French Styles

The Louis XVI Period, The Return of Classical Styling

in Louis XVI

The period of Louis XVI was an era of change in more respects than furniture design. Louis XIV had brought on the era of ostentatious design in furniture, architecture, and all other areas of French life for the elite. Louis XV carried the excesses beyond imagination. Louis XVI marked his era with delicate, feminine styles. [...]

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Louis XV Furniture Picked Up Where Louis XIV Left Off

in Louis XV

Louis XV table with tasteless ornament

Louis XV followed the long reign and the extravagant furniture designs of Louis XIV with more of both.  Louis XV began with the furniture style the XIVth had last brought into fashion, Rocco styling with a mixture of too many motifs.  The reign of Louis XV continued with the free flow of large sums of [...]

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Louis XIV, The First of the Three Important French Styles

in Louis XIV

Louis XIV furniture, the first of the notable French styles, was coming into prominence in France while the Jacobean period was flourishing in England.  During the reign of Louis XIV France was ranked first among all the European nations, exerting powerful influence in the areas of art, design, and politics.  The surrounding countries fell under [...]

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