Louis Quinze

Louis Quinze
/kanz/; Fr. /kaonnz/
noting or pertaining to the rococo style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in France in the early and mid-18th century, characterized by fantasy, lightness, elegance, and comfort.
[1850-55; < F: Louis XV]

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