Gay, Eben Howard, b. 1858 · New York, Longmans, Green, & Co. · leaf 58
r Colonial and lumbering Vidlorian pieces in thevitiated taste that ushered in the XIX Century, but theodd shapes and unusual designs made such a strong ap-peal to my then untrained taste, that I had about decidedto embark on the career of a colled:or that very after-noon by bidding off several of… … CARD TABLE Chippendale style. One of rear legs unfolds, forming support for thelid, which here rests upon the table-body. The square formed when openis provided with four concave ovals for counters and circular spaces forcandles at the corners. The frame is ornamented with two lozenges crossedby an…
Chippendale, Thomas, 1718-1779 · Furniture -- Collectors and collecting
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