The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)
Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 182
that the toilet drawer into which the glass ftills is necessarily raisedso much higher than in the orthodox dressing table, to make spacefor the secretaire fittings covered by a falling flap upon quadrants. Fine veneers of mahogany and satinwood are combined withcross-grained marginal bandings of…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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