The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)
Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 265
red Marquise de Pompadour could not have wished for her amore cynical rew^ard than her royal lovers joke, as he watchedher funeral cortege pass in the rain: Madame la Marquise hasbad weather for her journey to-day.Very different was Louis xv.s attitudetowards death when it threatenedhis own royal… … PLATE LXXVI INLAID ORMOLU-MOUNTED UPRIGHT SECRETAIRE ofSycamore, Tulip, Kingwood, Holly, and other Woods—NaturalAND Stained French-Transitional Louis xv.-xvi. Style In the National Collection, Jones Bequest Dimensions: height, 5 ft. ; width, 3 ft. ; depth, 15^ in. Circa 1760 When, towards the…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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