The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)
Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 387
LTBE - BACKED CHAIL The carte blanche practically allowed to the ebenistes and ciseleursby his predecessors on the throne of France, was quite antagonistic to Napoleons system ofrigid administrative econ-omy. The simplified de-signs used for the Kingof Romes bergeau and thesalle du trone were… … TABLE. GR.OTD TRIANON. FRENCH DECORATIVE FURNITURE, 1795-1815 293 how glorious it was and how cheap withal, Napoleon, making littleanswer, asked for a pair of scissors, dipt one of tlie gold tasselsfrom a window curtain, put it in his pocket, and walked away. Somedays afterwards he produced it, and…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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