Posts Tagged ‘classical styles’

BACKGAMMON BOARDS & TABLES - BAG TABLE - BAKELITE - BARREL CHAIR - BAROMETER CASE

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

BACKGAMMON BOARDS & TABLES - BAG TABLE - BAKELITE - BARREL CHAIR - BAROMETER CASE
BACKGAMMON BOARDS & TABLES. The game goes back to the 1750 tripod table Middle Ages, and furniture for its play appeared as soon as specialized tables came in the antique 18-19 century wood carved mother of pearl [...]

English Regency Furniture

Monday, October 26th, 2009

English Regency Style Furniture
The principal characteristic of Regency furniture in England was a revival not only of the classical forms of Greece and Rome but also of the styles of the ancient world generally. In this the designers and
furniture-makers were not original; they were interpreters of older styles which in themselves [...]

Antique French Transitional Furniture

Monday, October 26th, 2009

French Transitional Style Furniture
The Transitional period of French furniture covered the antique tall chest of drawers with wheels years from 1760 to 1770. It began with the czechoslovakia victoria lustreware conflict between Rococo and Neo-classical styles, or the antique english turned leg table merging of the semi china minton two, and [...]