‘The transitional period between the opulent baroque period and the less formal rococo era of Louis XV became known as French Régence.’
‘The atmosphere of the Régence is effectively gone.’
‘It spans the length of the 18th century from the Régence through the Louis XV, Transitional, and Louis XVI periods.’
‘The salient feature of the Régence is its transitional character.’
‘During the period of the Régence, the designs continue to be heavy.’
adjective
Relating to or denoting a style of clothing, furniture, and interior decoration characteristic of the era of the French Regency.
‘a Régence giltwood table’
‘The grand salon is richly decorated in the Régence and rococo styles popular in France during the 1730s.’
‘It is furnished with the likes of the most monumental of regulator clocks, a lavishly carved Régence centre table and a chandelier lacquered blue and bearing eight lights.’
‘Régence frames were extremely popular, marked for their delicacy and opulence.’
‘The former is seen in the rectilinear and symmetrical designs, including some carvings and moldings that are formed with characteristic Régence strapwork, grotesques, and classical motifs from antiquity.’
‘He brings a Régence armoire by Charles Cressent.’
‘One of the masterpieces of Régence design, the Galerie Dorée in the Hotel de Toulouse in Paris was redecorated by Vassé under de Cotte.’
‘Régence and rococo frame styles were reinterpreted for mass production.’
Origin
French, ‘Regency’.
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