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Seat Furniture: Baroque and Régence Many chairs were ordered as part of a larger suite, which could consist of both side and armchairs ( chaises and fauteuils respectively), bergères (chairs with closed arms), settees, stools, fire screens, folding screens, and a (day) bed, all with matching upholstery.
Some of the most beautiful and refined furniture ever made, displaying the highest level of artistic and technical ability, was created in Paris during the eighteenth century. Much admired by an international clientele, it was used to furnish residences all over Europe and also influenced fashions of cabinetmaking outside France.
The ébénistes were responsible for veneered and marquetried case furniture such as tables, cabinets, and commodes or chests of drawers, one of the popular new types of furniture introduced during the eighteenth century. The first pair of commodes was made in 1708 by André Charles Boulle (1642–1732) for the bedchamber of Louis XIV at the ...
As a style of furniture, it was first adopted in France and then spread through Europe. Baroque furniture became popular among the nobility and aristocracy as a symbol of power and wealth.
4 Σεπ 2024 · France. In France the Italian influence of the 16th century was gradually assimilated, and a national style of furniture was evolved that soon spread its influence into neighbouring countries. The reign of Louis XIII, covering most of the first half of the 17th century, was a time of transition.
The era of King Louis XIV, or Louis Quatorze, marked the definite end of the Renaissance period in France and the beginning of a series of distinct period furniture styles, the first being the enormously influential Baroque.
27 Ιουν 2024 · French Baroque furniture, known as Louis XIV style, is particularly renowned for its symmetry, grandeur, and use of gilded decoration. In contrast, English Baroque furniture is slightly more restrained but equally elaborate, often featuring heavy carving and dark woods.
