Sunday, August 10, 2014

Transcontinental Giltwood

Austria
armchair
1823

Italy
settee (detail)
1740

People who are tired of looking at carved giltwood furniture should take warning that its powers of fascination have not yet been exhausted here  and there will be more, even after today's inundation.            .

France
armchair
1820

France
armchair
1820

Italy
bracket
1700s

Italy (Venice)
mirror
1750

Italy (Venice)
mirror
1800s

France
settee
1750

France
settee
1750

Ireland
torchere
1800s

Ireland
torchere (detail)
1800s

Sweden
clock
1700s

France
barometer
1700s

Italy
mirror
1700s

Bohemia
mirror
1740

England
armchaiir
1745

England
bookscase (detail)
1810

England
mirror
1800s

France
mirror
1950