The Parisian ébénist Jean-Baptiste Cresson was from a famous family of cabinetmakers active from the Régence period in the early 18th century until the Revolution. The shape of the armchairs is referred to as “Fauteuils a la Reine” - a special shape that emerged during the Rococo period and is characterised by its lightness, elegance, padded seat, high four-sided back and open sides. Literature: Bill G.B. Pallot, L'art du siège au XVIIIe siècle en France, Paris, Gismondi Editeurs 1987.