French Style Furniture
French Style furniture popular for it's functionality and beauty all around the globe. This style represented glamour and luxury as well as was the most renowned commercial style in Britain, from the year of about 1835 to 1880. As far as the medieval period, the style of Gothic architecture that originated in France influenced the craftsmen of furniture who made solid oak pieces that were painted or decorated heavily with hand carvings. The Gothic cathedral ornamentation inspired the motifs of the furniture, especially the linen fold, the trefoil or the pointed arch.The Gothic-period behind French furniture was highly functional and cosier furniture that was earlier found just in the ecclesiastical environment took a step in the secular world in the 14th century. The Gothic style leads to the Renaissance by 1500 and the Italian influence turned to be prominent. Under the first Renaissance king of France, Francis I, the furniture was significantly inspired by Italy. The craftsmen in France under Henry II formed their own schools and the Italian models were modified with grace and characteristic of French taste. It resulted in the first true, Henry II style, the original style of French Renaissance. This is even the first in the long series of French style furniture named after the kings ruling the country.Well, the French Renaissance even developed the beginnings of the country style furniture which popular yet today. This blends the ‘country’ substances of rural life with fancy design work of urban life. After the style of the Louis XIII Renaissance, it comes the Baroque era that introduced a royal, majestic décor style. Dignity, bold effects, grandeur, lavish and round lines with balanced and symmetrical ornamental works marked the French furniture. Heavy upholstered was functional as well as a decorative addition to the style of that time. However, just as the Baroque style, Rococo era (1720 – 1755) furniture is popular for its splendid decorations and curvaceous outlines. This furniture is lighter and even avoids symmetry. It made an introduction to more delicate items and the craftsmen frequently used to hid secret compartments within their work.
The Louis XV style properly began in about 1750 that displayed a high level of technical curves. However, the Louis XVI furniture under the influence of Marie Antoinette displayed a return to simple lines and more intricate and restrained ornament with exquisite painting and marquetry.The French Revolution came in 1789 and the arts for a time weakened. The Directoire style on the basis of Pompeian and Roman elements was an attempted come back to the antiquity models. However, the style was a type of artificial as it didn’t result from the natural transition. The period of the Empire was the end of the historic French furniture styles. The Empire style was based greatly on the Imperial Roman. They were formal, cold as well as heavy. These pieces weren’t cosily splendid as the ones of Louis XIV era. Makers of furniture broke away from the flowing, rounded silhouettes of the earlier French styles and started to make pieces in simple forms with sharp edges and straight lines. However, the best modern French furniture is Art Deco that made its debut in 1920’s. The main features were fluidity and symmetry. This employed various forms of the Art Nouveau, its forerunner.La Maison Chic adores the history behind what today has established our company in to one of the top companies specialising in French style furniture which has true history behind every product we design carefully designing our products in keeping with their heritage history. Browse our beautifully crafted french style furniture below.
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Abrielle French Style Gold Single Door Armoire Wardrobe
£899.00 -
Abrielle French Style White Single Door Armoire Wardrobe
£899.00 - New
Acacia Anaïs Wooden Table With Drawer
£449.00 - New
Accent Ravelle Blanche Rustic Wooden Side Table
£164.99 -
Accent Ravelle Rustic Wooden Side Table
£164.99 -
Adile Distressed Off White Large Sideboard
£1,263.00 -
Aged Dauphine Ivory French Style Bedside Table
£219.99 -
Aged French Distressed Cream Sideboard
£1,199.00 -
Aged French Style Distressed Sideboard
£1,149.00 -
Aged French Style Rustic Wooden Sideboard Buffet
£1,375.00 -
Ambroise Large Breakfront Distressed Painted Grey Dresser Bookcase
£1,899.00 -
Amelie French White Single Door Armoire
£619.99 -
Amelina French Style White Single Door White Armoire
£529.99 - Sale
Anaya Ornate 2 Door Wooden Cupboard
Original price was: £949.00.£499.00Current price is: £499.00. -
Annette French Style Off White Rococo Carved Open Bookcase
£1,049.00 -
Aurelia Carved French Style Large Grey Dresser
£1,892.00 -
Aurelia Carved French Style Large Vintage Cream Dresser
£2,199.00 -
Barbefleu French Style 3 Drawer Chest
£546.00 -
Black Caricia Wooden 3 Door Contemporary Sideboard
£1,399.00 -
Bone Inlay Flower Pattern Stool
£346.50 - New
Carlotta Rustic Breakfront Sideboard With Mirrored Doors
£1,199.00 - Sale
Celina Deco Grey Velvet Upholstered Dressing Table with Marble Effect Top
Original price was: £299.99.£219.99Current price is: £219.99. - Sale
Celina Deco Pink Velvet Upholstered Dressing Table with Marble Effect Top
Original price was: £299.99.£219.99Current price is: £219.99. -
Coletta Occasional Chair
£484.00