Pair of lovely and elegant Art Nouveau Italian armchairs or fauteuils with exquisite footstools, all with beautiful original muted striped damask fabric. Part of a 10-piece early 20th century Art Nouveau complete original salon suite set hand carved and painted with its lovely neutral color. The name "Art Nouveau" in French means "new art". It is also known as Jugendstil in Germany. In contrast, in Vienna and in Italy, "Liberty style". The Art Nouveau designs used curvilinear sinuous asymmetrical lines, often based on plant forms and feminine silhouettes. The style was used in architecture, interior design, glass, jewelry, sculpture, painting, posters and illustration. Sofa is sold. H 39.25” x H seat 18” x H arm 26” x W 31” x D 22” Footrest: H 4.5” x W 13” x D 10”