Armchair (one of a pair) ca. 1760 Possibly by Louis I Cresson French Armchairs with a flat (rather than a curved) back were known as « fauteuils à la reine » for the French Queen Marie Leszczynska (1703-1768) who allegedly favored them during the mid-eighteenth century. They are part of the same set as the two bergères (1971.206.5 and 1971.206.6) also in the Mets collection. In contrast to the bergères, however, intended to be used in the center of the room, these armchairs were　most likely placed against the paneling (meublant) and considered as part of the wall decoration.Made around 1760, these chairs bear the mark L.CRESSON underneath their frames which probably refers to the joiner (menuisier) Louis I Cresson. It is difficult, however, to attribute this stamp with certainty to a particular member of the Cresson family since ten of them were masters of the Parisian Corporation des Menuisiers-Ébénistes (Parisian guild of furniture makers) in the eighteenth century, four of whom wer

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Armchair (one of a pair) ca. 1760 Possibly by Louis I Cresson French Armchairs with a flat (rather than a curved) back were known as « fauteuils à la reine » for the French Queen Marie Leszczynska (1703-1768) who allegedly favored them during the mid-eighteenth century. They are part of the same set as the two bergères (1971.206.5 and 1971.206.6) also in the Mets collection. In contrast to the bergères, however, intended to be used in the center of the room, these armchairs were　most likely placed against the paneling (meublant) and considered as part of the wall decoration.Made around 1760, these chairs bear the mark L.CRESSON underneath their frames which probably refers to the joiner (menuisier) Louis I Cresson. It is difficult, however, to attribute this stamp with certainty to a particular member of the Cresson family since ten of them were masters of the Parisian Corporation des Menuisiers-Ébénistes (Parisian guild of furniture makers) in the eighteenth century, four of whom wer

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