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<body bgcolor="#fffef9" text="#503a1e" link="darkred" vlink="darkred" alink="maroon"> <h1>Daybreak Manor Antiques - links to antique dealers</h1>  <img src="../logos/daybreak-small-wheat-logo.gif" width="380" height="70" alt="antique dealers links"> <h1>Period French 18th century furniture</h1> <p>The Baroque period style in furniture came to an end With the death of Louis XIV in 1714. Louis XIV had been a flamboyant, forceful and powerful king, and the furniture of that period tended to reflect that. As with Baroque painting, grandeur of scale and overdecoration characterized the furniture. Decoration was heavy and the motifs numerous. Towards the end of his life, however, Louis XIV began to prefer a less formal style of decoration. When Louis XV became king in 1723, the simpler, lighter style seen in French painting (such as in the work of Antoine Watteau [1684-1721] ) was reflected in the furniture produced. Watteau had rebelled against the formal and heroic classicism of the Baroque period. Furniture likewise lost its ponderous, masculine nature and became lighter and more curvilinear. Whereas the 17th century had been dominated by Louis XIV's court (he had required all nobles to spend at least half a year at Versailles), the 18th century was dominated by the society of the townhouses in Paris, where wealthy women held court in salons full of artists, writers and philosophers. Louis XV and Louis XVI themselves were dominated by their women: Louis XV by his mistresses, Madame du Pompadour and Madame du Barry, and Louis XVI by his wife, Marie Antoinette. These three women had profound impact on style in French art. Typical characteristics of 18th century furniture are: graceful long, slender legs without the use of stretchers; predominant use of light colored woods; pastel colors; restrained used of carving and upholstery motifs; curving (bombe) surfaces on all sides; veneering and inlaying of light woods; and tapestry upholstery. Floral motifs were very popular as decoration both in the carving and in the inlay and upholstery work: sprays, tied bouquets, acanthus leaves and garlands. Under Louis XVI towards the end of the century, with the influence of Classical art, the curves gradually disappeared in favor of columnar legs, heavier classical ornament and some forms which were copies from antiquity. The same woods were used, and, despite the use of classical motifs, the furniture retained the lightness of the Roccoco. </p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#cfb887" align="center" width="90%"> <tr> <td width="20" height="20"><img src="../logos/Kneecfb887UL.gif" width="20" height="20"></td> <td> </td> <td width="19" height="20"><img src="../logos/Kneecfb887UR.gif" width="20" height="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20"> </td> <td bgcolor="tan"> <h2><font face="Arial" color="maroon">websites for antique dealers</font></h2> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20"> </td> <td><font size="2" face="verdana">antique website design for dealers and collectors</font></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20"> </td> <td> <font size="2" face="Verdana"><a href="mailto:metaphor@optonline.net" style="text-decoration:none">Antique Website Company</a></font> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20"> </td> <td><font size="2" face="Verdana"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.antiquewebsitecompany.com" style="text-decoration:none">www.antiquewebsitecompany.com</a></font></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20" height="20"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20"> </td> <td bgcolor="tan"> <h2><font face="Arial" color="maroon">GUND Cartoon Puppet molds</font></h2> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20"> </td> <td><font size="2" face="verdana">Rare GUND puppet and doll molds. Disney, Harvey Famous, King Features.</font></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20"> </td> <td> <font size="2" face="Verdana"><a href="mailto:metaphor@optonline.net" style="text-decoration:none">Marc Ehrenkrantz</a></font> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20"> </td> <td><font size="2" face="Verdana"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cartoonpuppets.com" style="text-decoration:none">www.cartoonpuppets.com</a></font></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20" height="20"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20"> </td> <td bgcolor="tan"> <h2><font face="Arial" color="maroon">Locati Antiques Silver & Furniture</font></h2> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20"> </td> <td><font size="2" face="verdana">Colonial silver and furniture. Many eras and styles.</font></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20"> </td> <td> <font size="2" face="Verdana"><a href="mailto:michael@locatiantiques.com" style="text-decoration:none">Michael Locati</a></font> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20"> </td> <td><font size="2" face="Verdana"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.locatiantiques.com" style="text-decoration:none">http://www.LocatiAntiques.com</a></font></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20" height="20"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20"> </td> <td bgcolor="Tan"> <h2><font face="Arial" color="maroon">Wilson Folk Art windmill weights & weathervanes</font></h2> </td> <td > </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20"> </td> <td><font size="2" face="verdana">Windmill weights, weathervanes, cast iron doorstops, whirligigs and patriotic items are our passion. </font></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20"> </td> <td> <font size="2" face="Verdana"><a href="mailto:charles@wilsonfolkart.com" style="text-decoration:none">Charles Wilson</a></font> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20"> </td> <td><font size="2" face="Verdana"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.wilsonfolkart.com" style="text-decoration:none">www.WilsonFolkArt.com</a></font></td> <td > </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20" height="20"><img src="../logos/Kneecfb887LL.gif" width="20" height="20"></td> <td> </td> <td height="20"><img src="../logos/Kneecfb887LR.gif" width="20" height="20"></td> </tr> </table> <table width="0%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center"> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.daybreakmanorantiques.com" target="_top">catalog</a></td> <td><a href="http://www.daybreakmanorantiques/priceguide-page/Antiques-Priceguide.html" target="_top">price guide</a></td> <td><a href="http://www.daybreakmanorantiques/dealers-page/Antique-Dealers.html" target="_top">locate antique dealers</a></td> <td><a href="http://www.daybreakmanorantiques/contact-page/Contact-Daybreakmanor-Antiques.html" target="_top">contact</a></td> </tr> </table> </body>