Régence

regence régence English Alternative forms en Regence Etymology From en fr Régence. Adjective Of or pertaining to the style of French furniture and decoration of c. 1680–1725, characteristic of the regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans. en Arts & Decoration 1930 56 Window fittings are of soft almond green and salmon figured lampas, and Régence chairs are walnut and covered in figured velour of a soft pinkish rust color. en Bulletin Victoria and Albert Museum 1966 7 There is nothing rococo about this panelling; it is more Régence in character and it may be an 18th century example of a “make-up”. en Country Life 1986 500 Despite the swept-up top, this is more Régence in feeling than Rococo, recalling the engravings of Marot and Berain. en Henry Adams 1903-1916 Massachusetts Historical Society 1989 19 Now I must find a canapé lit, very Régence and dissolute, to complete my salon. en Highly Important French & Continental Furniture 2001 17 A very similar pair of wall lights, but with down-turned floral drip pans and urn-form bobèches of a more Régence nature, were with Bernard Steinitz in 2000. en Timothy Newbery France: Transition Frames The Robert Lehman Collection XIII The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in association with Princeton University Press, Princeton 2007 401 Yet the straight husks extending from the centers and corners are more Régence in character. References regence