French Accents Antique Furniture

Antique Furniture Glossary

Table of Contents

A: acanthus, andirons, arbalette, armoire, Art Nouveau

B: Baroque, bergere, bibliothèque, Biedermeier, bombé, bronze d'ore, buffet á glissant, buffet de chasse, buffet deux corps, bureau plat, burl

C: cabriole, canapé, candelabrum, cassone, chaise longue, chinoiserie, classical, coiffeuse, coiffeuse, commode, console, coquille, corbeille a fleurs, Corinthian columns, credenzia

D: demi-lune, dos d'ane, duchesse brisée

E: enfilade, escutcheon

F: Faience, fausse paire, fauteuil de bureau, fauteuils

G: gesso, gilded, gilding, gilt, girandole, gueridon

I: inlay

L: Les os de mouton, lit de repos

M: marquetry, marquise

P: Papier-mâché, parcel gilded, Parquetry, pastiglia, pied de biche, pied de sabots, pietra dura, pietre dure, poudreuse

R: repousse'

S: Secrétaire à Abattant, semainier, serpentine

T: tric trac, trumeau

V: Veneer, veneer, verde gris, vitrine

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