Large low armchair called "corner of fire", in molded wood and grey lacquered, the right back, the amounts of armrests in reversed consoles, the dices of connections to flowers. It rests on four fluted feet. Trace of stamp, probably Jean-Baptiste Boulard, carpenter received master in 1754. Louis XVI period Bears a label on the back rail "Salon de la princesse de Lamballe à Fontainebleau, n°133". Biography: Marie-Thérèse-Louise de Savoie (1749 - 1792), Princess of Lamballe, known as "Mademoiselle de Carignan" or "Madame de Lamballe", married in 1767 Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, Prince of Lamballe, son of the Duke of Penthièvre (himself the son of the Count of Toulouse, the legitimate son of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan) and heir to a legitimate branch of the French royal family. Very dear friend of the dauphine Marie-Antoinette, this one became queen, named her superintendent of her house. She was initiated into Freemasonry and entered the women's lodge of adoption "la Candeur" on February 12, 1777, she was elected Grand Mistress of the "Mother Scottish Lodge" in 1781. She was interested in the Enlightenment movement, the Encyclopedia, the status of women and female friendship. In October 1789, the royal family was brought to Paris and Mme de Lamballe followed them to their new residence, the Tuileries Palace. The princess remained one of the last supporters of the queen. She emigrated to Germany and resided in Aix-la-Chapelle during the summer and autumn of 1791, but returned to share the fate of her friend, the queen. Imprisoned in La Force, on August 10, 1792, she refused to slander the royal couple. She was assassinated on September 3. Her body was decapitated and her head was carried on a spike from the Temple to the Royal Palace.