Archive for the ‘Ancient Furniture’ Category

BAROQUE BED

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

SOLID BED WITH 2 NIGHT TABLES
Solid bed with 2 bedside tables
This beautiful bed is made of solid wood and was made by hand.
That certain something to give the bristle dartboard w/cabinet beautiful decorations all over the antique chifferobes bed.
King: 190 x 200
true handicraft production starts in new orders.
(we) ask you for your understanding.
ANTIQUE CRADLE. BABY [...]

Ancient Greek and Roman Furniture

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Greece and Rome
In the furniture of ancient Greece we encounter for the first time in the history of civilization more than one individual ‘period’ of furniture styles. The earlier pieces of the sixth century BC, in the time of oligarchic rule, were rigid and square, and appear to be directly in line with styles set [...]

Ancient Persian Furniture

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Assyria and Persia
There are no surviving pieces of furniture from those two splendid Near-Eastern empires, Assyria and ancient Persia. All that is known of their furniture comes from such sculpture and stone reliefs as have been excavated in the past hundred years or so, many of which were found in the ruins of palaces of [...]

Ancient Egypt Furniture

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Egypt
The ancient Egyptians believed that when a pharaoh died his soul continued in a life after death. This was only possible if the pharaoh’s body was embalmed and placed in a tomb which was then hermetically sealed. The first such tombs were the pyramids, erected during the Old Kingdom dynasties (c.2800?c.2300 BC). Later on, pharaohs [...]