The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour, & history (1911)
Foley, Edwin · New York, G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 216
dworkbetween the schools of Northern andSouthern France. The secret of the delightful patina, orsurface condition, at times like that ofold Italian bronzes on many early Frenchpieces, was the Gallic recognition of elbowgrease as the best polish: their workshop recipe for good work hasbeen much… … CAKVED WALNUT TABLE. FRENCH. LATESIXTEENTH CENTURY. PAINTING AND GILDING Whilst it should be fully recognised that remains of paintingappear on some few pieces of early French Renaissance furniture,confirming the belief in the continuance of the mediaeval and ItalianRenaissance practice of…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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