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17th century style furniture.
Typical are the oak cupboards with four doors and the chairs with seats and backs of velvet or leather held in place by nails.
Genuine 17th century furniture for sale from trusted antique dealers.
Dutch early flemish baroque furniture dating from the 17th century was but a slight adaptation of the late renaissance style.
Typical are oak cupboards with four doors and chairs with seats and backs of velvet or leather held in place by nails.
Furniture in this style is frequently made of straight oak members joined at right angles.
It is sturdy and massive with low horizontal proportions.
Most pieces are massive solid unpretentious pieces made of local woods with turnings.
French furniture evolved from practical movable wooden pieces to gilded elaborate works of art during the 17th century.