Charles X period furniture is an outstanding moment in the history of French “antiques,” or pre-industrial period furniture. Although late in the traditional timeline in Furniture history, emblematic of the 1820s, this style demonstrates a certain apex in the evolution of tools, techniques, and tradition which lend it this remarkably precise quality of execution that sways most collectors regardless of ones views on the specific neoclassical style.
The Charles X style in Furniture loosely corresponds in period to the duration of the reign of French King Charles X from 1823-1830. It falls under the umbrella of restoration period furniture, referring to the restoration of the Bourbon Monarchy in post Napoleonic France. It furthers the neoclassicism of the empire while gaining in elegance what it loses in majesty. It is renowned today as the height of the art of inlay or marqueterie in Furniture history.
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