This Ballroom costume contains almost every possible exaggeration that could be heaped upon an already overdeveloped style.
Ballroom costume of the late Louis XVI period with mask and fan.
Category: Rococo
Costumes from the Rococo fashion period.
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France. The elegant world of rococo in the 18th century.
The elegant world in the 18th century. Women of the people. Officer of the royal house. Stocking and lace maker. (1735-1755).
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Pendulum clock gilded bronze. Lighters Epoch of regency.
This watch is said to have belonged to Madame du Barry. Pendulum clock gilded bronze. Model by Jean-Joseph de Saint-Germain (Paris 1719-1791). Louis XV era. Pavillon de Louveciennes
Goldsmiths’ work and jewelry by Gilles L’Egaré. France 18th century.
Some of the clasps, called châtelaines, with which this plate is filled, belong to the style which was in fashion from 1719 to 1745
Sedan Chair. Designed by the Brothers Adam. England 1776.
PAINTED AND LACQUERED SEDAN CHAIR WITH DOMED TOP. Designed by the Brothers Adam for Lady Watkin Williams Wynn. Now in the Bethnal Green Museum. Circa 1776.
The palanquin. France 18th century. Louis Quinze style furniture.
Europe. 18th century. France. Magnificent armchair. Second half of the century. The palanquin.
Furniture from the era of Louis XVI. The litter. Rococo 18th c.
The palanquin of Queen Maria Lesczinska. Litter from carved and gilded wood, painted with flowers and cupids. The Independence Candelabra.
Médaillier in the form of a chest of drawers. Rococo furniture, Style rocaille.
The Médaillier is considered one of the most beautiful creations of French furniture from the early days of Louis XV’s reign, showing a mixture of motifs from ancient art and fantasies in the rococo style. Louis-quinze (style rocaille).
Fourreau élégant. La bonne petite Soeur promenant son petit frère. 1786.
La bonne petite Soeur promenant son petit frère. Elle est Coiffée d’un Chapeau à la sicilienne et vêtue d’un Fourreau élégant.
Cartouches. Specimens. Peinture en camaïeu. France 18th century.
THIS plate terminates the series in which we have successively represented the different phases of the cartouche.
