Louis XV

The Louis XV chair and its relatives: the guide to Louis XV furniture and the bergère and fauteuil.

Black lacquered commode with two drawers, a marble top, tall curved legs and gilt-bronze mounts framing painted Chinese figure scenes

Louis XV Furniture: A Guide to the Style, Its Forms and How to Recognize It

FurnitureGilded beechwood bergère with closed, upholstered sides and a loose seat cushion, covered in pale silk with a Chinese-style scene, in front of painted wall panelling

Bergère Chair and Fauteuil: How to Tell the Two French Armchairs Apart

Chairs & Armchairs
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French Art Deco furniture and decoration in Ruhlmann's small salon, 1925 colour plate: pale panelled walls edged in gilt, a tiered crystal chandelier, a gilded relief above a mirror, a dark desk with a slatted lid, a cream armchair and a round painted panel of birds before the fireplace

French Art Deco Furniture: Ruhlmann’s Pavilion at the 1925 Paris Exposition

Art Nouveau & Art DecoBaroque furniture: a tall state bed hung with blue silk damask, with a deep fringed canopy and curtains, shown in a dark museum gallery beside an upholstered armchair

Baroque Furniture: The Roman Baroque Bed

Baroque & RococoDark wooden cabinet with asymmetrical stepped shelves and small open compartments above, gold and red carved panels in the lower doors and a pierced brass grille at the centre

Japonisme: How Japanese Art and Design Reshaped Western Interiors

Asian · Japanese