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Desk chair (fauteuil de bureau),
French
Mahogany, gilt bronze, satin-velvet upholstery (voided, green and red); 34 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. (87.6 x 59.7 x 64.8 cm)
Marks: Three brand marks of the initials C M J surmounted by a princely or ducal crown on the underside of the seat rail between the legs of the chair; can be interpreted as collectors' marks of Caroline and Joachim Murat
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906 (07.225.53)

The seat rotates on the four-leg base of this "roundabout" chair. Napoleon used a similar chair at the Palais des Tuileries in Paris.

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    Desk chair (fauteuil de bureau),
    French
    Mahogany, gilt bronze, satin-velvet upholstery (voided, green and red); 34 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. (87.6 x 59.7 x 64.8 cm)
    Marks: Three brand marks of the initials C M J surmounted by a princely or ducal crown on the underside of the seat rail between the legs of the chair; can be interpreted as collectors' marks of Caroline and Joachim Murat
    Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906 (07.225.53)