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Revolution had begun in 1789, the Japanese influence was popular. Adam Weisweiler made commodes with Chinese and Japanese decoration made with oak and ebony, coated with Japanese lacquer and varnished, and richly decorated with gilded bronze.
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was a type of commode with doors on the front, which, like commodes, had a marble top and a highly decorated face, and was designed to display decorative objects, either porcelain or candlesticks or clocks. Some variations had a central cupboard with a door, and shelves on either side for displaying
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British custom of having a round dining room table permanently positioned in the center of a dining room, gradually took hold in France. These tables often had casters on the legs, so they could be moved more easily, and had an extra two
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went even further and designed a commode with no legs, which was simply placed on a wooden base, the version that became common in the 19th century. Later commodes often took a half-moon form, and had less decoration and ornament; their beauty came from the quality of the mahogany employed for the
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who created the wooden wall panelling. It was decorated only on the front and sides. The top was made of marble or other stone, and was either rectangular of half-moon shaped. It usual had four feet, joined together an X-shaped or H-shaped brace for stability. The central point of the brace under
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In the reign of Louis XVIII, nobles often received visitors while in bed. The official waking-up of the King was a formal ceremony, could be attended by anyone in the palace. and nobles often received visitors while they were in bed. In the bedchambers of the King and Queen, the bed was behind a
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to completely redo the
Cabinet of the Queen. He covered the walls with white satin embroidered with flowers, arabesques and medallions. In 1783, she decided to renew the decor once again, this time with wood panels sculpted and painted white, decorated with gilded neoclassical frames and designs,
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made a small oval table with drawers that folded out in around 1780, It was crafted of oak, rosewood, sycamore, boxwood and ebony, ornamented with guilder bronze and extremely fine marquetry in delicate floral patterns made of different colored woods. There were also tables for the popular salon
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caused the dispersal of the royal furniture; most of the owners went to the guillotine, or fled into exile. Their furniture confiscated and was sold by the successive governments in enormous lots, with the proceeds helping the finance the long wars of the period. The furnishings of the Palace of
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and included a commode, a corner table and a secretary inlaid with cedar wood, amarante, and medallions of gilded bronze. It also included a sofa with a gilded frame placed in a niche surrounded by mirrors, and facing the window. This room, with its combination of comfort, intimacy and luxury, is
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or broken stick pattern. Neoclassic themes appeared especially in the gilded bronze decoration; it commonly featured gilded bronze masks of Apollo or
Mercury, gilded bronze drawer handles in the form of garlands of leaves or drapery, and a frieze in a geometric pattern around the top. Another
565:, or office chair. A set was made by Henri Jacob, brother of Georges Jacob, in about 1785, made of carved walnut, cane and lester. The seat was mounted on a circular platform, and could turn around, the first recorded swivel chair. In 1790 Henri Jacob produced a series of drawings of fanciful "
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The marquetry decoration of commodes usually featured trophies or designs representing of love or music, flowers, and sometimes, in the passion for exotic themes, Chinese or
Japanese objects. They began to have panels attached which were varnished to appear like Japanese lacquer.
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put their names under the crossbeam of bureaus or under the marble tops of consoles. Many of the marks today are difficult to read, and counterfeit marks were not unknown, since they could greatly increase the value of the furniture.
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Versaille was auctioned off between Sunday, August 25, 1793 until 11 August 1794, and were widely scattered. Many of the buyers were
British, and some of the finest items went to the British royal family and to the
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Germany, though many of his clients were in Paris. He became particularly famous for his elaborate desks, which frequently had mechanical folding features.
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the console often had a pedestal, where pieces of fine porcelain could be displayed. Some smaller consoles had only a single foot, decorated with carved garlands of flowers.
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including sphinxes and tripods, given lightness by bouquets of flowers. The fireplace, made of dark red stone, was ornamented with gilded bronze
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or day bed, was midway between a bed and a sofa, with an upholstered chevet or headboard at one end attached to a long cushion with six legs.
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were German or of German descent, which gave them a common language with Marie-Antoinette. The most prominent figures under Louis XVI were
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vases or other objects. The commodes at the end of the reign often had friezes of stylized palm leaves abad other vegetal designs.
