1643–1715
Louis XIV
Furniture as a declaration of state
The furniture of the Sun King's court, made to be read as an instrument of state: gilt bronze, tortoiseshell, heavy symmetry, and no surface left plain.
What to look for
Boulle marquetry, gilt-bronze mounts, and a symmetry that is absolute from every angle.
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