Régence
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[edit]Régence (comparative more Régence, superlative most Régence)
- Of or pertaining to the style of French furniture and decoration of c. 1680–1725, characteristic of the regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans.
- 1930, Arts & Decoration, page 56:
- Window fittings are of soft almond green and salmon figured lampas, and Régence chairs are walnut and covered in figured velour of a soft pinkish rust color.
- 1966, Bulletin, Victoria and Albert Museum, page 7:
- There is nothing rococo about this panelling; it is more Régence in character and it may be an 18th century example of a “make-up”.
- 1986, Country Life, page 500:
- Despite the swept-up top, this is more Régence in feeling than Rococo, recalling the engravings of Marot and Berain.
- 1989, Henry Adams, 1903-1916, Massachusetts Historical Society, page 19:
- Now I must find a canapé lit, very Régence and dissolute, to complete my salon.
- 2001, Highly Important French & Continental Furniture, page 17:
- A very similar pair of wall lights, but with down-turned floral drip pans and urn-form bobèches of a more Régence nature, were with Bernard Steinitz in 2000.
- 2007, Timothy Newbery, “France: Transition”, in Frames (The Robert Lehman Collection; XIII), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in association with Princeton University Press, Princeton, page 401:
- Yet the straight husks extending from the centers and corners are more Régence in character.
References
[edit]- “Régence”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “regence”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.