Posts Tagged ‘italian styles’

18th Century French Furniture. Henry IV, Louis XIII and Louis XIV Styles

Monday, October 26th, 2009

France - Henry IV, Louis XIII and Louis XIV
French furniture of the draw leaf table carved seventeenth century falls roughly into two main periods. The earlier, covering the paw foot furniture reigns of Henry IV, Louis XIII and the charles dickens antique ceramic tiles first years of Louis XIV, was heavily [...]

English Renaissance Furniture

Monday, October 26th, 2009

England
The Middle Ages to the antique queen victoria ladies writing desk seven drawers Restoration
English furniture of the chinese famille verte baluster jar and a cover Middle Ages had little to recommend it either in style or in excellence of craftsmanship. Linenfold carving (see page 17) was one of a few exceptions. [...]

German Renaissance Furniture

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Germany
The Italian Renaissance influenced the upholstered open arm chair art, architecture and furniture of southern Germany far more swiftly than it did Germany north of the antique english buffet built circa 1750 river Main. The principal centre of art was Nuremberg and the french antiques dinning rooms with brass re, under [...]