FIG. 41. CHII\tNEV-riECE IN OAK. himself. The speculative builder, who is responsible for a very large proportion■of our dwelling houses, does not as a rule, lay himself out for artistic chimney-pieces ; [nor indeed does he, or his architect, always consider how far, ii at all,the chimney-piece… … KIG. 42. ADAMS IN IAINTEU PI.NH. Still, the mantel-piecesof to-day, even the kindvouchsafed by the specu-lative builder, are a greatimprovement on thoseof thirty or forty yearsago. The hideousregister grate, with acold formal polishedmarble architrave, wasin general use, and thefireplace, instead…
Interior decoration · Furniture
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