LOUIS XV DESK ARMCHAIR WITH SWIVEL SEAT In moulded and carved mahogany, the belt with a twisted ribbon motif and a frieze of posts, the tapered, fluted legs ending in castors, upholstered in beige suede, fitted with a removable cover; reinforcements on the belt, restorations. H. 85.5 cm (33 ¾ in.) D. 63.5 cm (25 in.) Provenance: Very probably Christie's Monaco sale, 2-3 July 1993, lot 100. A Louis XVI carved mahogany revolving armchair This rare desk armchair was certainly commissioned to match a desk, as conceived by Montigny or Garnier, both of whom promoted a return to Antiquity. It is interesting to note that the belt decorated with posts, like the resolutely architectural tapered fluted legs that characterise our example, can be found in a series of chair designs produced by the Marquis de Marigny for his Parisian town house (cf. S. Eriksen, Early Neoclassicism in France, Faber & Faber, London, 1974, pl. 495-496).