Armchair (bergère) (one of a pair), ca. 1765, French, Paris, Carved and gilded beechwood, H. 39-7/8 x W. 32 x D. 23-1/2 in. (101.3 x 81.3 x 59.7 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, This kind of armchair, upholstered between the arms and the seat, is called a bergère. It was introduced at the beginning of Louis XV’s reign, when furniture became less formal and changed according to the latest fashions, as a more comfortable piece of seat furniture
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Armchair, bergère, pair, ca, 1765, French, Paris, Carved, gilded beechwood, H, 39-7/8 x W, 32 D, 23-1/2, 101.3 81.3 59.7 cm, Woodwork-Furniture, kind, armchair, upholstered, arms, seat, introduced, Louis XV, reign, furniture, less formal, changed according, latest fashions, comfortable piece, seat furniture
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