French Regency Furniture
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Asymmetrical design with curved lines and corners became a characteristic feature. The style draws ornamentation from the natural world: acanthus leaves, palm fronds, water leaves, and floral motifs. Check out our french regency furniture selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our living room furniture shops.
French Furniture Styles Regence Style, 1700-1730: Regence is best understood not as a style, but as a state of mind. It marked a turn toward intimacy, comfort, distraction and pleasure. Regence is a transitional style that resulted in greater comfort, and forms more elegant and agreeable to the eye.
Lines had a new fluidity whilst retaining their symmetry. Charles Cressent, the master. Regent-style furniture first appeared in Paris.
The main reason why it was called Regent-style furniture was that Louis XV was still young during that period. It was his cousin Philip II, Duke of Regent Orleans, who took care of the government Therefore, the style inherited by the furniture produced during that period is called the style of the Regency period. This style continued until about.
By style Show/Hide By period Show/Hide By region Show/Hide French-antiques French Regency Regency style objects and furniture During the Regency period (1700-1730), furniture became more refined and initmate, less ostentatious. Régence style, transition in the decorative arts from the massive rectilinear forms of Louis XIV furniture to those prefiguring the Rococo style of Louis XV. The style encompasses about the first 30 years of the 18th century, when Philippe II, duc d'Orléans, was regent of France.
The restraint arrived at during this period resulted from a strong reaction against the pomposity of the court. There was a lot of restraint during the French Regence period in reaction to the court's pomposity during Louis XIV's reign. French architects focused on creating more intimate petit salons than ceremonial, formal, state apartments.
During that time, the furniture became more graceful and movable, showcasing the period's impeccable craftsmanship.