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  1. Dec 11, 2019 · Louis Philippe furniture characteristics include clean, rounded, gentle lines (doucine) and sparse adornment. Dark woods like mahogany, rosewood, walnut were the most popular materials. A focal point of Louis Philippe furniture is the color and grain of the woods used for constructing pieces.

  2. He designed and made new furniture for the Tuileries Palace when it became the new residence of Louis Philippe in the 1830s, including a cabinet for the concert room decorated with an incrustation of ebony, red seashell and gilded bronze sculptural decoration (see gallery).

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    Louis Philippe Furniture. 1830 - 1848. The Louis Philippe style in France followed the same general pattern as the furniture of the French Restoration but perhaps with more emphasis on comfort and a darkening of tone. Louis Philippe Chair, circa 1830.

  4. The Louis-Philippe is characterised by a calmly moving basic form with stylistic features such as volutes, oval shapes, mirrored veneers, lathe work and crowning rocaille carving. Similar to the Biedermeier style, the woods frequently used are cherry, walnut, ash, birch and mahogany.

  5. Materials and techniques: Dark woods became fashionable: mahogany, ebony and walnut. Brass fittings were rare. Marble tops were gray, black or white. Ornament: Moldings virtually disappeared; decorative motifs were few, due to machine-assisted production methods. Source: French Furniture by Sylvie Chadenet. Back to Knowledge Center.

  6. If the Louis Philippe style extends a certain classicism inherited from the Restoration style concerning its sober lines, the furniture becomes however more imposing. The chest of drawers with straight lines and with curved molding on the upper drawer is the main piece of furniture of the period.

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  8. The period represented by Le Garde-meuble illustrates French furniture styles in vogue during the reigns of Louis-Philippe (1830-1848) (fig. 1) and Napoleon III during the Second Empire (1850-1871), through to the Third Republic (1870-1940). This last period included the Belle Epoque and the Art Nouveau (1880-1914) and Art Deco (1918-1939 ...

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