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Vintage French Country Louis XV Walnut Pair Arm Chairs | 
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| Brand: EuroLux Antiques French Antique Vintage Furniture
Category: Single Detail Page Misc
Buy Used: $1,517.00
Shipping Weight (lbs): 56
Dimensions (in): 30.5 x 26.5 x 37
MPN: 9-273B-0
ASIN: B001FQ25Q0
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Shows normal wear to finish and fabric is worn on arms and dusty due to age and use. This is the beautiful pair of Arm Chairs for which you've been searching!
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| • | This is the beautiful pair of Arm Chairs for which you've been searching! | | • | Age (approx.): 1950 |
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Product Description
BR/BR/ Item #: 9-273B-0 BR/BR/ Object: Arm Chairs BR/BR/ Origin: France BR/BR/ Style: Louis XV BR/BR/ LOUIS XV AND THE ROCOCO REVIVAL STYLE BR/BR/ The nephew of Napoleon, Napoleon III (1852 1870), Emperor of the Second Empire, has the unusual distinction of being both the last monarch of France and the first President of the French Republic. Napoleon III married the beautiful Spanish Countess, Eugenie de Montijo, whose aristocratic extravagance in dress and jewels reflected her ornate personal taste in furniture and decorative arts, and influenced French furniture makers to reach back to the designs from the glorious court of Louis XV (1715 1774) at Versailles for inspiration, creating the Rococo Revival style. BR/BR/ The extreme level of exuberant extravagance that blossomed under the reign of Louis XV and his favorite mistress, Madame du Pompadour, is known as the Rococo style. The word Rococo is thought to be a combination of the French rocaille, or shell, and the Italian barocco, or Baroque style. The rounded extravagance of the Rococo Revival style, enormously popular in the 19th century, was based on the original 18th century style. Hallmarks of this style, also known as the Louis XV style, include detailed carvings of birds, flowers (especially roses) and leaves, fruit, and shells. Furniture overflowed with massive carvings and grandiose S and C curves. The cabriole leg, which means a knee leg with concave rounded ankle, was very popular and is also a trademark of the Louis XV style. Rosewood and walnut were popularly used in the Rococo Revival style, along with a great interest in white marble for vanities, nightstands, and parlor tables. BR/BR/ As the middle class rose in status and wealth with the advent of the Industrial Revolution in
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