A Pair of Rococo Armchairs

so-called ’Fauteuil à la Reine’

Sweden, circa 1755

Carved and painted wood

Height: 96 cm (37.8 inch)
Width: 67 cm (26.4 inch)
Depth: 56 cm (22 inch) Ref No: 1203

A large and comfortable pair of white and green painted Rococo Fauteuils, each with a cartouche-shaped back, the padded arms and seat covered in white floral silk, the chanelled cresting and seat rail centred by floral sprays, with downswept arms, on foliate-headed cabriole legs.