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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bluemoon, post: 152686, member: 1296&quot;]Country people in Sweden and other countries nearby wouldn&#039;t have been able to afford elaborate furniture. It&#039;s a whole different scheme. Things were much more plain and folk-arty.</p><p>The degree of ornamentation varied hugely between classes of society and even different regions had their own signature elements.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a typical mid-19th century swedish country rococo chair:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.antiques.com/vendor_item_images/ori__206855385_1058604_106.Swedish_rococo_chairs_in_original_blue_color.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And re-painted late 18th century tables:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://19d34b5eeb5741888711-087bc10d9f02607843dd2ebc6171c8d6.r30.cf3.rackcdn.com/georgia-lacey-antiques-wonderful-18th-century-swedish-rococo-table_10584_pic3_size3_main_large.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.georgialacey.co.uk/upload/images/shopprod/10439/18th-century-swedish-rococo-tray-table-in-original-colour_10439_pic3_size3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://trendfirst.com/sites/default/files/click1520-2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z92xqhsLh-s/UCAjMaalzMI/AAAAAAAAHgA/4w2jPWXF_Os/s1600/DSC09564.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nGONFbbE6Rc/Ty7UwG4v6oI/AAAAAAAAFD8/RFsdPYY7GUo/s400/DSC07798.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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