Pair of carved mahogany Curule stools Restoration period circa 1820-1830<\/b><\/p>\n
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An elegant and decorative pair of Curule stools in molded mahogany carved with gadroons, the uprights with stylized scrolls and formerly varnished,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fine French Restauration-period work circa 1820-1830.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sizes: H 25.59 In. - W 24.40 or 16.92 In - D 15.74 In.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In good condition, varnish a little worn, and small stains on fabrics.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The curule chair, Latin sella curulis, from currus, \"chariot\", was a symbol of power in ancient Rome, on which Roman magistrates and promagistrates with the Imperium or power to coerce and punish could sit, i.e. Consuls, Dictators, Masters of Cavalry, Praetors and Curule Ediles. According to Plutarch, only the exercise of a magistracy conferring the right to a curule chair allowed a client to free himself from the guardianship of his patron.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Paire de tabourets Curules en acajou sculpt\u00e9 \u00e9poque Restauration vers 1820-1830 Une \u00e9l\u00e9gante et d\u00e9corative paire de tabourets en Curule en acajou moulur\u00e9 et sculpt\u00e9 de godrons, les montants \u00e0 enroulements stylis\u00e9s et anciennement vernis,\u00a0 Beau travail Fran\u00e7ais d\u2019\u00e9poque Restauration vers 1820-1830. Dimensions : Hauteur 65 cm – Longueur 62 cm – […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1701,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cate"],"yoast_head":"\n