History: French Rococo

Ebeniste

Maker of veneered furniture

menuisier

Maker of solid wood furniture

Fondeur

Maker of metal mounts

Ciseleur

Maker of bronze chasing

Vernisseur

Lacquer

Marqueteur

Maker of marquetry panel

Doreur

Gilder

Fauteuil

Armchair of pierced arm

Bergere

Lounge chair with full arm

Canapé

Small, 2 seater sofa with an exposed frame

Marquise

Completely upholstered sofa similar to a wide seat or a wide bergere, a seat for two people

Voyeuse

A straddle chair, in which the sitter faced the chair back and rested his arms on the upholstered top rail

Cabriolet chair

A small chair with a concave back and cabriole legs

Lit de repos

A daybed, as was the chaise lounge, an upholstered chair with a lounge seat for reclining

Duchesse-brisée

2 upholstered chairs put together and connected in the middle with an ottoman between them

Table coiffeuse

Dressing table with drawers that reveal a mirror

Confidante

Three seats to a single unit, with the 2 end seats smaller and separated by arms from the center section

Table coiffeuse

Dressing table with drawers that opened to reveal a mirror

Bouilotte

Table for playing card games

Tricoteuse

Sewing table

Table a jeu

Game table

Bureau plat

Writing desk

French Rococo

Style distinguished by fanciful carved spatial forms and elaborate profuse designs of shellwork and foliage intended for a delicate overall effect. From the words rocaille and cocaille

Petit trianon

A small chateau located at palace of versailles in france. Designed by Ange Jacques Gabriel by order of Louis XV for Madame de Pompodour, his mistress