French Antiques
French Antiques posts cover furniture, mirrors, clocks and decorative objects from the Louis XIV period through the Belle Epoque. Articles look at the difference between a Louis XV bombe commode and a Louis XVI straight-leg version, the Empire pieces of the Napoleonic era, the gilt bronze ormolu mounts that distinguish high-end work, marble-topped consoles, bergere chairs and the rise of provincial styles from regions like Provence and Brittany. There are also notes on auction houses in Paris, the difference between Drouot and the high-end houses, and how to recognise twentieth-century reproductions.
