Close-up of French fauteuil crapaud armchair scroll arm fabric pleats.
Close-up of French fauteuil crapaud armchair scroll arm pleats; linen union fabric.
Close-up decorative brass floral upholstery nails
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A fauteuil crapaud French armchair and footstool, upholstered in neutral linen.

French Armchair

A fauteuil crapaud – a mid 19th century French Napoleon III armchair, with shapely back and scrolled armrests; mahogany legs and frame.

Re-upholstered using traditional upholstery methods: hand sprung seat; coir and horse hair stuffing; hand stitched. Linen union top fabric; decorative brass nails to front.

Little silver cushion included.

Price: £790.00

Prices do not include delivery

     approx:

34″ (87cm) high

  30″ (76cm) wide

  32″ (82cm) deep

Scroll down to see some before, during and after photos of this chair.

Mid 19th century Fauteuil Crapaud, ready for repair and reupholstery.
1. Mid 19th century Fauteuil Crapaud ready for repair and re-upholstery.
Fauteuil Crapaud, french armchair stripping down to frame.
2. Stripping down to the frame.
New hessian secured to frame; first stuffing stitched down.
3. New hessian to frame / inside back and arms, then first stuffing stitched down.
Calico toile fitted and stitched to inside back and arms.
4. Calico toile fitted and stitched, then stapled and hand sewn to inside back and arms.
Webbing to seat frame: spings stiched down, hand tied and lashed.
5. Webbing to seat; springs stitched to webbing then tops hand tied and lashed down.
Seat stuffed and stitched; seconde stuffign of horse hair: calico stitched over.
6. First stuffing to seat; linen scrim over which is then stitched down. Front edge of the seat is stitched to provide shape and structure. A second layer of horse hair stuffing, then calico over.
Fitting of top cloth to Fauteuil Crapaud.
7. Fitting the top cloth and sewing piping to outside back.
Complete restoration and reupholstery of Fauteuil Crapaud.
8. The completed chair.
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