Illustrated History of Furniture, fifth ed.: From the Earliest to the Present TimeLitchfield, Frederick
History
Illustrated History of Furniture, fifth ed.: From the Earliest to the Present Time
Litchfield, Frederick
Furniture -- History
SETTEE AND CHAIR (PENSHURST PLACE) _facing_ 110
SEDES BUSBIANA 112
THE MASTER'S CHAIR IN THE BREWERS' HALL 115
CARVED OAK "LIVERY" CUPBOARD 116
THREE CHAIRS FROM HAMPTON COURT, HARDWICKE, AND KNOLE _facing_ 116
CARVED OAK SCREEN IN STATIONERS' HALL 117
SILVER FURNITURE AT KNOLE 119
THREE CHIMNEY PIECES BY JAMES GIBBS _facing_ 122
CHAIR IN HOLLAND HOUSE, DESIGNED BY CLEYN 123
CHAPTER V.
PATTERN OF A CHINESE LAC SCREEN 124
AN EASTERN (SARACENIC) TABLE, as Ornament to Initial Letter 125
JAPANESE CABINET OF RED CHASED LACQUER-WORK 130
CASKET OF INDIAN LACQUER WORK 134
DOOR OF CARVED SANDAL WOOD FROM TRAVANCORE _facing_ 136
PERSIAN INCENSE BURNER OF ENGRAVED BRASS 137
GOVERNOR'S PALACE, MANFALÛT 140
SPECIMEN OF SARACENIC PANELLING 141
CARVED DOOR OF SYRIAN WORK 142
SHAPED PANEL OF SARACENIC WORK 143
CHAPTER VI.
BOULE ARMOIRE (HAMILTON PALACE) 144
VIGNETTE OF A LOUIS QUATORZE COMMODE, as Ornament to Initial
Letter 145
BOULE ARMOIRE (Jones Collection) _facing_ 146
PEDESTAL CABINET BY BOULE (Jones Collection) 148
A CONCERT IN THE REIGN OF LOUIS XIV. 149
A BOUDOIR (LOUIS XIV. PERIOD) 150
DECORATION OF A SALON IN THE LOUIS XIV. STYLE _facing_ 150
A BOULE COMMODE 152
FRENCH SEDAN CHAIR _facing_ 152
A SCREEN PANEL BY WATTEAU 153
CARVED AND GILT CONSOLE TABLE 154
LOUIS XV. "FAUTEUIL" (CARVED AND GILT) 155
LOUIS XV. COMMODE (Jones Collection) 156
A PARQUETERIE COMMODE 157
PART OF A SALON (LOUIS XV.) 158
"BUREAU DU ROI" _facing_ 158
PART OF A SALON IN LOUIS XVI. STYLE 160
A MARQUETERIE CABINET (Jones Collection) 162
WRITING TABLE (RIESENER) _facing_ 162
THE "MARIE ANTOINETTE" WRITING TABLE 164
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