French Directoire Bench Sofa In Blue Gray White Silk 18th Century - France

Small bench from the Directoire period, end of the reign of Louis XVI. Magnificent patterned silk covering for the seat and plain blue silk for the back of the bench. Gray, blue white. The blue/gray painted solid wood matches perfectly with the silk upholstery. Carved wood and molded with plants, referring to the Empire style. Baluster-shaped legs Pretty little bench with ideal dimensions. Beautiful work and representative of the Directoire period.
The Directoire is a style of French furniture from the late 18th century. It is closer to the Empire style, which succeeded it, than to the Louis XVI style which preceded it. It covers the period including the very end of the reign of Louis XVI, the Revolution, the Convention (1792-1795), the Directory (1795-1799) and the beginning of the Consulate. The neoclassical style of the Directory draws its inspiration from the classical repertoire of Antiquity, from the Egyptian, Etruscan and Pompeian civilizations.