Litchfield, Frederick · London : G. Bell and Sons · leaf 61
he earlier styles,there need not be much hesitation in assi^fnineFrench furniture of this type to that of the latetime of the Directory or to that of the First Empire.There is one great merit that this rather aggressivekind of furniture possesses, and that is the excellentquality of the work… … A MASSIVE CARVED AND GILT CHAIR OF THE FIRST EMPIRE,DESIGNED BY LECONTE being many and rich, they were fewer and lessornate, sometimes made of carved wood instead ofmetai, and painted a colour to imitate green bronze. 42 FRENCH FURNITURE The coverings of the chairs and sofas of the…
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