Symonds, R. W. (Robert Wemyss), 1889-1958 · New York, F.A. Stokes · leaf 206
wo or moremethods of decoration were often employed in the ornamentation of one piece,such as inlay and metal mounting, or painted and inlaid decoration combinedwith gilding. The most popular motif of design was the honeysuckle, which held aposition in the late eighteenth century equivalent to that… … A mahogany Commode, with serpentine front on ogee bracket feet. Circa l 760. Fig- 98- Col. P. WORKMANSHIP Brothers, it was extensively copied by lesser designers and cabinetmakers,and is found on all types of furniture from 1770 to 1800, either carvedon chairs, inlaid or painted on satinwood, or…
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