Lyre and Shield Backs

A Neoclassical chair. The chair back has a distinct geometric shape: shield-shaped, oval, or in the shape of a lyre—a frame that tapers upwards on both sides with several thin horizontal bars in the middle. There is a gap between the chair back and the seat. The seat is upholstered, square or semicircular, with four straight, fluted legs. The wooden frame is painted white with fine gold lines along the edges. Avoid: using a square, unshaped chair back, adding intricate carvings, using curved cabriole legs, having the chair back and seat connected without a gap.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一張新古典的椅子。椅背是一個明確的幾何形:盾形、橢圓形,或是一個里拉琴的形狀——兩側向上收攏的框架中間橫著幾根細桿。椅背與座面之間有一段空隙。座面是包布的方形或半圓形,四支直腿有凹槽。木框漆成白色,邊緣有細金線。避免:使用方正無造型的椅背、加入繁複的雕花、使用彎曲的曲腿、讓椅背與座面連成一片沒有空隙。