The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)
Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 470
when one learns that for part of apanelled room bedecked with his carvings as much as £30,000 hasbeen paid. The long-case clock of walnut, with feathered reserves, whilst ofgood type, derives its chief interest from having been the propertyof the Rev. Charles Wesley. There is also some evidence of… … A CHAPTER ON COLLECTING 357 WOODEN ANACHRONISMS Obviously there are several degrees of faking, or imitating.The piece in its entirety may be an absolutely modern copy of anold specimen: it may be a copy made so many years ago, that ithas acquired a certain amount of patina and evidences of wear…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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