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It is the aim of this book to give some idea of the beautiful furniture produced in England between lt 80 and 1800 including only what is good in design, and entirely ignoring the debased motives Chinese and Gothic Chippendale and the work produced by Chippendale and Sheraton under direct French influence that are of interest only to those who profess an admiration for anything that is old or of high value, however ugly it may be. The photographs for convenience of classification are divided...
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,S iiV House, Richmond Door in the Style of Robert Adam, 1785 Adam Mantelpiece, Adelphi. By permission of Mr. A. B. Hayward Portion of Ceiling, paintPd panels and moulded plaster, late 18 th Century From No. 15 Hanover Square, London Portion of a Ceiling, consisting of painted panels and moulded plaster. From Nr. 15 Hanover Square, London. Late ISCentury The original paintings with reproductions of the plaster work are now in the Victoria and Albert Museum Adam Bookcase Lent by Colling amp...