FRANCE ÉPOQUE LOUIS XIV
FRANCE ÉPOQUE LOUIS XIV
APPARATUS FAUTEUIL Around 1650
Gilded wood, silk velvet and trimmings
H. 114 cm, W. 67 cm, D. 57 cm
The high-backed armchair expresses the feeling of grandeur typical of the 17th century.
Built for men whose wigs and heels grew in height, its back had to be very high, with a wide seat. When in 1582, Henri
III drew up a set of rules for his House, he established a real French-style label for almost two centuries: chairs for the King and Queen, stools or "scabeaux" for great lords, who gave thanks for this honour! Saint-Simon or Madame de
Sévigné recount a thousand anecdotes about this hierarchy of precedence, with the jealousies and intrigues of those who seek the attribution of a "cushion" or a stool. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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FRANCE ÉPOQUE LOUIS XIV
APPARATUS FAUTEUIL Around 1650
Gilded wood, silk velvet and trimmings
H. 114 cm, W. 67 cm, D. 57 cm
The high-backed armchair expresses the feeling of grandeur typical of the 17th century.
Built for men whose wigs and heels grew in height, its back had to be very high, with a wide seat. When in 1582, Henri
III drew up a set of rules for his House, he established a real French-style label for almost two centuries: chairs for the King and Queen, stools or "scabeaux" for great lords, who gave thanks for this honour! Saint-Simon or Madame de
Sévigné recount a thousand anecdotes about this hierarchy of precedence, with the jealousies and intrigues of those who seek the attribution of a "cushion" or a stool. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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