Big French marquise armchair walnut gilt

Important antique French Louis XV marquise armchair. Solid carved walnut fauteuil with parcel gilding with floral needlework. A marquise armchair is wider that usual chairs for the more "prosperous" nobility. Seat height 48cm. In ancient France under the royalty, size does matter to your status. The closer you were seated to the French King the more comfort and space you were allowed and of course the least notable would had to stand up in the far distance. This magnificence large fauteuil with gorgeous carved walnut frame that has also been enhanced with parcel gold leaf decoration.