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of the royal household in 1774. His main rival was
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16:Furniture associated with King Louis XVI of France
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429:The body of the furniture, the part crafted by
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711:(1787), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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1284:Bed of Marie-Antoinette at the
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324:Craftsmen, merchants, designers
1781:Wiegandt, Claude-Paul (1995),
1767:(in French), Paris: Gisserot,
1165:Musee Nissim de Camondo, Paris
910:Bonheur-du-Jour attributed to
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401:, gradually becoming known as
82:on May 10, 1774, his grandson
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858:(1774–80) Metropolitan Museum
1785:(in French), Paris: Massin,
1763:Renault, Christophe (2006),
1738:Histoire des arts décoratifs
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1318:Bed of Marie Antoinette at
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1344:Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené
1324:Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené
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709:Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené
690:Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené
674:Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené
556:Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené
527:, and, the most popular,
494:Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené
488:, furnisher to the Royal
452:The decorative woods for
298:Museum of Decorative Arts
2486:Richardsonian Romanesque
2088:Germany, Austria-Hungary
1998:Spanish Colonial Revival
1181:Waddesdon Manor, England
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640:by Louis Delanois (1787)
332:Workshop and tools of a
105:The transition from the
2394:Serbo-Byzantine Revival
2356:Russian Empire and USSR
2279:National Romantic style
2205:Black-and-white Revival
1745:Ducher, Robert (1988),
1440:Neoclassicism in France
1403:Pierre-Philippe Thomire
1320:Palace of Fontainebleau
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2441:Dutch Colonial Revival
2161:Indo-Saracenic Revival
1240:lit en chair Ă prĂŞcher
1142:Writing table made by
1128:Carnegie Museum of Art
914:, Palace of Versailles
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245:A majority of the top
221:Louis XVI room in the
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2315:Soft Portuguese style
2258:Traditionalist School
1077:Secretaire en cabinet
1073:Secretaire an armoire
1058:furniture of Louis XV
920:Commodes and cabinets
537:Ă chapeau du gendarme
377:gilded the ornaments.
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316:in New York; and the
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2517:History of furniture
2426:American Renaissance
2368:Neoclassical Revival
2069:Louis Philippe style
1271:Palace of Versailles
1269:Bed of the Dauphin,
723:"Etruscan" Chair by
707:for card playing by
207:Palace of Versailles
131:, who made the fine
44:Palace of Versailles
2491:Territorial Revival
2074:Second Empire style
1946:Renaissance Revival
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1446:Notes and citations
1425:Louis XIV furniture
1388:Jean-Henri Riesener
1383:Jean-François Leleu
1193:Drop-front desk by
1179:Jean-Henri Riesener
1177:Drop-front desk by
1163:Jean-Francois Leleu
1161:Drop-front desk by
1144:Jean-Henri Riesener
1092:Catherine the Great
1084:Jean-Francois Leleu
1066:Jean-Henri Riesener
1032:Jean-Henri Riesener
1001:Jean-Henri Riesener
969:Jean-François Leleu
912:Jean-Henri Riesener
777:, rosewood, tinted
607:Chapeau de Gendarme
314:Metropolitan Museum
259:Jean-François Leleu
251:Jean Henri Riesener
153:Jean Henri Riesener
123:Madame de Pompadour
68:Jean-François Leleu
56:Jean-Henri Riesener
32:Louis XVI furniture
23:Drop-front desk by
2191:Romanesque Revival
2181:Queen Anne Revival
2003:Swiss chalet style
1973:Romanesque Revival
1722:, pp. 242–43.
1430:Louis XV furniture
1304:Lit Ă la polonaise
1251:Lit Ă la polonaise
811:. The German-born
794:tables de toilette
767:Louis XV furniture
525:en anse de pannier
395:marchands-merciers
369:Fondeurs-ciseleurs
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306:Wallace Collection
294:Wallace Collection
255:ébéniste ordinaire
158:Wallace Collection
78:With the death of
29:
2499:
2498:
2431:Collegiate Gothic
2289:Nordic Classicism
2221:Mycenaean Revival
2196:Scottish Baronial
2146:Edwardian Baroque
2141:Bristol Byzantine
2110:Nazi architecture
1907:French Provincial
1774:978-2-877-4746-58
1707:, pp. 78–79.
1671:, pp. 86–87.
1620:, pp. 90–91.
