Italian Art Deco Lounge Set, White Velvet and Walnut, 1930s, Set of 4
Description
Italian Art Deco club armchairs and ottomans, walnut and white velvet, 1930s, set of 4
These armchairs and ottomans date from Italy's Art Deco years in the 1930s, when the period's taste for geometry was carried into solid, architectural seating. Each chair is built as a closed cube, its sides and back formed from wide panels of figured walnut that wrap the seat on three sides and meet in clean vertical corners. The veneer is laid to follow the grain across each face, and every volume sits on a stepped plinth that lifts it just clear of the floor. A loose cushion rests within the frame, leaving the wood to carry the design.
The ottomans repeat the same language at a lower height, with two upright walnut panels framing a single cushion above a matching plinth, so that each footrest reads as part of the same composition as its chair. The cabinetmaking belongs to the better Italian workshops of the decade, where walnut was selected for its figure and worked into weighty, unornamented forms. Used together or apart, the pieces anchor a room and pair as easily with period interiors as with contemporary ones.
Dimensions
Armchairs:
Height: 23.23 in (59 cm)
Width: 27.17 in (69 cm)
Depth: 24.61 in (62.5 cm)
Seat Height: 16.14 in (41 cm)
Ottomans:
Height: 20.47 in (52 cm)
Width: 20.47 in (52 cm)
Depth: 15.94 in (40.5 cm)
Seat Height: 13.39 in (34 cm)
Design
1930s
Manufacture
1930-1939
Material
Wood
Location
Lonigo, IT
Condition
Our atelier carefully restored and reupholstered the item, with attention to structural integrity, materials, and finish. The process was guided by deep respect for its authenticity, balancing technical intervention and historical sensitivity.