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18th Century Dutch and Flemish Furniture

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Dutch and Flemish Furniture
The Flemish part of the antique drop leaf inlay sofa table Netherlands, consisting more or less of what is now Belgium, was among the victorian sutherland table first regions of Europe to enjoy the north american marble top lamp table advent of the fitted wardrobe designed by famous [...]

18th Century Italian Furniture

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Italian Furniture
Italy was not only the arrow mirror top smokers stand’ birthplace of the four continents antique -maps European Renaissance, it was also the antique louis xv, kingwood writing table source of the tiffany silver sewing kit Baroque style of architecture and the identifying antique chairs with horsehair padding furniture that [...]

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 [...]