It was June 11, 1775, and Louis XVI was crowned king of France in the city of Rheims. Married to Marie Antoinette, a strong woman with a passion for all things fashionable and self-indulgent, Louis… ...

Thought to be the most expensive chairs made for Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France's Ancien Régime, they were ...

These are the classic chairs that have stood the test of time, from the Tulip chair, Wishbone Chair, Ming Chair, Elbow Chair, Cesca Chair, Barcelona Chair, Takashi Chair, Louis XIV XV XVI Chair ...

Christie’s has announced an extremely rare lot up for auction on July 9 in London: a Louis XVI gilt-wood fauteuil en bergère that was designed for Marie Antoinette estimated at $459,000 to ...

Georges Jacob, 'Louis XVI Etruscan Royal Armchair' (ca. 1780s). All photos courtesy of Christie's. Vittoria Benzine November 18, 2022 Share Share This Article.

Philippe Starck’s Louis Ghost is an inexpensive, stackable, plastic chair. In its arched back and wide legs there is a humorous nod to a Louis XVI armchair.

According to the case, filed in 2016, 11 chairs and armchairs, presented as commissioned by relatives of Louis XV and Louis XVI, were sold for a total of €3.7m through Parisian galleries and ...