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  2. Louis XIV furniture - Wikipedia

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    Later variations included a folding top. Later in the reign, the Mazarin desk was replaced by a large flat-topped writing table with four legs and two drawers. A very elegant version of this desk was made by André-Charles Boulle, for Nicolas Fouquet, the King's minister of finance, for his château at Vaux-le-Vicomte.

  3. Chinese furniture - Wikipedia

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    Construction of traditional wooden Chinese furniture is based primarily of solid wood pieces connected solely using woodworking joints, and rarely using glue or metallic nails. The reason was that the nails and glues used did not stand up well to the vastly fluctuating temperatures and humid weather conditions in most of Central and Southeast ...

  4. Louis XVI furniture - Wikipedia

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    The basic forms of writing table, the drop-front desk and cylinder desk had all appeared in the furniture of Louis XV, but their appearance became more classical, geometric and sober under Louis XVI, and the quality marquetry inlays became much finer. The writing tables varied in size, but had leather tops, tapering legs, and usually three drawers.

  5. List of furniture types - Wikipedia

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    An expandable table with chairs. This is a list of furniture types.Furniture can be free-standing or built-in to a building. [1] They typically include pieces such as chairs, tables, storage units, and desks.

  6. 23 Furniture Finds To Help You Say: “I Live In A Shoebox And ...

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    This Tall Wooden Shoe Rack Makes The Most Of Vertical Space Review: "I live in a very small house with limited storage. Though I tried to keep them lined up, my shoes and boots littered the floor ...

  7. Michael Thonet - Wikipedia

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    Thonet's essential breakthrough was his success in having light, strong wood bent into curved, graceful shapes by forming the wood in hot steam. This enabled him to design entirely novel, elegant, lightweight, durable and comfortable furniture, which appealed strongly to fashion – a complete departure from the heavy, carved designs of the ...