Chats on old furniture : a practical guide for collectors (1906)
Hayden, Arthur, 1868-1946 · New York : F. A. Stokes · leaf 184
ben did not forget this principle, andplaced his bouquets of flowers, when, on occasion, heused them, in the centre of his panels, and filled upthe panel with geometric design. The well-known maker, Charles Cressent (1685-1768), used rosewood, violet, and amaranth woods inhis marquetry, and at this… … LOUIS XV. ESCRITOIRE A TOILETTE. Of tulip-wood and sycamore, inlaid with landscapes in coloured woods Formerly in the possession of Queen Marie Antoinette (Jones Bequest: Victoria and Albert Musetim.) and inlay work was attempted in which trophies ofwar, musical instruments, or the shepherds crook…
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