The word ENFILADE (pronounced “on fee LAHD”) is a long French buffet. It must have at least three cupboard doors to be labeled enfilade, and it often also has drawers and at least one interior shelf. Enfilades were much in favor in 18th and 19th century France. Shown here is a cherry enfilade circa 1830-1850 [...]
The Biedermeier Style refers to the furniture design that began its popularity right after Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo around 1815. The European masses were seeking an unpretentious design that would be functional as well as beautiful. The term ‘Biedermeier’ comes from the German word ‘Bieder’, which means common and ‘Meier’, which was a well-known, ordinary [...]
If you want to start adding country French furniture to your home, consider buying a French farm table first. It will be one of the most versatile pieces you’ll ever own! An antique French farm table can serve as a dining table, a work surface or desk, a bathroom vanity (just drop in an ironstone [...]
We’ve mentioned Rococo style on our blog often, as part of our “Do you know Louis” series and also in our recurring Word of the Week. Many of you are probably aware of the stylistic movement that hit France by storm in the eighteenth century. Rococo was prevalent in French design during the reign of [...]
In The Antique Shoppe Newspaper, columnist Fred Taylor advises us that in proper Victorian society the world was divided into two parts, male and female, and each gender was assigned a space. The outside world belonged to the men. It was the place where commerce was conducted, work was carried out and money was made [...]