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CONTENTS
THE BOOK AND THE SERIES 7
PAINTINGS 11
Portraits 16
Still Lifes 20
Landscapes 22
Informal Group Painting 25
Paintings of Daily Life 26
Fêtes-Galantes 29
Pastorals--Exotic Subjects 32
Legend and Mythology 33
FURNITURIE 35
Chests of Drawers (Commodes) 40
Secrétaires and Desks 43
Bookcases 46
Corner Cupboards 47
Desks and Writing Tables 48
Game Tables and Occasional Tables 50
Bedside Tables 54
Ladies' Writing Tables (Bonheurs-du-Jour) 55
Multi-purpose Furniture 56
Chiffoniers and Toilet Tables 57
Bergère Armchairs 58
Armchairs (Fauteuils) 59
Chairs 60
Sofas 61
CERAMICS 63
Louis XIV Faience In "High Temperature" Colors 68
Faience with Chinese Decoration in "High Tempera-
ture" Colors 		69
Louis XV Faience with Polychrome Decoration in
"High Temperature" Colors 		70
Various Pieces of Faience in "High Temperature"
and "Low Temperature" Colors 		71
Strasbourg Faience in "Low Temperature" Colors 74
Niderviller Faience in "Low Temperature" Colors. 75
Sceaux Faience in "Low Temperature" Colors 76
Marseilles Faience in "Low Temperature" Colors 77
Lunéville and St.-Clément Faience in "Low Tempera-
ture" Colors 		78
White Faiences 79
Saint-Cloud Soft-paste Porcelain 80
Chantilly Soft-paste Porcelain 82
Mennecy Soft-paste Porcelain 83
Vincennes Soft-paste Porcelain 85
Sèvres Soft-paste Porcelain 66
Paris and Niderviller Soft-paste Porcelain 89
GOLD AND SILVERWARE 91
Cutlery 96
Dishes 97
Centerpieces and Wine Coolers 99
Tumblers, Sauce-boats and Cruets 100
Egg-cups, Mustard-pats and Saltcellars 101
Jugs, Teapots and Coffeepots 102
Candlesticks and Candelabra 103
Soup-tureens, Serving Dishes and Bowls 104
Toilet Accessories 105
Gold Boxes, Snuffboxes and Nécessaires 106
Watches and Boxes 106
GILT BRONZE 111
Wall Clocks 116
Mantel Clocks, Standing Clocks 118
Chandeliers 121
Andirons 122
Barometers 125
Wall-lights 126
Candlesticks and Candelabra 129
Bronze-mounted Objects d'Art 131
Bronze-mounted Vases 132
WOOD PANELING 135
Wall-paneling 140
Screens 145
Frames 146
Side and Pier-tables 148
Torchères 150
Barometers 151
Bird-cages and Centerpieces 152
Wall Clocks 153
TAPESTRY, CARPETS AND TEXTILES 155
Aubusson 160
Gobelin 161
Beauvais 162
Lille and Savonnerie Upholstery Tapestries 163
Sets of Tapestries 164
Tapestries with Exotic Subjects 165
Textiles 167
Carpets 172
SCULPTURE 179
Busts 184
Sculpture d Edition 186
Vases 188
Bas-reliefs 189
Mantelpieces 190
Decorative Sculpture 192
INTERIOR DECORATION 195
Drawing-rooms (Grands Salons) 204
Boudoirs 208
Dining-rooms 210
Living-rooms 212
Stucco Wall Decoration 214
Perspectives 216
Libraries 219
Bedrooms 220
Bedrooms with Bed Alcoves 221
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 225
GLOSSARY 229
BIBLIOGRAPHY 230

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Publication Information: Book Title: French Art of the Eighteenth Century. Contributors: Stéphane Faniel - editor. Publisher: Simon and Schuster. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 1957. Page Number: 231.
    
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