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2. Surtout de table - Wikipedia

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   A surtout de table is an ornamental centrepiece displayed on a formal dining table, "a large centerpiece with mirrored plateaus and numerous candelabra and other possible display pieces on top". [1] In French surtout de table is the usual term for any type of centrepiece, but in English this "tray" type, along with the objects placed on it, is ...

3. 25 Ways to Nail the French Country Kitchen Style Without ...

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   These 25 French country kitchen ideas from designer spaces bring chic, lived-in comfort to your home with touches like copper cookware and antique furnishings.

4. Centrepiece - Wikipedia

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   Rococo silver centrepiece of the Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim, 1763 A surtout de table tray centrepiece at the Hôtel de Charost, home of the ambassador of Great Britain, Paris Joseph Fauchier, c. 1760, Musée de la Faïence de Marseille. A centrepiece or centerpiece is an important item of a display, usually of a table setting. [1]

5. Epergne - Wikipedia

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   An epergne (/ ɪ ˈ p ɜːr n, eɪ-/ ih-PURN, ay-) is a type of table centerpiece that is usually made of silver but may be made of any metal or glass or porcelain. An epergne generally has a large central "bowl" or basket sitting on three to five feet. From this center "bowl" radiate branches supporting small baskets, dishes, or candleholders. [1]

6. French furniture - Wikipedia

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   Dining chairs often have a wheat pattern carving reflecting the country surroundings of the maker. The ladder back chair with a woven rush seat is the typical French Provincial dining chair. Finishes vary though common to all colours is the accumulation of polish or grime in the carving over time resulting in an aged patina and emphasis on the ...

7. Porcelain services of the Rococo period - Wikipedia

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   A system of thieves, so named because they could commit a theft of the food courses from the dining table to the warming kitchen below, functioned similar to a dumbwaiter, but instead of raising the food courses to a cabinet off the service area from where the dishes would then be distributed by servants to the participants at the meal, each ...