{"product_id":"maison-jansen-cerule-armchair","title":"A Chrome and Black Leather Curule Armchair in The Manner of Maison Jansen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA Chrome and Black Leather Curule Armchair in The Manner of Maison Jansen\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe chair of ancient Roman curule form, the X-shaped base composed of sweeping chrome-plated steel legs of substantial section, each arc terminating in arched feet and united at the crossing by a cast rosette medallion of classical inspiration. The upper structure continuing in polished chrome, the uprights rising to support a rectangular back panel of thick black saddle leather, suspended and secured to the frame by looped leather straps — a detail at once archaic and rigorously modern. The seat similarly formed as a slung leather panel, tautly fitted and buttoned at intervals; the open armrests described by gently curving leather straps between chrome uprights, each terminal surmounted by a turned chrome finial of reductive, bullet-like form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe curule, or \u003cem\u003esella curulis\u003c\/em\u003e, was the seat of Roman magistrates and generals, and its revival as a prestige furnishing form has a long history in European decorative arts, from the Empire period through to the great Parisian \u003cem\u003emaisons\u003c\/em\u003e of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eMaison Jansen — the storied firm whose clients ranged from the Duchess of Windsor to the Shah of Iran — produced curule seating of precisely this character during the 1960s and 1970s, combining the authority of antiquity with the glamour of polished chrome and fine leather. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFrench, circa 1960s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Vault Sydney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42093874413623,"sku":"VS1996","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2322\/8433\/files\/VS19960057_94daee6a-82ec-4ebd-b14c-f945b772d1b8.jpg?v=1775186232","url":"https:\/\/thevaultsydney.com\/products\/maison-jansen-cerule-armchair","provider":"The Vault Sydney","version":"1.0","type":"link"}