1368:Charles Delafosse
1358:Guillaume Beneman
1288:, Versailles, by
1062:bureau Ă cylinder
999:Early Commode by
688:Folding stool by
587:Aubusson tapestry
563:Fauteul de Bureau
338:André Jacob Roubo
289:French Revolution
2549:
2537:Marie Antoinette
2532:French furniture
2481:Queen Anne style
2436:Colonial Revival
2347:Romanian Revival
2267:Nordic countries
2156:Georgian Revival
2151:Egyptian Revival
2059:Directoire style
2034:Louis XIII style
1902:Egyptian Revival
1897:Carpenter Gothic
1841:
1834:
1827:
1818:
1817:
1813:
1795:
1777:
1759:
1741:
1723:
1717:
1708:
1702:
1696:
1690:
1684:
1678:
1672:
1666:
1660:
1654:
1645:
1639:
1633:
1627:
1621:
1615:
1609:
1603:
1594:
1588:
1579:
1573:
1567:
1561:
1555:
1549:
1543:
1537:
1528:
1522:
1513:
1507:
1501:
1495:
1489:
1483:
1474:
1468:
1462:
1456:
1373:Pierre Gouthière
1335:
1315:
1300:
1281:
1266:
1190:
1174:
1158:
1139:
1122:Rolltop desk by
1119:
1108:Jean-Henri Oeben
1106:Rolltop desk by
1103:
1043:
1027:
1012:
996:
939:Sevres porcelain
907:
895:
883:
867:
851:
839:
781:, and ash wood.
771:Console-Desserte
740:
720:
701:
685:
669:
649:
633:
618:
598:
582:
571:French Directory
480:Chairs and sofas
470:bois d,amaranthe
466:bois de violette
381:Peintres-doreurs
375:Fondeurs-Doreurs
320:in Los Angeles.
312:in London; the
233:
218:
203:Marie-Antoinette
195:
180:
92:Marie-Antoinette
52:Tuileries Palace
40:Marie Antoinette
2557:
2556:
2552:
2551:
2550:
2548:
2547:
2546:
2522:Interior design
2502:
2501:
2500:
2495:
2466:Mission Revival
2414:
2398:
2382:
2373:Russian Revival
2351:
2335:
2319:
2293:
2284:Gustavian style
2262:
2246:
2237:Stile Umbertino
2225:
2209:
2124:
2083:
2049:Louis XVI style
2039:Louis XIV style
2012:
1931:Moorish Revival
1882:Baroque Revival
1877:Arts and Crafts
1855:
1845:
1811:
1793:
1775:
1757:
1732:
1727:
1726:
1718:
1711:
1703:
1699:
1691:
1687:
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1582:
1574:
1570:
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1538:
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1523:
1516:
1508:
1504:
1496:
1492:
1484:
1477:
1469:
1465:
1457:
1453:
1448:
1420:Louis XVI style
1416:
1408:Adam Weisweiler
1354:
1347:
1336:
1327:
1316:
1307:
1301:
1292:
1282:
1273:
1267:
1205:
1198:
1195:Adam Weisweiler
1191:
1182:
1175:
1166:
1159:
1150:
1148:Waddesdon Manor
1140:
1131:
1130:, Pittsburg USA
1120:
1111:
1104:
1054:
1047:
1044:
1035:
1028:
1019:
1013:
1004:
997:
922:
915:
908:
899:
896:
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884:
875:
868:
859:
852:
843:
840:
828:Bonheur-du-jour
755:
748:
741:
732:
721:
712:
705:Chaise Voyeause
702:
693:
686:
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670:
661:
650:
641:
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625:
619:
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583:
541:policeman's hat
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304:in Paris; the
271:Adam Weisweiler
241:
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140:Marie Leczinska
76:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2555:
2545:
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2534:
2529:
2524:
2519:
2514:
2497:
2496:
2494:
2493:
2488:
2483:
2478:
2473:
2471:Pueblo Revival
2468:
2463:
2458:
2453:
2448:
2443:
2438:
2433:
2428:
2422:
2420:
2416:
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2331:Zakopane Style
2327:
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2299:
2295:
2294:
2292:
2291:
2286:
2281:
2276:
2270:
2268:
2264:
2263:
2261:
2260:
2254:
2252:
2248:
2247:
2245:
2244:
2239:
2233:
2231:
2227:
2226:
2224:
2223:
2217:
2215:
2211:
2210:
2208:
2207:
2198:
2193:
2188:
2183:
2178:
2173:
2168:
2167:
2166:
2158:
2153:
2148:
2143:
2138:
2132:
2130:
2126:
2125:
2123:
2122:
2117:
2112:
2107:
2102:
2097:
2091:
2089:
2085:
2084:
2082:
2081:
2076:
2071:
2066:
2061:
2056:
2051:
2046:
2044:Louis XV style
2041:
2036:
2031:
2029:Henry IV style
2026:
2024:Henry II style
2020:
2018:
2014:
2013:
2011:
2010:
2005:
2000:
1995:
1994:
1993:
1991:North American
1988:
1983:
1977:Second Empire
1975:
1970:
1968:Rococo Revival
1965:
1964:
1963:
1958:
1953:
1943:
1938:
1933:
1928:
1923:
1914:
1912:Gothic Revival
1909:
1904:
1899:
1894:
1889:
1884:
1879:
1874:
1869:
1863:
1861:
1857:
1856:
1844:
1843:
1836:
1829:
1821:
1815:
1814:
1809:
1796:
1791:
1778:
1773:
1760:
1755:
1742:
1731:
1728:
1725:
1724:
1720:Lovreglio 2006
1709:
1705:Lovreglio 2006
1697:
1685:
1673:
1661:
1646:
1644:, p. 264.
