Grinling Gibbons and the woodwork of his age (1648-1720) (1914)
Tipping, H. Avray (Henry Avray), 1855-1933 · London : "Country life" and George Newnes ; New York : C. Scribner's sons · leaf 227
ross—even for the Gibbons period, and above was one of hiscornices with acanthus decoration in the great cavetto (Fig. 200). Fruit, dead birds and lobsterstestify to the use of the room. But it will be noticed that dead birds are lilcewise prominentin one of the drawing-room mantel-pieces (Fig.… … l-IG. 201 .—CARVING FORMERLY AT THE WEST END OF THE DRAWING-ROOM, HOLME LACEY. very free and elegant festooning of fruit and flowers. The larger example, however(Fig. 202), formerly at the east end of the drawing-room, is still more worthy of study, for,as a decorative effort and a piece of pure…
