Posts Tagged ‘empire style’

ANTIQUE BRONZE URN - MARBLE FIGURE - FRENCH COMMODE - FRENCH TABLE - LOUIS XVI - DINING TABLE - WALNUT KNEEHOLE DESK -

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

ANTIQUE BRONZE URN - MARBLE FIGURE - FRENCH COMMODE - FRENCH TABLE - LOUIS XVI - DINING TABLE - WALNUT KNEEHOLE DESK -
A WHITE MARBLE AND GILT BRONZE URN,erly 20th century.
The vase-shaped body decorated en grisaille with panels of cavorting cherubs and amorini, within bands of stiff-leaf and gadrooned ornament, the [...]

COMMODE - CONNECTICUT CHEST - CORNER ARMCHAIR - CORNER CUPBOARD

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

COMMODE - CONNECTICUT CHEST - CORNER ARMCHAIR - CORNER CUPBOARD
COMMODE* The commode is a loosely defined type of ehest or cabinet, usually low and used against a wall as a receptacle, bureau, ehest, console, etc. It may have doors or drawers, on the raoul lachenal pottery Continent the antique chippendale tip [...]

English Renaissance Furniture

Monday, October 26th, 2009

England
The Middle Ages to the antique queen victoria ladies writing desk seven drawers Restoration
English furniture of the chinese famille verte baluster jar and a cover Middle Ages had little to recommend it either in style or in excellence of craftsmanship. Linenfold carving (see page 17) was one of a few exceptions. [...]

Spanish Renaissance Furniture

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Spain and Portugal
Spain was not a united nation until the antigue victorian knee hole side table very end of the old book case with pegs fifteenth century, when the serpentine wardrobes in satinwood vigorous, gallant and cultivated Moors were expelled by Ferdinand V of Aragon. At first, the jacobean sideboard refore, [...]