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turned leg, in such forms as those shown on Plate I. and Figs. 1, 14, 15, and 16, Plate III., while Heppelwhite almost invariably cultivated the square, though there are exceptions, to which reference has already been made see page 142 . Furthermore, it is most exceptional to discover a genuine Sheraton chair with underframing that is to say, with-rails from leg to leg, placed about six inches from the ground, in order to strengthen the lower part though in some by contemporary makers, based on...
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much criticism, but he was prepared to defend his proceedings. He wrote Though I am publishing a work of Chinese architecture, let it not be suspected that my intention is to promote a taste so much inferior to the Antique and so very unfit for our climate but a particular so interesting as the architecture of one of the most extraordinary nations in the universe cannot be a matter of indifference to the true lover of the arts . . . Again, he says I cannot conclude without observing that...
STYLE IN FURNITURE Ifw
events, no Chippendale extravagances there in the way of Pagoda-cum-Rococo. We may, therefore, overlook these occasional divergences from the straight path, seeing that we have such overwhelming evidence of previous good character and we may be permitted even to express surprise that, with a brain so phenomenally active, fertile, and imaginative, such lapses were not far more numerous. Their absence proves conclusively that Sheraton did not regard the designing of household furniture as an art...
QUEENANNE Diy
upholster so could he, and he set to work to master the craft. The success with which he met is shown by such models as Fig. 1, Plate I., and Fig. 6, Plate III. In the last we have one of the earliest ancestors of our now beloved Grandfather, or Wing, chair, in which many a weary head has found comfort, repose, and immunity from draughts. The backs of these, it will be noticed, are of a sensible height, and fully upholstered there is no suggestion of the more modern pin stuffing about them. The...
SHERATON Lle
an experiment than anything else, fitting up the major portion of the upper part of his wardrobes with sliding shelves, as was then the accepted custom. The hooks provided are not of the ordinary type, but are double ones, working on a swivel, and depending from a wooden rod, the ends of which fall into metal sockets fitted into the sides of the cupboard to receive them. These rods may be removed at will. This arrangement has been improved upon since by the introduction of swing arms and other...
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44 Heppelwhite, 131-162 Aim, Heppelwhite's, 135 Bedsteads, 155 ,, 41 Heppelwhite and Sheraton, compared, 155 Bedsteads, draping of, 155 ,, Heppelwhite and Chippendale, compared, 155, 156 Bedroom furniture, 150, 151 Book, Heppelwhite's, 134, 135 Bureau bookcases, 148 Cabinet work, 147 Candle stands, 145 Cabriole, Heppelwhite and the, 142 Chairs, 137 ,, 44 Shield Back, an analysis and comparison, 138-140 Chairs, arms, Heppelwhite and Sheraton, compared, 141 Chairs, legs, 141, 142 dimensions of,...
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strongly the growing influence of the Dutch ' and so may be accepted as a good starting-point for our study of individual examples of the style. One of the first features that it is desirable to regard carefully, before deciding the question whether any chair is to be classed under this particular heading, is the leg for by the introduction of the Queen-Anne I must employ that title, as it has for so long met with general acceptance the form of that structural detail was entirely changed from...
STYLE IN FURNITURE Hno
must be observed that subtle divergences from the original style mark all five unmistakably as being Sheratonian versions, both in respect of form and embellishment. Still, the source of their inspiration is not to be denied, and I am inclined to think that Sheraton would have been one of the first to acknowledge it, for commercial if not for any other reasons. In his day, all things French were in demand in this country, and any designs that savoured of Paris were almost certain of a hearty...
STYLE IN FURNITURE Uei
Late Georgeian, as occasion may require and, indeed, in my opinion, in many cases it is far preferable to adopt that Georgeian Secretary and Early Chippendale Chair course, though some people will not remain satisfied with it, demanding something more definite, even though not absolutely correct.
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examples. Such as were brought to light, and could be acquired by the nation to supplement the incomparable store already possessed, were eagerly seized upon, and conveyed to places of honour in the national palaces, ch teaux, and museums, where students, for generation after generation, were taken in order that they might imbibe, and put into practice to the best of their ability, the lessons which these relics of bygone days had to teach. More than that even was done. In no country in the...
