Featured An antique chair with carved serpents entwined

This is my precious study chair. I believe it to be italian maybe venetian but have no real idea.
Are there more images I should take of it to determine age and origin?

 

an Asian copy of this design , maybe?

 

Furniture people will ned to see the bottom and shots of any construction details.

 

Or that chair is the grand child of the one I have

 

Double-Ditto re Marie's insights.

 

Hah! More probable, imo!

 

Perfect. Will do that tomorrow

 

Love the chair, Wave, love the serpents. Snakes stand for the eternal cycle of life, and these are two Ouroboros, so even more so.
Maybe it was a wedding gift.

It looks like a variation of a 19th century Dutch "krakeling" chair. Krakeling means pretzel.

 

Krakeling chairs, the curves can be different from these, but there are always intertwined elements:


https://www.invaluable.com/auction-...rakeling-stoelen-einde-19e-e-956-c-b1b425a8fa

 

Oh wow really interesting thank you for that info
All the best

 

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Looks legitimately old but would like to see more photos. Italian is as good a bet as any. Maybe beech or some type of fruitwood.

 

Here is a pair of serpent chairs sold by Sotheby's that are not terribly similar. However, the auction catalog notes about serpent carved chairs/furniture may be found helpful.

A Pair of Continental Giltwood Side Chairs, 19th Century | The Pleasure of Objects: The Ian & Carolina Irving Collection | 2024 | Sotheby's