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The furniture of Louis XIV was massive and lavishly covered with sculpture and ornament of gilded bronze in the earlier part of the personal rule of King Louis XIV of France (1660–1690). After about 1690, thanks in large part to the furniture designer André Charles Boulle , a more original and delicate style appeared, sometimes known as ...
French Decorative Arts during the Reign of Louis XIV (1654–1715) French Furniture in the Eighteenth Century: Case Furniture; Furnishings during the Reign of Louis XIV (1654–1715) The Golden Age of French Furniture in the Eighteenth Century; Interior Design in England, 1600–1800; Abraham and David Roentgen; American Rococo
Parker, James, Alice M. Zrebiec, Jessie McNab, Clare Le Corbeiller, and Clare Vincent. "French Decorative Arts during the Reign of Louis XIV 1654–1715." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 46, no. 4 (Spring 1989). Pradére, Alexandre. French Furniture Makers: The Art of the Ébéniste from Louis XIV to the Revolution. London: Sotheby's, 1989.
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Jul 7, 2021 · Three Kings and an Iconic Style Legacy. The reign of the Louis' — Kings Louis XIV, XV and XVI — lasted from 1643 to 1793 and marked a high point in French culture, French global political power and European furniture design. These monarchs produced a century-and-a-half-long run of classic design that ended abruptly when Louis XVI (husband ...
Oct 5, 2020 · Context: Termed the goût grec when it emerged circa 1750, Louis XVI style reflects a reaction against the florid stylings of the previous era — and, according to some historians, a nostalgic impulse for the grandeur of Louis XIV’s reign. During the second half of the 18th century, French furniture underwent a neoclassical revision ...
A French 19th Century Pair of Large Rectangular Stools natural and carved wood. The 4 sheaths feet carved and linked by a stretcher. Louis XIV Style Napoléon III Period Circa 1880 Used Petit Point Tapestry Upholstery If the stool played a great role at the court of Louis XIV, it was also the pretext of a war... that of the stools precisely, recounted by Saint-Simon.
French Decorative Arts during the Reign of Louis XIV (1654–1715) French Furniture in the Eighteenth Century: Case Furniture; French Furniture in the Eighteenth Century: Seat Furniture; Furnishings during the Reign of Louis XIV (1654–1715) Abraham and David Roentgen; American Revival Styles, 1840–76; American Rococo
