Pair of carved mahogany Curule stools Restoration period circa 1820-1830
An elegant and decorative pair of Curule stools in molded mahogany carved with gadroons, the uprights with stylized scrolls and formerly varnished,
Fine French Restauration-period work circa 1820-1830.
Sizes: H 25.59 In. - W 24.40 or 16.92 In - D 15.74 In.
In good condition, varnish a little worn, and small stains on fabrics.
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.
