Louis Quinze Furniture

Our Louis Quinze Furniture is in the French Rococo style which is characterised by supreme craftsmanship, it is ornamental, yet elegant, and designed to mesh with the rest of your home decor

The prevailing style during Louis XV's reign became known as rococo and was fashionable in the mid 18th century. This style was a composite of influences, including exotic Chinese design, rocaille, based on shell lined grottos, fanciful arabesque motifs, and engravings. Rococo was a essentially a fantasy style with scrolls shells and ornaments. The style became sort after by the French nobility and spread throughout Europe owing much of its influence to artisans who specialised in gold and silver engravings.

These new styles accommodated the desire for comfort and intimate conversations while existing styles evolved to fit the new decorative schemes. The French nobility began to prefer city life to the isolation of their country residences. They refurbished their grand homes in Paris and built new ones. Furniture followed this change, pieces became smaller and more elegant suitable for more intimate conversations. Rooms became more specific to a particular occupation, salons for talking, music rooms, games rooms for cards, work rooms containing desks or escretaires.