http://frenchstyleauthority.com Your Guide To French Style - French Fashion, Style, Furniture, Paint Finishes And Interior Design Ideas Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:16:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://frenchstyleauthority.com/archives/louis-xvi-table http://frenchstyleauthority.com/archives/louis-xvi-table#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:04:33 +0000 Admin http://frenchstyleauthority.com/?p=1178 Louis XVI architecture and furniture design was a reflection of Greek and Roman Designs found in the ruins of Pompeii.  The style is a straighter, less ornate furniture design than the Louis XV. You will find the chair backs are usually oval, rectangular or shield form.  The curved cabriole legs that were once popular in Louis XV, were then replaced with straight legs and fluted imitating the columns of Rome. (Read More.....)

]]> Louis XVI architecture and furniture design was a reflection of Greek and Roman Designs found in the ruins of Pompeii.  The style is a straighter, less ornate furniture design than the Louis XV. You will find the chair backs are usually oval, rectangular or shield form.  The curved cabriole legs that were once popular in Louis XV, were then replaced with straight legs and fluted imitating the columns of Rome. (Read More.....)

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