Posts Tagged ‘manufacturer’

George III mahogany and chevron-banded square Piano, George III oak Side Table, simulated bamboo Dining Room Suite

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

George III mahogany and chevron-banded square Piano, George III oak Side Table, simulated bamboo Dining Room Suite
A Victorian carved walnut button
upholstered balloon-back Chair, covered
in russet velvet, on cabriole legs
A late George III mahogany and chevron-banded square Piano with an incomplete action, on tapered square legs, manufacturers trade mark indistinct.,
An Edwardian mahogany and inlaid Display Cabinet, [...]

Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco Sofas and Settees

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

SETTEES, CHAISES-LONGUES AND SOFAS
A bit too comfortable for the likes of architect-designers, the settee and sofa attracted less design attention of the ‘progressive’ sort between rococo and art nouveau. The general commercial manufacturer was left to
provide comfortable seating of this sort and did so, often of a buttoned and overstuffed nature. Settles (q.v.) were another [...]