It refers to a furniture style famous during French revolution and in the late 1700' and early 1800's.
A period of design in France after the Revolution, from 1795 to 1804. Characterized by Roman motifs and named for the Directory, the French government during that period.
Period (1792-1804) following the French Revolution when royal decoration was replaced by classic ornament. Simple, graceful furniture which showed Greek and Roman influence was popular.
Furniture designed during the era of the French Revolution, it bridges the more formal Louis XVI and the more restrained Empire style. Period 1793-1804
French style of furnishings of the mid 1790's characterized by increasing use of Greco-Roman forms and towards the end of the period, Egyptian motifs.
The Directoire period of furniture (late 1700's to early 1800's) was a result of French reign under five directors. Styling was controlled by a Jury of Arts and Manufactures. All emblems of royalty and aristocracy in furniture design were abolished. Classic decorations including griffins and caryatids are familiar in Directoire furniture. This period is influenced hugely by Greek, Egyptian, and Roman styling. Simple elegance characterizes this period.
Pertaining to the style of French furnishings and decorations of the mid-1790's, characterized by an increasing use of Greco-Roman forms along with an introduction, toward the end, of Egyptian motifs.
A French style bridging the Louis XVI and Empire styles, corresponding to the dates following the fall of the Bourbon dynasty in 1789 up to the Consulate of Napoleon, 1795-1799.
Style of French Revolution era furniture designs that spanned the end of the French Revolution and Napoleon's conquest in 1799, bridging the Louis XVI and Empire styles. Named for the Directory government replacing Louis XVI that called for designs of less ostentation and a smaller scale while eliminating regal references.
Period ( 1792-1804) following the French Revolution when royal decoration was replaced by classic ornament. Furniture which showed Greek and Roman influence was simple and graceful.
