Rococo Furniture

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Rocaille

Ornamentation featuring elaborately stylized shell-like, rock-like, and scroll motifs as well as flower, fern, and coral forms, all emphasizing brief asymmetric single or double curves (Britannica).

<p><span>Ornamentation featuring elaborately stylized shell-like, rock-like, and scroll </span>motifs <span>as well as flower, fern, and coral forms, all </span>emphasizing<span> brief asymmetric single or double curves (Britannica).</span></p>
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Chinoiserie

A style in art (as in decoration) reflecting Chinese qualities or motifs (Merriam Webster).

<p><span>A style in art (as in decoration) reflecting Chinese qualities or motifs (Merriam Webster).</span></p>
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Cabriole leg

Leg of a piece of furniture shaped in two curves—the upper one convex, the lower one concave. Its shape was based on the legs of certain four-footed animals (Britannica).

<p><span>Leg of a piece of </span>furniture<span> shaped in two curves—the upper one convex, the lower one concave. Its shape was based on the legs of certain four-footed animals (Britannica).</span></p>
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Fauteuil

A wooden seat in the form of an armchair with open sides and upholstered arms (Google).

<p><span>A wooden seat in the form of an armchair with open sides and upholstered arms (Google).</span></p>
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Bergère

A chair of the 18th century, having arms with closed spaces between them and the seat (Dictionary.com)

<p><span>A chair of the 18th century, having arms with closed spaces between them and the seat (Dictionary.com)</span></p>
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Bombe chest

A chest of drawers that bulge outward in the front, sides, and curves at the base (Recorded Lecture).

<p>A chest of drawers that bulge outward in the front, sides, and curves at the base (Recorded Lecture).</p>