Gay, Eben Howard, b. 1858 · New York, Longmans, Green, & Co. · leaf 98
all before us, I, for one, prefer a fewmore years of freedom and the fascinating sport of col-lecfling antiquities! This thought aroused disquieting memories of mydouble loss, which not even the good news from Mexicocould palliate. I resumed: I am not sure that the satisfacflion of coming… … HUNT CHAIR Late Chippendale style. Back framed by a broad carved band withribbed face. At the top, scrolls and C curves, through which runs a ribbonforming the cresting. Arms finish in hounds heads, with cyma curveuprights, which are carved on face. Legs ornamented with lions head, footand ball.…
Chippendale, Thomas, 1718-1779 · Furniture -- Collectors and collecting
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