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Voltaire's gilded armchair with reading stand and writing desk

Musée Carnavalet – Histoire de Paris · Le Marais

Voltaire's Armchair

Now showingPermanent collection·Free

A gilded armchair made around 1775 for Voltaire, fitted with a tilting reading stand, a pivoting writing desk and side pouches, a portrait of Enlightenment Paris in furniture.

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