Régence and Rococo

Lighter forms, comfortable furniture and porcelain from Vincennes and Sèvres.

After Louis XIV the nobility moved to their town houses in Paris, and furniture became smaller and more comfortable. The ébénistes made commodes with curved fronts and gilt mounts, and the chairmakers bergères and armchairs.

The porcelain factory at Vincennes moved to Sèvres in 1756 and became royal. Madame de Pompadour was an important patron, and the painter François Boucher made designs for both porcelain and tapestries.