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Carved Rococo Armchair (Fauteuil)

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Rococo

Carved Rococo Armchair (Fauteuil)

Anonymous (French Court), 1750

History

A Louis XV fauteuil dripping with carved shell and foliate ornament, upholstered in silk damask — furniture as courtly theatre in the salons of pre-Revolutionary France.

Designer

Anonymous (French Court)

Movement

Rococo

Year / Era

1750 · 18th Century

Materials

Gilded Beech, Damask

Style

Louis XV

Licensing

Public Domain

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