The catalogue page with the 953 sofa at the centre and the two 952 armchairs at the sides: the carved openwork frames in antique gold

Classico · Divani e poltrone

Sofa 953 and armchairs 952, carved frame in antique gold

The wood stays in view: the upholstery sits inside it

  • Item953 · 952

On request

Il prezzo si fa insieme al pezzo

Questo pezzo nasce su misura, e finché non si sanno le misure un prezzo non c’è. Scrivi qui che cosa ti serve: la richiesta arriva a Tuscany Market Hub, e la giriamo noi a L'ARTES.

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The request goes to Tuscany Market Hub, who pass it on to L'ARTES.

Designed, built and finished inside the workshop, in Tavarnelle Val di Pesa.

The piece

The frame is on show from every side: carved with volutes and pierced across the back, gilded in antique gold, and the upholstery sits inside it like a cushion inside a frame. The arms end in a curl that comes away from the seat, and below, the legs are saber legs.

An exposed frame forgives nothing: the joints are not covered by fabric, and every joint has to be made to be looked at. The piercing of the back takes wood away exactly where the sofa takes the push of anyone leaning on it, and that is why on a piece like this the thickness of the solid wood counts for more than the design.

How it is made

The finish is the craft: lacquer and gold leaf are the two steps almost everyone subcontracts, and here they stay in house.

Finish
Antique gold
The make-up
Sofa 953 and armchairs 952. The fabric is chosen.
Technique
Frames carved and pierced by hand, gilded in antique gold; upholstery done by hand.
Range
Classico
Item
953 · 952

The workshop

L'ARTES

An art furniture workshop in Sambuca, founded in Firenze, in San Frediano, in 1968 by two young artisans trained by the masters of woodcarving. The whole cycle stays inside: the drawing, the unfinished piece, the lacquering, the decoration and the hand gilding. Three lines — Classico, Contemporary and Antica Firenze — and every piece built to the measurements of whoever orders it.

Frames carved and pierced by hand, gilded in antique gold; upholstery done by hand. · Tavarnelle Val di Pesa · province of FI

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