Style Guide: French Style

French Style was a revival of styles that had been fashionable in France between 1660 and 1790. This taste was fuelled by the arrival in Britain of art dispersed after the French Revolution of 1789. The French Style represented luxury and glamour and was the most popular commercial style in Britain from about 1835 to 1880.

  • Inkstand



    Unknown maker
    About 1880
    Gilt brass, with brass and glass liners
    Museum no. M.3-1994

  • Plate



    William Cook (painter (artist))
    Coalport Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
    1850
    Porcelain, painted and gilded
    Museum no. 3381-1901

  • Tassel



    Unknown maker
    1860-1900
    Silk, silk gimp (fine braid) and wool over a wooden support
    Museum no. T.208A-1921

  • Vase and Cover



    Minton & Co.
    About 1855
    Bone china, with bleu celeste (light blue) ground, painted in enamels and gilded
    Museum no. 4323&A-1857

  • Candlestick



    Unknown maker
    1830-1840
    Bone china, modelled, painted in enamels and gilded
    Museum no. C.22A-1985

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