French and English furniture : $b distinctive styles and periods described and illustratedSingleton, Esther
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French and English furniture : $b distinctive styles and periods described and illustrated
Singleton, Esther
Furniture -- England; Furniture -- France
One four-leaf screen of the same damask, with the furniture of four
colours embroidered, and of the same embroidered damask sufficient
to make another four leaves at least.
One twelve-leaf lackered Tonquin screen with figures.
One four-leaf folding low screen, tent stitch, with antique figures,
and four pieces of the same work to add to it on occasion.
Two tables and two large stands of Calambour wood.
One small bureau of ditto wood, inlaid with rays of Prince’s metal
and one scrutoire of the same.
One little table and one glass cupboard of Calambour wood.
One lackered Tonquin coffer with figures.
Two small glass cupboards.
Two large looking-glasses with green ebony frames, and two other
large looking-glasses.
One bed of Spanish point, with festoons of gold and silver colour,
fixed upon white damask, four curtain valances and bases of the
same lined with white satin, the counterpane, headcloth and
tester, embroidered, five arm-chairs and two door curtains of the
same.
One suit of hangings, the ground white, half painted and half
worked, containing five pieces, one piece without a border.
One brown damask bed with gold coloured flowers, ten armed chairs,
one couch, one door curtain, eight chair bottoms and four pieces
of hangings of the same.
Two carpets of India velvet, the ground with red flowers.
One small tapestry carpet with gold ground.
One Indian carpet with gold ground and coloured flowers.
One damask bed with a violet ground and flowers of gold straw-work
and with colours with borders of velvet cut in Persian figures,
six pieces of hangings belonging to the bed, whereof the middle
are Persian carpets gold ground and the borders of gold coloured
silk serge, on which are fixed the same figures with the bed, nine
armed chairs, two door curtains, six borders, with figures and
birds.
Eight curtains of white damask and twelve yards of white mohair.
30 silver plates weighing 531 oz.
1 large silver dish, 66 oz.
4 small do., 125 oz.
1 silver pan, 36 oz.
1 do. basin, one deep dish, 33 oz.
1 silver kettle and cover, 107 oz.
1 do. chafing-dish or lamp, 47 oz., 9 dwt.
1 do. water boiler, 42 oz., 10 dwt.
1 do. chocolate-pot, 24 oz.
1 do., do., 11 oz., 10 dwt.
1 do. sugar mustard and pepper castor, 41 oz.
2 silver salt-cellars.
12 forks and 12 spoons, 58 oz.
1 large soup-spoon, 10 oz., 10 dwt.
1 skimmer 7 oz., 19 dwt.
8 fruit knives, 8 forks and 8 spoons.
12 silver hafted knives, 22 oz.
2 German silver salvers, gilt, 21 oz., 7 dwt.
[Illustration: PLATE XXI]
8 German silver salvers, gilt, 118 oz.
6 goblets and 3 vases of silver gilt, 78 oz., 15 dwt.
2 large salt sellars, 2 goblets, with covers of silver gilt, 91 oz.
1 silver teapott, gilt.
1 small silver skillet.
2 silver Indian teapotts, 30 oz.
2 pair silver branches, 138 oz.
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