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Terms Defined: Faience, fausse paire


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A French term for glazed earthenware such as Quimper.
See our Faience category for examples.

Fausse paire		 jump to top of page
A pair of chairs, identical in form, that were crafted in different periods; typically, one of the chairs was constructed in the 18th century while the other was added in the 19th century to complete the pair.


Examples from our gallery:

Pair of Louis XIV style fauteuilsPair of Louis XIV style fauteuils (Item No. 452)
In solid walnut with the "Les os de mouton" (sheep's horn) stretchers characteristic of Louis XIV furniture. One of these identical chairs was carved in the 17th century while the other was added in the 19th century to complete the pair ("fausse paire").

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