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2. Louis XVI furniture - Wikipedia

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   With the death of Louis XV on May 10, 1774, his grandson Louis XVI became King of France at age twenty. The new king had little interest in the arts, but his wife, Marie-Antoinette, and her brothers-in-law, the Comte de Provence (the future Louis XVIII) and the Comte d'Artois (the future Charles X), were deeply interested in the arts, gave their protection to artists, and ordered large amounts ...

3. Linenfold - Wikipedia

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   The lower parts of the walls of the 16th century dining hall of St John's College, Cambridge are covered with wood panelling in a linenfold design. An English oak chest with complex linenfold panels. Linenfold (or linen fold ) is a simple style of relief carving used to decorate wood panelling with a design "imitating window tracery", [ 1 ...

4. Decorative laminate - Wikipedia

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   Decorative high-pressure laminates are usually used for furniture tops especially on flat surfaces, including cabinets and tables. Decorative compact laminates are sometimes constructed as toilet cubicle systems, laboratory tables and kitchen tops. Some new usage models include wall panels with conceptual designs and custom prints. [11]

5. Molding (decorative) - Wikipedia

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   It can leave an inset panel free to expand or contract with temperature and humidity. Cable moulding or ropework: Convex moulding carved in imitation of a twisted rope or cord, and used for decorative mouldings of the Romanesque style in England, France and Spain and adapted for 18th-century silver and furniture design (Thomas Sheraton) [4] [5]

6. Fretwork - Wikipedia

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   Fretwork is an interlaced decorative design that is either carved in low relief on a solid background, or cut out with a fretsaw, coping saw, jigsaw or scroll saw. Most fretwork patterns are geometric in design. The materials most commonly used are wood and metal. [1] Fretwork is used to adorn furniture and musical instruments.

7. Marquetry - Wikipedia

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   Marquetry (also spelled as marqueterie; from the French marqueter, to variegate) is the art and craft of applying pieces of veneer to a structure to form decorative patterns or designs. The technique may be applied to case furniture or even seat furniture, to decorative small objects with smooth, veneerable surfaces or to freestanding pictorial ...