Set of five painted armchairs, Directoire period

Fine suite of five painted and carved wooden armchairs.
Cabriole backs with heart-ray molding frames.
Crests decorated with gadroons, grooves, and vases.
Uprights with fluted column motifs, asparagus tips, and rosette blocks.
Grooved armrests with cuffs and rosettes, supported by baluster-shaped, leaf-carved supports.
Seat rails with heart-ray molding and rosette blocks.
Fluted, tapered legs.
Upholstered in petit-point needlework with floral and ribbon motifs.
Webbed seats; seats and backs firm.
Usable as they are.
Circa 1795.

Dimensions:
Overall height: 89 cm
Seat height: 43 cm
Width: 60 cm
Seat depth: 47 cm