1642:Lovreglio 2006
1634:
1622:
1610:
1595:
1580:
1568:
1556:
1552:Lovreglio 2006
1544:
1529:
1514:
1502:
1490:
1488:, p. 260.
1486:Lovreglio 2006
1475:
1463:
1459:Lovreglio 2006
1450:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1443:
1442:
1437:
1432:
1427:
1422:
1415:
1412:
1411:
1410:
1405:
1400:
1395:
1393:David Roentgen
1390:
1385:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1365:
1360:
1353:
1350:
1349:
1348:
1337:
1330:
1328:
1317:
1310:
1308:
1302:
1295:
1293:
1283:
1276:
1274:
1268:
1261:
1215:, or sky. The
1204:
1201:
1200:
1199:
1192:
1185:
1183:
1176:
1169:
1167:
1160:
1153:
1151:
1141:
1134:
1132:
1124:David Roentgen
1121:
1114:
1112:
1105:
1098:
1088:David Roentgen
1053:
1050:
1049:
1048:
1045:
1038:
1036:
1029:
1022:
1020:
1016:David Roentgen
1014:
1007:
1005:
998:
991:
954:meuble d'appui
921:
918:
917:
916:
909:
902:
900:
897:
890:
888:
885:
878:
876:
872:David Roentgen
870:Game table by
869:
862:
860:
856:David Roentgen
854:Oval table by
853:
846:
844:
841:
834:
816:David Roentgen
754:
751:
750:
749:
742:
735:
733:
727:(1787) at the
722:
715:
713:
703:
696:
694:
687:
680:
678:
671:
664:
662:
651:
644:
642:
635:
628:
626:
620:
613:
611:
600:
593:
591:
584:
577:
552:chaise voyeuse
481:
478:
458:Bois des Indes
426:
423:
391:
390:
384:
378:
372:
366:
360:
325:
322:
282:David Roentgen
243:
242:
235:
228:
226:
220:
213:
211:
197:
190:
188:
182:
175:
88:King of France
75:
72:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2554:
2543:
2540:
2538:
2535:
2533:
2530:
2528:
2525:
2523:
2520:
2518:
2515:
2513:
2510:
2509:
2507:
2492:
2489:
2487:
2484:
2482:
2479:
2477:
2474:
2472:
2469:
2467:
2464:
2462:
2459:
2457:
2454:
2452:
2449:
2447:
2446:Federal style
2444:
2442:
2439:
2437:
2434:
2432:
2429:
2427:
2424:
2423:
2421:
2419:United States
2417:
2411:
2408:
2407:
2405:
2401:
2395:
2392:
2391:
2389:
2385:
2379:
2376:
2374:
2371:
2369:
2366:
2364:
2363:Neo-Byzantine
2361:
2360:
2358:
2354:
2348:
2345:
2344:
2342:
2338:
2332:
2329:
2328:
2326:
2322:
2316:
2313:
2311:
2308:
2306:
2305:Neo-Manueline
2303:
2302:
2300:
2296:
2290:
