”FRAILERO” CHAIR. WOOD, LEATHER. SPAIN, 16TH CENTURY.
Decorative Antiques - Furniture
Reference: Z3523A
Friar's chair. Leather, wood. Spain, 16th century. It has flaws and requires restoration. A high-backed armchair of the type known as a "frailero" (friar's chair), featuring studded leather on the upper back and seat, low stretchers with a cut-out profile connecting the front and rear legs, and medium stretchers or rails (the front one carved and cut out with geometric patterns) connecting the two front and two rear legs, and simple armrests. Originally of Italian origin, the frailero armchair became one of the most common pieces of Spanish furniture after its introduction in the 16th century, being characteristic of that century and the 17th, and experiencing a revival in the historicist movement of the 19th century. Because it was such a deeply rooted tradition in Spain, this type of chair continued to be produced throughout the centuries.
450 €
