After the lightness of my last post , let's go on with severe furniture.The last real estate that I've bought , was full of this style . They are original pieces.
It is neoclassical style , Madeleine Castaing would have loved these pieces
detail of a pair of directoire armchairs in my show room
Directoire furniture are pretty rare as they have been only made for 4 years .
a litle bit of culture and explanations from encyclopedia :Directoire Style, a style in furniture, and interiors in France during the period of the Directory (1795-1799). The Directoire style was a transition in the neoclassical movement between the delicate Louis XVI style and the heavy Empire style.
detail of directoire armchair
directoire armchair with green leather
It is characterized by a departure from the sumptuousness of the aristocratic regime. Furniture became more angular and severe, simple lines based on 1st-century Roman objects that had recently been excavated at Pompeii and Herculaneum; . These new forms and the continued taste for Greco-Roman design, which forecast the Empire style, were established by the architects Percier and Fontaine.
The patters are from Antiquity : sphinx , sphinge , on their heads they often have basket full of fruits, griffons , chimeras and also patterns from the revolutionary order.
directoire overmantel
P. S :I swear my next post will be again lighter , you will fall in love with my new find so check this out ....I will be away again for an antiques fair but I will share with you my delicate find
