Gay, Eben Howard, b. 1858 · New York, Longmans, Green, & Co. · leaf 70
nough and to spare of them;but when you come across a really fine piece, buy it ofthe owner at any price, for even though you may thinkhe is cheating you, you are cheating him!* Here endeth the first lesson in furniture collec1:ing,Miss Lee, I concluded with mock solemnity; and thiswas how I was… … DUMB-WAITER Chippendale style. Construdion similar to regular tripod table, withthe exception of its being built in tiers. A running vine with blossomsentwines the column, which springs from the jundion of three cabriolelegs carved with acanthus and ending in volute feet. The edge of tiersis…
Chippendale, Thomas, 1718-1779 · Furniture -- Collectors and collecting
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