Style Louis XIII

• First half of the XVII^e, including reigns of Henri IV and Louis XIII (1610-1643)
• Good examples in the châteaux de Brissac, Le Plessis-Bourré
• Use of ebony (l'ébène); exotic woods like le palissandre et l'amarante, more available after the 1604 creation of la Compagnie des Indes
• Ornamentation of marqueterie, incrustation of hard stonesand mosaics.

	Furniture legs are shaped by turning (tournage), a technique imported from Holland.     Armrests are decorated with figures, often elegant women in contemporary costume.
	Furniture legs are shaped by turning (tournage), a technique imported from Holland.     Chairs with high backs are now upholstered.
A new type of furniture appears: le bureau with one or two drawers and leg room. The furniture gave its name to the room.     The pieces connecting and stabilizing the legs (l'entretoise) are elaborately turned and H- or X- shaped.

Resources

Francine Thieffry de Witte and Hervé Champollion, Le mobilier des châteaux de la Renaissance à l'Empire. Rennes: Ediions Ouest-France 1999.

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