LOUIS XVI SOFA

This magnificent 18th-century Louis XVI style sofa retains the captivating ochre hue imparted by the clay preparation called bole, used as a base for applying gold leaf in the water gilding technique. Traces of the gold leaf that once adorned its structure still shimmer. Upholstered in elegant caramel-colored cotton velvet, its design and orthodox proportions embody all the stylistic characteristics defined by Delanois and Riesener, from the 'medallion' backrest to The fluted leg, abandoning the intricate forms of the rococo to embrace the geometric rigor of classical antiquity.