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À L'ANCIEN RÉGIME IS INSPIRED BY THE ART OF ROCOCO

 Attributed to Louis Tessier Paris circa 1719 - 1781 A marmoset taking sweets on a painted commode
Clam-Gallas Palace, in the Old Town of Prague, built between 1713 and 1719 by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach on behalf of, descendants of Matthias Gallas.
Claydon House The North Hall at Claydon House. A niche on one side of the fireplace containing a bust representing America is one of a set of four continents.,  Buckinghamshire, England
 Chippendale  mirror  in an elaborate, oval frame of carved and gilt wood formed of symmetrical scroll-work.  Great Britain, UK  ca. 1765  Although here labelled as a mirror, this type of object in the 18th century was described as a girandole or sconce. The mirror glass reflects the candlelight to increase the volume of light. Here, the girandole frame has become a vehicle for elaborate Rococo carving, with flowers, leaves,  and birds (cranes often called ho-ho birds). The gilded carved surfaces also reflect candlelight.
OZIAS HUMPHRY (HONITON 1742-1810 LONDON) PORTRAIT OF A LADY,  IN A LAVENDER AND WHITE DRESS, PLAYING A LYRE (via Christie’s)
Newby Hall The drawing room  Yorkshire  England Designed by Sir Christopher Wren, interiors by  Robert Adam  furniture by Chippendale  , Gobelins tapestries and classical statuary. Photo: Julian Nieman 
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Detail of the portrait of Marie Élisabeth de Séré de Rieux, (1724–1795) by Charles Antoine Coypel (French, Paris 1694–1752 Paris) 1743 Pastel, black chalk, watercolor, and traces of black chalk (via The Metropolitan Museum of Art : Double Portrait Presumed to Represent François de Jullienne  and His Wife )
Allegorical Figure of Painting Charles Antoine Coypel (French, Paris 1694–1752 Paris) early 18th century Black, white, and touches of red chalk on blue paper (via The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Blue Bedroom (Palazzo Brandolini) (via la Rocaille - A blog about Decadence, Kitsch and Godliness.)
 Paris, Musée Nissim de Camondo
Chinoiserie details from designer’s Michael Smith book Elements of Style (via Habitually Chic®)
The interior of the restaurant “Turandot” on Tverskaya Boulevard, Moscow. As the basis of the decor was taken the “chinoiserie” style of  the 18th century.  photo: Степанов Михаил
interiors, Chateau de Gignac
Villa Torrigiann, Lucca Italy, fresco, late 17th century Walls by Florence de Dampierre with photographs by Tim Street-Porter and Pierre Estersohn (Rizzoli Books).  (via The Curated Object)