November 14, 2008
| [Louis XIV]Tassel making and use seemed to boom the most during the reign of Louis XIV through Louis XVI. Most people have never actually been to Versailles, but they have seen complex and intricately designed tassels which resemble those you might find where the royals dwell. There are even design firms in New York which pride themselves on creating accurate reproductions of these tassels. A tassel called the Marie Antoinette, made by Scalamandre cost it’s purchaser $9,000! |
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