At the Palm Beach Fine Arts and Antiques Fair in February Carlton Hobbs will be showing a fine set of four neoclassical giltwood 'Klismos' chairs. Interestingly their design is almost identical to a set in the Villa Borghese which are known to have been carved by Lucia Landucci and represent a rare example of a work by a female artisan from the Eighteenth Century. She was the daughter, or possibly the widow, of Antonio Landucci who was the principle intagliatore (carver) responsible for the refurbishment of the villa.
Their unusual spayed-leg shape is derived from an ancient Greek design based on a throne. Such shapes became popular during the Neoclassical revival in Italy towards the end of the Eighteenth century when furniture design moved towards simpler, less ornamented lines.
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