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Furniture of the olden time (1902)

Morse, Frances Clary · New York, the MacMillan Co. · leaf 336

An illustration from Furniture of the olden time, 1902, leaf 336
piece offurniture. A candle-stand in the finestChippendale style is shown inIllustration 259. It is one ofa pair owned by Harry Hark-ness Flagler, Esq. The inten-tion was presumably that acandle-stand with candelabrumshould be placed at each sideof the mantel. A pair ofcandle-stands similar to this… … Fires and Lights 311 ing been in use during Washingtons occupancyof the house. The candle-stand in the illustrationis forty-two inches high, and its proportions arebeautiful. The legs and the ball at the base ofthe fluted pillar are very finely carved. The legsend in the French foot, the scroll…

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