Carved Swan Chair Arms, A Pair antique animal illustration and like that they feel

and like that they feel very much like a couple

or the carved decoration and diamond and spade shaped keyholes on the back of the chairs

So perfect

super interesting

Carved Swan Chair Arms, A Pair antique animal illustration and like that they feelI found these hanging side by side on a wall and they just struck me as beautiful things to display that way the long necks of the swans together forming an upside down heart with front sides facing. These were once the arms of a chair, and a fun chair it must have been. I am pretty certain they were hard carved, as there is variation among the faces, and a little surface roughness on the inside of the curves of the necks. My photos of these are not