Ornamental treasures : a collection of designs from India, China, Japan, Italy, Germany, France. etc., of all styles and times comprising 100 plates (1912)
Dolmetsch, H · New York : R. Davis · leaf 303
Plate 99. Empire Style, XIX* Century, Metal Ornaments. tendency towards classical forms of art very noticeable in the style of Louis XVI., is even more evident in the period now under consideration. Furniture chiefly made of mahogany is adorned with pretty bronze ornaments, and this gives to their… … King's Palace at Stuttgart contains Jewel case of the Empress Marie Louise, Fig. 24. a very large number of examples of by the ebonists Jacob Desmalter. the most beautiful Empire furniture, of which the greater part of the illustrations on our plate has been taken. Most interesting is the…
Decoration and ornament
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