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Furniture |
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 Furniture
design was influenced by notable improvements in the technology of furniture making. New mechanical methods of production facilitated an enormous
increase in the number of pieces being produced, many of which were inexpensive
reproductions of previously hand-made and costly items. Of all the revival furniture manufactured, the 17th and 18th century French "Louis" styles, particularly Neo-rococo, were the most popular. Indeed, the curved shapes augmented with scrolls and volutes afforded that ideal combination of being luxurious to look at and easy to make. Near-Eastern-style furniture was fashionable especially after the 1860’s. Typical pieces included ottomans and over-stuffed divans and couches. |
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| Spanish giltwood dating from the second quarter of the 19th century. The curved "serpentine" seat is upholstered in brown leather painted with flowers on a trellis ground. | A Victorian walnut three seater sofa with a pierced and scrolled "surmount" in the middle of the back. Upholstered in green velvet. |
This satin-ash padded sofa is typical of Biedermeier furniture. Dating from the second quarter of the 19th century, scroll arms and feet compliment the undulating back. |
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| The lion throne of Edward Prince of Wales, made in India (1875). Such ornate pieces with royal feathers, coats of arms and dragon arms typify the extravagance of some high-Victorian furniture. | A pedestal card or games table. This English example was made in 1840 It is made of rosewood and features a swiveling baize-line top. | This thuyawood, Maplewood banded and ebonized table has a central Classical urn finial. The Victorians favored exotic woods. |
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| A mid 19th century mahogany, ebonized and gilt iron German corner console table. The frieze is carved with lotus leaves and the bowed green marble top is supported by triple-eagle legs. | A mid 19th century German rosewood and marquetry sewing table inlaid with scrolling foliage. The top is decorated with a chinoiserie scene. | This Italian carved giltwood pier or console table, created in 1830, depicts a female figure with a sheaf of corm, representing summer. |
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| A Wedgwood-mounted side cabinet of 1870, made in the Neo-classical manner in amboyna. | An early Victorian English sarcophagus-shaped mahogany wine cooler with lion mask handles. | An early 19th-century English mahogany pedestal sideboard with turned feet. |
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