Folding stool (pliant) (one of a pair) ca. 1735-39 French, Paris Seating arrangements at the court were regulated according to strict protocol. Armchairs were reserved for the king and queen only, whereas side chairs were assigned to certain members of the royal family and important visitors. While most courtiers stood in the presence of the king, princes, dukes, and high-ranking dignitaries and their wives were allowed to sit on stools. Large numbers of stools, either tabourets or folding stools called pliants, are listed in the inventories of Versailles. A pair of gilt folding stools stamped with the palace's mark, an interlaced double V and a closed crown, were given to the Museum by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman in 1971 (see fig. 14). Even though the authenticity of the mark has been questioned, the outstanding quality of the carving and the skillful recutting of the gesso leave little doubt that the stools must have been part of an important suite of furniture. (The king's State

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Folding stool (pliant) (one of a pair) ca. 1735-39 French, Paris Seating arrangements at the court were regulated according to strict protocol. Armchairs were reserved for the king and queen only, whereas side chairs were assigned to certain members of the royal family and important visitors. While most courtiers stood in the presence of the king, princes, dukes, and high-ranking dignitaries and their wives were allowed to sit on stools. Large numbers of stools, either tabourets or folding stools called pliants, are listed in the inventories of Versailles. A pair of gilt folding stools stamped with the palace's mark, an interlaced double V and a closed crown, were given to the Museum by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman in 1971 (see fig. 14). Even though the authenticity of the mark has been questioned, the outstanding quality of the carving and the skillful recutting of the gesso leave little doubt that the stools must have been part of an important suite of furniture. (The king's State

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