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French 17th century furniture.
Main types of antique french furniture.
Ebony veneer with marquetry of engraved pewter and brass and panels of clear horn over blue pigment on an oak carcase.
In the late 15th century the french invasion of italy under the reign of louis xii brought the french into contact with the goods paintings furniture and the creative spirit of the italian renaissance with the initial artistic changes in france often carried out by italian and flemish artists.
A very rare and beautiful early oak fragment that probably once adorned a french half timbered house.
Genuine 17th century furniture for sale from trusted antique dealers.
17th century objects and furniture.
The early 17th c sees the louis xiii style known for the simplicity of line in the furniture of the period.
Pair of french 17th century weathered oak baroque angel figures.
French baroque antique 17th century furniture.
Established during the middle ages the guild system continued with little change until being dissolved in 1791 during the french revolution.
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It was usually fitted with drawers in an interior closed by two doors.
In baroque furniture the details are related to the whole.
The louis xiv style appears in the second half of the 17th c more majestic and introducing the use of gold and precious stones.
Large wardrobes cupboards and cabinets had twisted columns broken pediments and heavy moldings.
Late in the 17th century a new material found its way into french furniture.
It is at this period that the famous cabinet maker andre charles boulle.
French baroque cupboard 1700.
During the 17th century the baroque style had a marked effect upon furniture design throughout western europe.
Furniture making guild corporation des menuisiers french furniture of this period was the collaborative effort of various artists and craftsmen who worked according to strictly enforced guild regulations.
Among the typical furniture of the 17th century one should mention the great variety of trunks the armoire the chest of drawers the cabinet the half tester or canopy bed and the bookcase.
The french renaissance was the cultural and artistic movement in france between the 15th and early 17th centuries.
Large cupboards in which to keep clothes and other objects had been in use in france for some time before this type of furniture was adapted in the later 17th century to serve in rooms of state.
17th century french architectural ornament or fragment with storks.
This led to two more types of crafters.