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French Marquetry Commodes Marble in Bombe Style

French Occasional Tables with Marble Tops

French Wooden Pedestals and  French Marble Stands

French Antique Center Table

French Antique Cupboards and Credenzas

French Louis XV End Tables

French Louis XV Side Tables

 French Louis XV Period, Bureau Plat Louis  XVI Desks

French Antique Desk Chair

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French Occasional Marble Table

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France began the 19th century with a strong leader. Fifteen years after the storm of the Bastille at the beginning of the French revolution (1789-1799) the First Empire was proclaimed in 1804 with Napoleon Bounaparte as the person who dominated France. During the Restauration (1814 - 30) and the July Monarchy (1830 - 48) the industrialization process established gas lightning, omnibus service and Paris' first railway. Baron Hussman renewed the look of Paris throughoutly and became known as "the creator of modern Paris" (* Britannica.com). His Projects continued under the Third Republic and involved many international exhibitions and important monuments like the Eifel Tower (1889).

Main Styles
The Empire and The Neo-Louis style were arguably the "real" styles of Paris in the 19th century. The Empire look was the de facto fashion for the whole Napoleonic era (1804 - 1815) and a very strong Louis influence was found throughout the last two thirds of the century.

  The Empire Style
From 1804 to 1815 the Napoleonic era's furniture reflected the supremacy and majesty of that time. French cabinet-makers were committed to the splendour of ancient Rome, which led to furniture that was heavier in its forms and literally as well. The style was generally more simplified and used clear rectangular forms. Beside that, there was an emphasis on little figures which were often used instead of supporting structures and on ornamental decorations. With "Voyage dans la Basse et Haute-Egypte," Vivant Denon was a major supporter for the use of Egyptian ornaments in furniture design of the First Empire. Although cabinet-makers reacted to many of the new influences that were caused by Napoleon's military conquests there is sufficient proof that the Classical style of ancient Rome and also the splendour of ancient Egypt were thought to best meet the character of the aspiring new empire. Worth mentioning is that Paris was definitely the most important and booming center for fine furniture, with over ten thousand workmen employed in the furniture industry

  The Neo-Louis Style
The Louis styles are found in French furniture design during the whole 19th century. Resembling the squiggling ornaments and rolling forms of the monarchical associated furniture between the Renaissance and the French revolution (1789 - 1799) the so called Neo-Louis style is a tribute to the preceding styles, primarily of Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI. Due to the progress of industrialization, these, sumptuary pieces became affordable for a much lager group of people in the course of the 19th century. For instance, furniture in the Rococo style (maybe the most famous Louis style ) was the first choice of middle class families that were settling in the new suburbs of Paris.

As mentioned before, the Louis styles and the Empire style were prevalent in France throughout the 19th century. Although the Empire style could more likely be found in the first third of of the century and the Louis styles were revived on a broad basis during the last two thirds of the century, the history of furniture during the 19th century is much more complicated. Due to the fact that the common taste was more and more dictated by the ascending middle class, several different styles coexisted at virtually any point in the course of the 19th century and a certain style did not necessarily correspond to a certain period of time. Moreover, it was customary to have different furniture styles mixed in one house. What is absolutely interesting is that a room's furniture style was not only dependent on its purpose but also on its primary user, especially whether the user was a man or a woman. The Rococo style, a part of the Louis styles, was considered to be feminine and was often used to furnish the drawing room or the boudoir whereas the gothic and renaissance style were held to be masculine and were a popular choice for the library, the study or the dining room. Since the Neo-Louis, Neo-Gothic, revived Renaissance style and Empire style which is widely influenced by ancient Rome and Greece are reproductions of past times, one might ask why French people furnished their rooms in fashions of preceding centuries. According to The History of Furniture by Ian Grant (et al.) "...there is strong evidence that the idea of reproducing the grandeur that surrounded the French monarchy originated in England rather than in France". Furthermore it is known that a group of people, among them English and French aristocrats and also King George IV of England, collected a large number of furniture pieces of the 17th and 18th century. As a rough answer, four evident reasons can be pointed out: the influence of England, the splendour of the aforementioned collections, the prevalent admiration for the old monarchy and the mass production enabled industry. All these four facts contributed to the popularity of styles from the preceding centuries. Concerning the Empire style, it must be seen in the context of the 'zeitgeist' during the Napoleonic era. Finally I would like to mention a trend at the end of the century which exaggerated and oversaturated the Louis styles. Especially at the lower end of the furniture market there was trend towards fussiness and spindleness which seems to have caused a new orientation in taste.