Mid 20th Century Dutch Rococo Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Dining Armchair

Description

Beatiful Dutch Rococo Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Dining Armchair with seat cover in a yellow silk brocade fabric. Small spot on … more Beatiful Dutch Rococo Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Dining Armchair with seat cover in a yellow silk brocade fabric. Small spot on seat cushion. The Rococo style is a development of the Régence, affected French furniture design from about 1735 to 1765. The word is derived from rocailles, used to designate the artificial grottoes and fantastic arrangements of rocks in the garden of Versailles; the shell was one of the basic forms of Rococo ornament. less