Riaño, Juan F. (Juan Facundo), 1829-1901 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 142
r. Cabinets of inlaid ivory or different coloured woods which wereoriginally imported from Italy and Germany were constantly re-produced in Spain, as will appear by the following dialogue :— FURNITURE. 121 How much has your worship paid for this cabinet ? It is worthmore than 40 ducats. What wood… … VARGUENO CABINET. SPANISH. i6tH CENTURYj SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM. Where was it made? It was brought with these chairs fromSalamanca. ( Dialogos Familiares, by J. de Luna, Paris, 1669,p. III.) Among cabinets inlaid with bone or ivory there is apeculiar style in which furniture brought from the…
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