ChairIndex
Movements

1730–1770

Rococo

The playful, asymmetric ornament of the French court — shells, scrolls, gilding and cabriole legs.

Chairs in this movement

Carved Rococo Armchair (Fauteuil)

Anonymous (French Court)

1750 · Rococo

18th Century

Carved Rococo Armchair (Fauteuil)

Anonymous (French Court)

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