How did French Furniture appear in Egypt?

When Napoleon first arrived in Cairo during the French invasion of Egypt in 1798, he introduced influences that began a new cultural era. French designers who had traveled with Napoleon left a legacy that is written all over the European parts of Cairo. Their tastes were mainly of a French middle class influence. French designers tried to make Cairo look like Paris. They worked with groups of Egyptian carpenters and assisted them in manufacturing furniture with classic French themes.

Egyptian Carpenters were excellent craftsmen and quickly learned and were influenced by the French designers, especially in The Marquetry, which was executed with extraordinary smoothness and finesse; the mounts of gilded bronze, which were the leading characteristic of most of the work of the century, were finished with a minute delicacy of touch. Egyptian Carpenters also became professionals in gilding French furniture in many colors rose, silvery green, and gray blues and in strict symmetry and ornamentation.

Furniture making was and still a respected craft in Egypt and skilled artisans are highly regarded. The Egyptian furniture makers display some particularly advanced techniques in their craft; they are skilled wood workers and their ability with working precious metals and especially
in French Furniture Reproductions shows a skill which would be difficult to match.

Why Us?
We have one of the largest collections of French style Louis XV and Louis XVI reproduction furniture in Egypt with hundreds of items in our warehouse for Egyptian Furniture.