French Renaissance Style Furniture
French renaissance style furnitureThe northern europeans were more concerned about their craftsmen spending time on armor and building fortresses than making furniture.
French renaissance style furniture. We invite you to share our passion for aesthetics language history and the french culture. French renaissance furniture of the mannerist type uses decoration that is more fluid more sinous than in italy with its characteristic features beign the arabesque shields scrolls half figures animal forms cartouch shell curved pediments and twisted columns. For sale on this astonishing century dressoir or sideboard was created in lyon during the height of the french renaissance and is the only one of three known. French heritage is a fashion forward furniture manufacturing company that excels in quality home furnishings as well as custom pieces for contract and residential design.
It combines the country elements of rural life with the fancier design work found in urban homes. Welcome to french metro antiques direct importers of fine french antique furniture and accessories. You will find the world s finest victorian and french furniture reproductions for your living dining bedroom and more. French heritage has joined the west end district a grouping of showrooms just outside of hpmkt proper.
Attractive french renaissance trunk cherubs maidens 1920 s walnut. After the louis xiii renaissance style we enter the baroque era corresponding to the long reign of louis xiv. Francis i renaissance sideboard in excellent condition for sale in new orleans la. Dining french henri ii style carved oak 1800s handsome.
The italians were so far ahead of northern europe with the renaissance and the influence it had on furniture. Antique dressoir sideboard french renaissance over 425 years old. It should be mentioned that initially only the decorative motifs were imported not the form of the furniture which will change much latter. The french renaissance furniture is characterized by the rapid adoption of the decorative models of antiquity under the influence of the italian artists who were already using them for some hundreds of years.
The french renaissance also produced the beginnings of a country style furniture that is still popular today. Comfort was all the rage in the 18th century and louis xv style was designed for the comfort and glorification of beautiful women. The period is regarded by many as the golden age of french furniture a period of grand creativity influenced by scandal and royal mistresses like madame de pompadour and madame du barry.