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A garniture of an ormolu clock and candelabra at the Palace of Versailles in France. Ormolu (/ ˈɔːrməˌluː /; from French or moulu 'ground/pounded gold') is the gilding technique of applying finely ground, high-carat gold – mercury amalgam to an object of bronze, and objects finished in this way. The mercury is driven off in a kiln ...
Louis XIV furniture. Cabinet on a stand by André-Charles Boulle (1675–80). Oak veneered with pewter, brass, tortoise shell, horn, ebony, ivory, and wood marquetry; bronze mounts; figures of painted and gilded oak; drawers of snakewood (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles) The furniture of Louis XIV was massive and lavishly covered with ...
The first Art Nouveau houses appeared in Brussels in 1893, including the Hotel Tassel designed by Victor Horta.Horta designed not only the house and decor but also the furniture, which featured the same nature-inspired curling whiplash lines which were featured in the architecture, wrought iron balcony and stairway railings, ceramic floors, and door handles.
Light enters through bronze-plated clerestory windows, while a limited palette of hard-wearing materials like limestone appears inside and out. Oak and gypsum plaster dominate each interior volume.
Art Deco. Art Deco, short for the French Arts décoratifs (lit. 'Decorative Arts'), [1] is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in Paris in the 1910s (just before World War I), [2] and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s to early 1930s. Through styling and design of the exterior ...
Victorian decorative arts. Dante Gabriel Rossetti 's drawing room at No. 16 Cheyne Walk, 1882, by Henry Treffry Dunn. Victorian decorative arts refers to the style of decorative arts during the Victorian era. Victorian design is widely viewed as having indulged in a grand excess of ornament. The Victorian era is known for its interpretation and ...
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