http://thefrenchchair.com The Most Sought After French Chairs Including Louis Styles, Antique Baroque, And Fabulous Bergeres Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:55:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://thefrenchchair.com/archives/antique-french-chairs-the-pride-of-owning-french-furniture http://thefrenchchair.com/archives/antique-french-chairs-the-pride-of-owning-french-furniture#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:43:46 +0000 Admin http://thefrenchchair.com/?p=604 Pride of Owning French Furniture, Author: Ian Perryment -The Regency style is very much a transitory period in which pieces from the Louis XIV period were transformed by the use of bronze fittings rather than reinvented. This period refined Louis XIV designs to be more practical and comfortable for everyday use. The Duke of Orleans introduced an era of lighter, more graceful French furniture. The beginnings of the Louis XV style start here, with the flowing curves, scallop shell and acanthus leaf we associate with the Louis XV Rococo style becoming prominent. (Read More.....)

]]> Pride of Owning French Furniture, Author: Ian Perryment -The Regency style is very much a transitory period in which pieces from the Louis XIV period were transformed by the use of bronze fittings rather than reinvented. This period refined Louis XIV designs to be more practical and comfortable for everyday use. The Duke of Orleans introduced an era of lighter, more graceful French furniture. The beginnings of the Louis XV style start here, with the flowing curves, scallop shell and acanthus leaf we associate with the Louis XV Rococo style becoming prominent. (Read More.....)

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