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Cabinet Furniture Seating Furniture Tables Mirrors, Brackets & Frames Other Furniture Lighting Architectural Elements Fine Arts Objets D'Art Decoration Textiles STILL AVAILABLE Return to list of articles Quick Reference: Terminology for some materials in French and English     WOODS: French English Acajou Amarante Bois de rose Bois de violetette Chêne Bois de citronnier Ebène Erable Frêne Hêtre Buis Loupe Noyer Orme Palissandre Peuplier Poirier Racine Sapin Satiné doré Satiné rouge Sycomore Tilleul Mahogany Amaranth or Purplewood Tulipwood Kingwood Oak Satinwood Ebony Maple Ash Beech Boxwood Burr or burl Walnut Elm Rosewood Poplar Pearwood Root Wood Pine or Deal Gold Satine Red Satine Sycamore Limewood     METALS: French English Argenté Bronze doré Cuivre Doré Etain Fer blanc or étain Laiton or cuivre jaune Fer (forgé) Silvered Gilt bronze or Ormolu Copper Gilded or Gilt Pewter Tin Brass Iron (forged)     OTHER: French English Ecaille Nacre Polychrome Meuble paint Tortoiseshell Mother of Pearl Polychrome Painted Furniture

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