Elements of style in furniture and woodwork : being a series of details of the Italian, German Renaissance, Elizabethan, Louis XIVth, Louis XV th, Louis XVIth, Sheraton, Adams, Empire, Chinese, Japanese, and Moresque styles carefully drawn from the best examples, for the use of architects, furniture designers, cabinet makers, and others (1889)
Brook, Robert · London : The Author · leaf 22
handles of this pattern, richly gilt, with key-plates to match, must have presented a very handsome appearance, and would hardly have required much additional embellishment. DESCRIPTION OF PLATES 17 to 22.— LOUIS XIV. PLATE 17. — Carved and Brass mounted Table Legs and Clock Stands. 18. — Portions… … 16
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