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October 2003. Some of the most beautiful and refined furniture ever made, displaying the highest level of artistic and technical ability, was created in Paris during the eighteenth century. Much admired by an international clientele, it was used to furnish residences all over Europe and also influenced fashions of cabinetmaking outside France.
The ébénistes were responsible for veneered and marquetried case furniture such as tables, cabinets, and commodes or chests of drawers, one of the popular new types of furniture introduced during the eighteenth century.
Following new stylistic developments, the shape, outline, and decoration of seat furniture changed in the eighteenth century. During the late Baroque period, the chairs tended to be formal, with a high straight and rectangular back.
The 18th-century piece of furniture termed a gueridon was very different. It was a table, usually circular, quite small, and with a shelf or shelves between the legs. Frequently it was provided with a top of porcelaine de Sevres for tea and coffee cups, such as Carlin made a speciality.
25 wrz 2018 · The market for 18th-century French furniture has declined quite significantly in the past 10 to 15 years, which means it is a great time to buy. Although there has been what Strafford describes as a ‘sea change’ in taste, these remarkable pieces can work in modern interiors.
Experience the atmosphere of a great 18th-century royal or aristocratic residence in Paris or the provinces!
With works from the Roccoco to the Neoclassical era, see some of the highlights of the sale in this Sotheby’s video, to include tableware crafted by the greatest artisans of the era and tapestries inspired by the French Regency.
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