There wasa certain element of jjicturesqueness in theCharles II. style that saved it from the lack ofinterest which too strict an adherence to theclassic produces in some other styles of theperiod. About this time also there arose a school of wood-carvers whose markedindividuality gave to ornament… … EIIO.NY CI-I.\1K, CHARLES II. WILLIAM AND MARY. A FTER the Dutch invasion we get severer forms, and not only coarser carvingbut much less of it. General simplicity of surface ornament prevailed,but form was sometimes quite characteristic in the quiet and dignified grace of itsflowing curvatures.…
Interior decoration · Furniture
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![An illustration from [New illustrated catalogue of furniture and general price list] (1875)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-newillustratedca00lave-138-349.webp)