2287:
2285:
2282:
2280:
2277:
2275:
2272:
2271:
2269:
2265:
2259:
2256:
2255:
2253:
2249:
2243:
2240:
2238:
2235:
2234:
2232:
2228:
2222:
2219:
2218:
2216:
2212:
2206:
2202:
2201:Tudor Revival
2199:
2197:
2194:
2192:
2189:
2187:
2184:
2182:
2179:
2177:
2176:Neo-Palladian
2174:
2172:
2169:
2165:British India
2164:
2163:
2162:
2159:
2157:
2154:
2152:
2149:
2147:
2144:
2142:
2139:
2137:
2134:
2133:
2131:
2129:Great Britain
2127:
2121:
2120:Rundbogenstil
2118:
2116:
2113:
2111:
2108:
2106:
2103:
2101:
2098:
2096:
2093:
2092:
2090:
2086:
2080:
2077:
2075:
2072:
2070:
2067:
2065:
2062:
2060:
2057:
2055:
2054:Neoclassicism
2052:
2050:
2047:
2045:
2042:
2040:
2037:
2035:
2032:
2030:
2027:
2025:
2022:
2021:
2019:
2015:
2009:
2006:
2004:
2001:
1999:
1996:
1992:
1989:
1987:
1984:
1982:
1979:
1978:
1976:
1974:
1971:
1969:
1966:
1962:
1961:Palazzo style
1959:
1957:
1954:
1952:
1949:
1948:
1947:
1944:
1942:
1941:New Classical
1939:
1937:
1934:
1932:
1929:
1927:
1926:Mayan Revival
1924:
1922:
1918:
1917:Greek Revival
1915:
1913:
1910:
1908:
1905:
1903:
1900:
1898:
1895:
1893:
1892:Neo-Byzantine
1890:
1888:
1885:
1883:
1880:
1878:
1875:
1873:
1870:
1868:
1865:
1864:
1862:
1860:International
1858:
1853:
1849:
1842:
1837:
1835:
1830:
1828:
1823:
1822:
1819:
1812:
1810:2-84902-079-6
1806:
1802:
1797:
1794:
1792:2-7072-0281-9
1788:
1784:
1779:
1776:
1770:
1766:
1761:
1758:
1756:2-08-011539-1
1752:
1748:
1743:
1739:
1734:
1733:
1721:
1716:
1714:
1706:
1701:
1695:, p. 84.
1694:
1693:Wiegandt 1995
1689:
1683:, p. 81.
1682:
1681:Wiegandt 1995
1677:
1670:
1669:Wiegandt 1995
1665:
1659:, p. 78.
1658:
1657:Wiegandt 1995
1653:
1651:
1643:
1638:
1632:, p. 45.
1631:
1630:Wiegandt 1995
1626:
1619:
1618:Wiegandt 1995
1614:
1608:, p. 88.
1607:
1606:Wiegandt 1995
1602:
1600:
1593:, p. 74.
1592:
1591:Wiegandt 1995
1587:
1585:
1578:, p. 66.
1577:
1576:Wiegandt 1995
1572:
1566:, p. 67.
1565:
1564:Wiegandt 1995
1560:
1553:
1548:
1542:, p. 20.
1541:
1540:Wiegandt 1995
1536:
1534:
1527:, p. 18.
1526:
1525:Wiegandt 1995
1521:
1519:
1512:, p. 91.
1511:
1510:Wiegandt 1995
1506:
1500:, p. 14.
