Pair of Louis XIV Style Stools, circa 1880
Pair of natural wood stools with four baluster legs very finely carved with acanthus leaves, arabesques and gadroons joined by a spacer.
About 1880
H 50 cm W 62 cm D 52 cm
The Louis XIV style is a style of furnishing covering more or less the period of the reign of Louis XIV (1661 to 1715) and taken up again at the end of the XIXth Century under Napoleon III.
This style is characterized by the majesty and richness of its furniture. It is during this period that the marquetry technique called "Boulle marquetry" was developed.
The furniture is increasingly luxurious, but unlike previous styles, it is almost no longer inspired by architecture. There are two types of furniture: ceremonial furniture richly decorated with veneers and inlays (André-Charles Boulle), gilded solid wood and bourgeois furniture in solid wood.
The style is characterized above all by its absolute symmetry and a significant dimension and
ostentatious. Italian and ancient inspiration (victorious, graceful Rome, Julius Caesar, etc.).
The panels have a characteristic style. They can be notched at the four corners, at the two upper corners and arched or even "arched with projections". The feet are in balusters or consoles. The spacers go from the H shape to the X6 shape. Marquetry experiences a significant boom with Boulle marquetry.