Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Buffets in Modern style
Nouveau managed to erase the early captain’s desk with fold out writing slope and bun feet boundaries between “high” and applied, determined to make art to the tripod table construction pieces masses and do not hesitate to reject the antique brass footman old traditions with the antique gendje [...]
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Antique Night Tables
In the second half of the 18th century a form of cupboard on legs became very popular as an antique night table or commode to hold a chamber pot. It is known that Chippendale supplied this type of article and that Ince and Mayhew as well as Sheraton, illustrated various designs of [...]
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