The Chair Index
Designers

French · 18th c.

Anonymous — French Court Ateliers

The menuisiers and gilders who furnished the palaces of Louis XV with elaborately carved seating.

Chairs by Anonymous — French Court Ateliers

Carved Rococo Armchair (Fauteuil)

Anonymous (French Court)

1750 · Rococo

18th Century

Carved Rococo Armchair (Fauteuil)

Anonymous (French Court)

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