abrasions. Scattered restored breaks to legs and feet of all; some areas with glue residue. One with restored crack/break to front apron at knee. Scattered small losses, chips and abrasions to carving. Scattered old worm damage resulting in loss to wood in a few isolated areas; not extensive. Scattered chips and cracks to gesso. Regilt, gilding with rubbing and losses. Upholstered a chassis with seat and backrest later. In good overall condition.
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Compare a related pair of documented Royal Italian giltwood console tables with identically carved legs almost certainly deriving from Joséphine Maximilienne Eugénie Napoleon de Beauharnais, Duchessa di Galliera, Palazzo Reale di Bologna (formerly Palazzo Caprara), Le Gout Steinitz III, Christie's, December 6, 2007, lot 317.
A comparable set of Poltrone is located in the main altar of the most important Agostinian Chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore, Piazza Rossini in Bologna.
Furniture deriving from Bologna has a less characteristic original style than pieces made in other parts of Italy and is therefore sometimes more difficult to identify. Bolognese furniture is often influenced by Roman models, in particular in its carving and extensive use of gilding. A definite attribution of these armchairs can be made based on the details of the carving, the shape of the backrest and the legs. Although these armchairs can be dated to the mid-eighteenth century, their design still echoes the Baroque style. For a related Bolognese armchair, see Enrico Colle, Il Mobile Rococo in Italia, Milan, 2003, p. 183 (illustrated).