The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)
Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 366
painted in imitation of green bronze. Mouldings werecomparatively little in favour. The ea^le was one of the favourite emblems of Napoleon, whilst FRENCH DECORATIVE FURNITURE, 1795-1815 275 the b(3e supplanted the fleur-de-lis^ being probably adopted byNapoleon from the Barberini bee. The fasces —… … mirror sky-blueleaves. . . . Lightbrown panels areornamented withlittle green para-sols. Inade-quate as wordsare to expressdesign, one canscarcely conceivethe possibility ofsuch a schemebeing harmoni-ous. It would,however, beunfair to either That much Empire decoration in colour waspainfully crude…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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