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	In fact, the Louis XIII style &nbsp;1589 to 1661 actually began under Henri IV who encouraged craftsmen. The style is sobre, geometic even austere, with thick heavy mouldings and decorations and much use of turned legs and joined stretchers. The woods used are mostly local &nbsp;with the use of veneer and ebony decoration.<br />
	The period sees the first <a href="http://www.antiques-in-france.com/antiquites/-/-/-/consoles">console tables</a> and the first <a href="http://www.antiques-in-france.com/antiquites/-/-/-/wardrobes">armoires</a>.</p>