1499:
1498:Wiegandt 1995
1494:
1487:
1482:
1480:
1472:
1471:Wiegandt 1995
1467:
1460:
1455:
1451:
1441:
1438:
1436:
1433:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1423:
1421:
1418:
1417:
1409:
1406:
1404:
1401:
1399:
1396:
1394:
1391:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1378:Georges Jacob
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1363:Martin Carlin
1361:
1359:
1356:
1355:
1345:
1341:
1334:
1329:
1325:
1321:
1314:
1309:
1305:
1299:
1294:
1291:
1290:Georges Jacob
1287:
1286:Petit Trianon
1280:
1275:
1272:
1265:
1260:
1259:
1258:
1256:
1252:
1247:
1245:
1241:
1236:
1234:
1230:
1226:
1225:a la Duchesse
1222:
1218:
1214:
1209:
1196:
1189:
1184:
1180:
1173:
1168:
1164:
1157:
1152:
1149:
1145:
1138:
1133:
1129:
1125:
1118:
1113:
1109:
1102:
1097:
1096:
1095:
1093:
1089:
1085:
1080:
1078:
1074:
1069:
1067:
1063:
1059:
1042:
1037:
1033:
1026:
1021:
1017:
1011:
1006:
1002:
995:
990:
989:
988:
984:
982:
978:
977:bibliotheques
973:
970:
967:
963:
958:
955:
950:
946:
944:
943:Martin Carlin
940:
935:
931:
927:
913:
906:
901:
894:
889:
882:
877:
873:
866:
861:
857:
850:
845:
842:Console table
838:
833:
832:
831:
829:
824:
822:
817:
814:
810:
806:
801:
797:
795:
791:
787:
782:
780:
776:
772:
768:
763:
760:
746:
745:Georges Jacob
739:
734:
730:
729:Petit Trianon
726:
725:Georges Jacob
719:
714:
710:
706:
700:
695:
691:
684:
679:
675:
668:
663:
659:
658:Georges Jacob
655:
648:
643:
639:
632:
627:
624:
623:Georges Jacob
617:
612:
608:
604:
603:Georges Jacob
597:
592:
588:
581:
576:
575:
574:
572:
568:
564:
559:
557:
553:
548:
546:
542:
538:
534:
530:
526:
522:
518:
514:
510:
506:
501:
499:
495:
491:
487:
486:Georges Jacob
477:
475:
471:
467:
463:
459:
455:
450:
448:
444:
440:
436:
432:
422:
419:
415:
411:
406:
404:
400:
399:ornementistes
396:
388:
385:
382:
379:
376:
373:
370:
367:
364:
361:
358:
355:
354:
353:
350:
348:
339:
335:
330:
321:
319:
315:
311:
307:
303:
299:
295:
290:
285:
283:
280:
276:
272:
268:
267:Martin Carlin
264:
260:
256:
252:
248:
239:
238:Petit Trianon
236:Salon of the
232:
227:
224:
217:
212:
208:
204:
200:
194:
189:
185:
179:
174:
173:
172:
170:
166:
161:
159:
154:
150:
145:
144:Richard Mique
141:
136:
134:
130:
129:
124:
120:
116:
112:
108:
103:
101:
97:
93:
89:
85:
81:
71:
69:
65:
64:Martin Carlin
61:
60:Georges Jacob
57:
53:
49:
45:
41:
37:
36:neoclassicism
33:
26:
25:Martin Carlin
21:
2456:Jeffersonian
2274:Dragon style
2115:Resort style
2079:Belle Époque
2064:Empire style
1951:Châteauesque
1936:Neoclassical
1800:
1782:
1764:
1746:
1737:
1730:Bibliography
1700:
1688:
1676:
1664:
1637:
1625:
1613:
1571:
1559:
1547:
1505:
1493:
1473:, p. 9.
1466:
1454:
1435:Louis Quinze
1340:Lit de Repos
1339:
1250:
1248:
1243:
1239:
1237:
1232:
1228:
1224:
1220:
1216:
1212:
1210:
1206:
1081:
1076:
1072:
1070:
1061:
1055:
985:
980:
976:
974:
965:
961:
959:
953:
951:
947:
933:
929:
925:
923:
827:
825:
812:
808:
802:
798:
793:
789:
785:
783:
770:
764:
758:
756:
731:, Versailles
704:
672:Armchair by
653:
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2100:GrĂĽnderzeit
2095:Biedermeier
1872:Art Nouveau
1848:Historicism
1244:lit de jour
1030:Commode by
934:batons romp
930:a la greque
509:en raquette
403:décorateurs
184:Robert Adam
165:Robert Adam
160:in London.
115:Herculaneum
96:Louis XVIII
2512:French art
2506:Categories
2451:Greco Deco
2171:Jacobethan
2105:Jugendstil
2008:Vernacular
1956:Italianate
1887:Beaux-Arts
1852:Revivalism
1338:Daybed or
1255:Polish bed
786:menuisiers
759:menuisiers
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431:menuisiers
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387:Tapissiers
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2527:Louis XVI
2378:Stalinist
2136:Adamesque
962:a vantaux
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454:marquetry
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425:Materials
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100:Charles X
84:Louis XVI
2298:Portugal
1986:European
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1867:Art Deco
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1126:(1785),
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