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Recent Posts- Chippendale armchairs and the influence of the French Rococo
- Thomas Chippendale (1718-79), one of the finest English furniture designers certainly of the 18th century, was himself heavily influenced by the designs of the French Rococo. There are still in existence some very fine examples of now extremely rare French Louis XV, heavily carved and gilded wooden armchairs (fauteuil) dating back to c1740 upholstered with [...]
- The quality of the Victorian bow-fronted chest
- The chest of drawers had been manufactured in England since the beginning of the 18th century however until the Victorian era, remained very much the furniture of the wealthy. Early Queen Anne examples were made of walnut veneered onto Baltic pine, and drawer linings were made of oak. Mahogany was then substituted when walnut became [...]
- India closes its doors to antique hunters
- The wealth of antiques and artefacts in India is all set to come under serious scrutiny. The Telegraph in Calcutta reported recently that the government will attempt to enforce documentation of its country’s antiquities to prevent valuable and irreplaceable items being sold abroad. The National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities is to work with universities [...]
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