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Louis XVI style furniture

1754 - 1793

  Louis XV his grandson ascended to the throne as King Louis XVI in France. He was born in 1754 and executed in 1793.
The French Louis XVI style is associated with the Neoclassical style.
The Louis XVI style advocates simpler, less ornate furniture design. Straight lines and simplicity are the guiding principles of this period.
The most typical feature in the constructional details of Louis XVI furniture is the fluted leg and at the end is square box filled with a rosette.
The furniture is usually finished in natural wood with mahony the most commonly used.

 
 
           
Louis XVI sofa   French mirror in Louis XVI style   1769,porcelain gueridon   bureau Louis XVI   kingwood bureau  
 
             
mahogany bureau   tulipwood cylinder bureau   ebony side cabinet   lacquer secretary 18th century    

sofa Louis XVI style

 
Sofa, 1780
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mirror Louis XVI style

 
Mirror
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gueridon porcelain, 1769

 
Porcelain gueridon, 1769

bureau Louis XVI style

 
Bureau Louis XVI

bureau in kingwood

 
Kingwood bureau

bureau in mahonagy

 
Bureau in mahogany

cylinder bureau in tulipwood

 
Cylinder, tulipwood bureau

ebony side cabinet

 
Ebony side cabinet

lacquer secretary, 18th century

 
Lacquer secretary, 18th century
                   

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