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Marie Antoinette treasures to be displayed in San Francisco
The gilded age.
Let them eat cake -- and feast their eyes on gilded furnishings, paintings and extravagances. From Saturday through Feb. 17, about 100 treasures from the private Versailles retreat of Marie Antoinette (pictured) will be displayed at San Francisco's Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park. You'll see an armchair from her bedroom, so elaborately carved and embroidered that exhibit curator Martin Chapman called it "one of the most original pieces of seat furniture ever conceived." Everything is from the Petit Trianon chateau, which is undergoing a yearlong restoration. Adult tickets are $15. (415) 750-3600, www.famsf.org.
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