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  2. French furniture - Wikipedia

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    Secrétaire à abattant by Jean-François Leleu, Paris, ca 1770 (Musée Nissim de Camondo, Paris). French furniture comprises both the most sophisticated furniture made in Paris for king and court, aristocrats and rich upper bourgeoisie, on the one hand, and French provincial furniture made in the provincial cities and towns many of which, like Lyon and Liège, retained cultural identities ...

  3. Louis XV furniture - Wikipedia

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    It featured Roman and Greek motifs. The later furniture featured decorative elements of Chinoiserie and other exotic styles. [1] Louis XV furniture was designed not for the vast palace state rooms of the Versailles of Louis XIV, but for the smaller, more intimate salons created by Louis XV and by his mistresses, Madame de Pompadour and Madame ...

  4. Louis XVI furniture - Wikipedia

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    Louis XVI furniture is characterized by elegance and neoclassicism, a return to ancient Greek and Roman models. Much of it was designed and made for Queen Marie Antoinette for the new apartments she created in the Palace of Versailles , Palace of Fontainebleau , the Tuileries Palace , and other royal residences.

  5. Living in the French Countryside: 10 Best Places to Buy a ...

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    It was a beautiful stone house, built in 1784 with four large bedrooms, two gites and a large garden. The house had no insulation, electric wall heaters, open fires and partial double glazing.

  6. Louis XVI style - Wikipedia

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    Louis XVI style, also called Louis Seize, is a style of architecture, furniture, decoration and art which developed in France during the 19-year reign of Louis XVI (1774–1792), just before the French Revolution. It saw the final phase of the Baroque style as well as the birth of French Neoclassicism. The style was a reaction against the ...

  7. Box-bed - Wikipedia

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    In Brittany, the closed-bed (French: lit-clos) (Breton: gwele-kloz) is a traditional furnishing. In homes with only one room, the box-bed allowed some privacy and helped keep people warm during winter. It was the main furniture of rural houses in Brittany until the 20th century. Often carved and decorated, it was the pride of its owners.

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