The team at Ironart were commissioned to restore these lovely and unusual antique Francois Carre wrought iron garden chairs.

“This design of seat was developed in the third quarter of the 19th century in response to the demand for seating required for Parisian open parks, boulevards and outdoor concerts. Its simple bent steel rod and spring construction, patented by François A Carre in 1866, was produced not only in Paris by the Val d’Osne foundries, but also Schlesinger Wiessener & Co of both Vienna and New York, and by Lalance & Grosjean again of New York, this company later purchasing the patent from Carre to produce these seats.”

Credit: This quote detail from Architectural Heritage website. Link here.