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French style furniture
Regency style
Regency style sideboard in cherry wood,
with a top in white Carrara marble,
4 doors, of which 2 arched.
Dresser with 3 drawers and 2 doors,
typical shell carved in the middle of the bottom cross-bar,
and a veined marble top.
Regency-style desk with 5 drawers.
The Regency style, which began in 1715 and ended in 1793, is characterized by comfort, fancy, and a lightness of decor. The ornamentation provides less rigid forms, for example, the stylized shell. The style has retained a certain symmetry from the earlier style, but rounded lines appeared.
The expert on Regence style in the cabinetmaking field was Charles Cressent, a native of Amiens. He was a student of Charles Boulle. He worked on bronze ornamentation.
Louis XV style
Bedroom in marquetry, Louis XV style.
Louis XV style marquetry wardrobe.
A classical spirit with refined sculptures and a lightness of movement permeates the style of Louis 15. This style started around 1730 and ended around 1760. The tapestries of the Beauvais manufacture are employed to embellish the sofas and armchairs.
The King’s desk at Versailles Castle is the iconic piece of this Louis 15 style. Among the renowned cabinet makers of this time, we have Oeben, Bernard Van Riesen Burger, Riesner, and the Hache family.
Louis XVI style
Louis XVI style marquetry sideboard
Louis 16 style table
Classic lines, more straight and refined, had appeared with the Louis 16 style, lasting from 1770 to 1795. The cabinetmaker Riesner developed furniture at this time with refined marquetry adorned with elaborate carvings. Carlin, Leleu, and Jacob are among the cabinetmakers who marked this period.
Directoire style
Three-door sideboard with 3 drawers, and removable shelves.
Three-door French directoire sideboard.
Glazed cabinet with four-door
to present valuable products or books protected from dust.
Directoire style dining room
The Directoire style features sober lines and a specific diamond pattern. It developed a few years after the revolution, between the years 1795 and 1804, and covered about 10 years.
Louis Philippe style
Louis Philippe style sideboard
Glazed cabinet in Louis XVI style with an ogee upper cornice.
The Louis Philippe style bears the name of King Louis Philippe, whose reign lasted from 1830 to 1840. The curved shape describes this sober style, which is always trendy.
Art nouveau style
Copy of Emile Galle's table, known under the name "dragonflies".
This three-legged table is a copy of Emile Galle's model, which has 2 marquetry trays, 3 legs in the shape of dragonflies, bulging eyes, and long wings. The original piece is at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Belgium.
Nature, floral, and vegetal patterns are the sources of inspiration. Art Nouveau is a style that grew from the 1880s until the 1910s. There was a need for renewal at the dawn of a new century.
Many architects, master glassmakers, cabinetmakers, and ceramists had a keen interest in the modern style, which spread throughout Europe. Galle, Guimard, Lalique, Mackintosh, Majorelle, and Tiffany are personality names related to the Art Nouveau style. Several pieces are on display at the Musée d'Orsay, the Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy, and the Beaux-Arts in Brussels.
Art nouveau-style tripod.
