{"product_id":"antique-american-empire-revival-mahogany-settee-scroll-arms-carved-paw-feet-crimson-velvet","title":"Antique American Empire Revival Mahogany Settee | Scroll Arms Sofa| Carved Paw Feet | Crimson Velvet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA grand and magnificently executed antique American Empire Revival settee, produced in the late 19th century during the Victorian era's sustained and deeply felt enthusiasm for the monumental classicism of the original American Empire period. The Empire Revival movement — drawing directly from the archaeological classicism of the 1820s and 1830s and the Napoleonic sources that inspired it — produced some of the most dramatically beautiful and historically serious furniture of the American 19th century, and this settee is a compelling example of the tradition realized with full ambition and genuine skill.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe scrolled cornucopia arms are the piece's defining achievement: each sweeps upward from the seat rail in a generous fluid curve before rolling inward at the top into a bold carved volute terminated by a rosette — one of the most powerful and characteristic motifs in the Empire ornamental vocabulary. The crest rail above mirrors this movement with its own scrolled carved ends, creating a unified horizontal composition of architectural presence and visual authority. The carved paw feet — derived directly from the antique lion-foot, a motif that runs from classical antiquity through Napoleonic France and into American Empire — are executed here with sculptural confidence, emerging from block mahogany plinths at each corner of the base.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe mahogany throughout carries the warm, rich patina of age and the depth of tone that only genuine antique hardwood achieves over time. The crimson velvet upholstery with matched bolster cushions is entirely appropriate to the period and the dramatic scale of the form — a color and material combination that amplifies the settee's inherent theatrical presence rather than competing with it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmpire Revival furniture of this quality — with genuine carving, real mahogany, and the full formal vocabulary of the style — is actively collected and commands strong appreciation in the current market, where grand historical furniture is experiencing a significant renaissance among collectors, interior designers, and anyone furnishing a room with real decorative seriousness. No maker's markings are present. A piece of genuine antique substance and commanding decorative presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 94w 23d 33.5h 17.5sh 29.5ah\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: age appropriate wear, vintage finish\/fabric worn, scuffs\/scratches, edge wear, discoloration, minor losses, see photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShipping: FREE LOCAL PICKUP FROM 08610 NJ- SHIPPING cost is a PLACEHOLDER and varies based on location- blanketwrap shipping quotes can be provided - please send zip code BEFORE purchase for more information! Orders placed without prior discussion of shipping cost will be cancelled and refunded within 24 hrs as per customer\/seller agreement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"secondhand stories","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48161569374430,"sku":null,"price":1440.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/2808\/7262\/files\/6BCB756E-B660-42FC-BD9D-9F73B0364920.jpg?v=1777976901","url":"https:\/\/www.secondhandstoryshop.com\/products\/antique-american-empire-revival-mahogany-settee-scroll-arms-carved-paw-feet-crimson-velvet","provider":"secondhand stories","version":"1.0","type":"link"}