French Country Louis XV Arm Chairs - Set of 2

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Beautiful Antique cream and white Louis XV Arm Chair upholstered in Toile de Jouy pattern. The top of the chair … Read more Beautiful Antique cream and white Louis XV Arm Chair upholstered in Toile de Jouy pattern. The top of the chair and the front of the seat have a elegant floral carving with bone finish.

A brief history about Toile de Jouy:

The term ‘Toile de Jouy’ originated in France. In English it means ‘cloth from Jouy’, referring to Jouy-en-Josas in the outskirts of Paris.

Between the 16th and 17th centuries, cotton was first imported to France. It became so popular, it was deemed a threat to the French wool and silk industries - therefore it was banned in 1686.

The printing process too was innovated. Whereas the traditional wood block was in use to print polychrome and small motifs, copper plates were introduced for monochromes and larger designs. The two could be combined into the same fabric, the block prints filling pleasantly the blank spaces between the larger scenes


The Toile de Jouy style often starts with a white background, then the pattern is created using a single colour - initially black, blue or dark red, but any colour could feature.

Royalty, such as Marie Antoinette helped popularize Toiles in society. She loved Toile images of the French countryside reflecting daily life ,work and leisure as well as hunting scenes See less