18th Century French Antique "Country" Masterpieces: Understanding Provincial Period Furniture
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- In furniture history, we generally think of France for provincial furniture not only because this country was so important during the traditional timeline when furniture was occurring at the height of its art, but because this country has so many different culturally distinct regions which left very special marks on furniture history.
French country furniture implies the use of solid wood, and not veneer, but sometimes this term country or provincial is applied to pieces which are not rustic at all and which are in fact qualified as regional masterpieces from very sought after workshops in major cities of a given region.
The umbrella term “provincial” applies to all pieces made outside of Paris and this video presents a panel of different emblematic provincial period pieces which reveal the diversity and the beauty of this class of furniture.
Many thanks to all viewers,
Cole
Myers and Monroe, LLC
He's really very good. Knowledgeable with no B.S.
Thank you - I appreciate it!
Wow ! This is soooo enlightening. Thank you for filling in the missing gaps, but this is only making me want more ! I never understood how so many different styles of French furniture received a rather petite umbrella like "Provincial". I just started making up my own, although albeit blind, terminology or classification just because i felt disappointed with the lack of proper titles or classification. The French cabinet makers were so incredibly talented on so many different levels. Art movements and philosophies such as the Baroque and Rococo mixed with attributes from other cultures all helped, but i still wonder why there isn't more. Another wonder for me was the terminology from Thomas Chippendale's Directory where he classified one of the styles as Modern, which was all based on the New French craze that later became known as Rococo. The Directory sketches look like they were copies of the furniture already in France...but there doesn't seem anything in the history of what inspired this creative inspiration. The silhouette, the embellishments, such strong expressing's. So much history... So much creativity... So little time ! I'll stop here and just say this...Thank you Professor for such a beautiful lesson ❣
Thank you for such an encouraging and kind thorough comment. I hoped the video would efficiently condense and share my own process of understanding!
This is so well presented I'm glad I stumbled across this
Thank you!
I love the level of connoisseurship you have given to your pieces here. Your video was enlightening and remarkable. Thank you!
Thank you for this note - so glad you enjoyed the video - it was not particularly easy to make but I want to keep making digital traces of the pieces while they're in my hands!
I could not have said it better.
Amazing!
Thank you so much !!
You are quite informed on all French pieces. Thank you for your clips. Love all that is Country French, and I can not get enough.
I enjoyed your video very much.
Thank you,
Jeff
I just found your channel and I’m very excited to have done so seeing as you’re in the Kansas City area. I need to come by and see your store.
Great video+explanation+presentation! Thank you for sharing! Well done mate - NEW SUB 🙏🏻
Thank you so much! My apologies for the late response- somehow I accidentally turned off comment notifications.
Keep passing the knowledge!
Hello, it is so beautiful
Thank you ! I really wanted to convey visually the value of this art form which is often too quickly written off as “country furniture” … I encountered too many people who misunderstood the subject and that inspired me to defend and explain some of these excellent regional works as real works of art.
Thank you for all the hard work you put into these videos. I always learn something. Very enjoyable.
Thanks for this very encouraging comment ! Much appreciated
Great information. Is there anyway you can make a video about specific designs and characteristics for the regions of France. It is easy to compare pieces if there are examples available, unfortunately many country pieces not fully documented or attributed to a specific region. Either way, thank you for your contribution to our collective knowledge.
مرحبا بكم تعرف على الجديد في صناعة الأثاث الفرنسي
شكرا لك...اخي انت من اي بلد....وهل تصنعين غرف نوم.....وضيافه....وما نوع الخشب وما اسعاركم...جزاك الله خير
Hello, thanks for your comment which I sadly could not read at first! You’re welcome to email me at cole@myersandmonroe.com. Prices generally range from 3,000-25,000. The website is Myersandmonroe.com. Thank you for watching !
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I disliked this video just to like it again.
Could listen to him talk all day
Thank you 🙏 I appreciate it as this video was one of the more comprehensive and extensive ones out of all 70, lol.