Chats on old furniture : a practical guide for collectors (1906)
Hayden, Arthur, 1868-1946 · New York : F. A. Stokes · leaf 120
-of ivory in a mannerwhich only an Orientalcraftsman can produce.Having become fashion-able in Portugal, theymade their appearancein England, and rapidlybecame popular. AtPenshurst Place thereare several fine speci-mens of this Indo-Portu-guese work, with thespindles of the chair-backs of carved… … PORTUGUESE HIGH-BACK CHAIR. Seat and back formed of two panels of oldstamped leather, studded with brass bosses. no CHATS ox old FrKXirrifio Both in this later Stuart period and in the days ofthe first Charles inlay was considerably used toheighten the carved designs on oak tables, chairs,and…
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