- Neo-Renaissance typical Florentine style carved wood folding Savonarola chair* - Excellent condition. Please note that there are remnants of tape used to attach the back of the chair to the wall (see all pictures) -Measurements: Height: 90 cm / 35.4 inches Width: 69 cm / 27.2 inches Seat height: 43.5 cm / 17.1 inches *A type of folding chair with a frame like an X viewed from the front or the side originated in medieval Italy. The use of the name Savonarola chair comes from a nineteenth-century trade term evoking Girolamo Savonarola, is a folding armchair of the type standardized during the Italian Renaissance. This style was frequently copied in 19th century during Historicism era.