old lacquerof the first quality, the middle panel with richlydressed Chinese figures, the friezes of ebony, thefittings of chased bronze, gilded with dull gold, thewhite marble of the kind used for statuary. Andon the other side was another fine chest, ornament-ed with five pieces of French… … Design for decoration Original drawing in the Decour collection of this apartment, ingeniously devised by Gabriel, ancient colouring, composed of four figures repre- and of the charming wood-carving which covered senting the Carrying off of Helen by Paris, the the walls. For the furniture itself,…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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