This is a Louis xv Chair.
It looks comfortable, which is a characteristic.
Other characteristics include the curviness of it all, S
shape in the front arm supports.
scroll feet on the legs, gilted shell on the knees, and
asymmetrical ornamentation for example the floral design on crest rail.
Regence between Louis XIV and Louis XV
You will see the Os de Mouton stretcher legs characteristic of LOUIS XIV. ,
but the comfort of Louis XV is there.
The Arm supports are not straight but curved inwards, again
characteristic of Regency towards Louis XV,
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