STYLE IN FURNITURE Wpx
A New Book of Chinese Designs, calculated to improve the Present Taste, consisting of Figures, Buildings, and Furniture, Landskips, Birds, Beasts, Flowers, and Ornaments, etc. By Edwards and Darly. Published 1754. As this book appeared in the same year as Chippendale's, it is impossible to say which appropriated ideas from which, but there is certainly a remarkably strong resemblance between many of the Chinese conceits put forward by Messrs, Edwards and Darly and a number of those which...
JACOBEAN Kyx
ferred to let his own skilful use of the saw, plane, and moulding-iron tell its own tale without any elaboration. And a most delightful tale it often was. The old carpenter-made carcases, he argued, needed dressing-up with carving or something, in order that they might be rendered presentable but his perfect panelling, close joints, and clean mouldings wanted nothing of the kind they were beautiful in themselves, and so called for no extraneous embellishment. As a result of this reasoning, and...
CHIPPENDALE Keh
My contention is, then, that Chippendale has been elevated to far too lofty a pedestal. Contemporaneously with him there were other and cleverer men in the field, who, following his example, without copying his methods, carved out a way for themselves entirely by the force of their own abilities, and created individual and distinct styles, between which and that of their great competitor there existed little or no relationship. To give him all the credit for that for which he was in no way...
OTHER GEORGEIAN TYPES Oof
Eleg fcaste By George Smith, Upholder Extraordinary to thevince of Wales. Published 1808. This is dedicated to u His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, . . . who has so liberally employed his elegant fancy and acknowledged good taste in promoting this noble pursuit after Classic originals and the elegant display of superior virtA exhibited in his palaces in Pall Mall and at Brighton. The Upholsterers' and Cabinet-Makers' Pocket Assistant. By John Taylor. About 1810-1820. Original and Novel...
STYLE IN FURNITURE Nuc
and Dutch parentage, and eventually another revolution, resulting in the production of Chippendale ' Heppel-white, and Sheraton, and finally of our debased rendering of the Empire. Contrasts similarly marked are to be traced in the old French styles as we pass them in review, and in the Louis-Seize, with which we are now about to deal, we find, as I have already indicated, a distinct departure from every one of the modes that led up to it. Garishness is once more banished by good taste...
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it, the designer is free to give his own fancies full play, so far as considerations of price, and limitations imposed by method and material, will permit that in it the value of broad effects in carving, inlay, and metallic enrichment is more fully appreciated than it was before the cultivation of this vein of thought and that, as a matter of fact, it is, to all intents and purposes, the New Art of the British furnisher a New Art, withal, which had its inception here long before L'Art Nouveau...
STYLE IN FURNITURE Hqc
that the lines of the rich red mahogany woodwork should convey the impression of tongues of flame curling up to, and licking, the ceiling. This fancy may not, perhaps, be regarded by many as a very comfortable one, as it irresistibly brings to mind the question of fire insurance premiums but it is, nevertheless, quite characteristic of the New Art, and I must admit that, in my opinion, this mantel is endowed with a peculiar and most decided charm. A number of examples are given on Plate IV. to...
STYLE IN FURNITURE Yio
piicity. Exactly the same spirit inspired the designs which are presented on pages 322 and 323, and on Plate III. but it is that spirit interpreted by one who has made a lifelong study of the task in hand, and who is, therefore, able to avoid the pitfalls that beset the simple amateur. The last Plate II. that calls for notice illustrates a number of suggestions for dining-room furniture in which natural forms, skilfully and tastefully conventionalised, constitute the sole enrichment. This...
Quaint Furniture Tiq
44 Arts and Crafts Society, the, 323- public, 321, 322 Modern designs classified, 321 Pringuer, Henry, 328 ,4 Quaint, character of the, 326, 327 Simplicity, return to, 321 44 Queen Anne, 68-90 Arts, growth in the cultivation of the, 7i Bureau bookcases, introduction of, 87 Cabinet work becomes more pretentious, 87 Cabinet, growth of the, 88 'Cabriole leg, the, 76-79 Cane seats and backs, 84 Chair seats, 80, 81 ,, backs, 81-84 ,, introduction of44 easy, 82 44 Grandfather or 41 Wing, 83 ,, 44...
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Published 1765. Very much on Chippendale lines. Man-waring, however, cultivated apparent interlacing very greatly in a large number of his chair backs, of the description indicated by Figs. 3, 4, 5, Plate II. He also attempted to introduce a New Art based on Nature, as in Figs. 1 and 2, Plate II., described as Very curious and beautiful designs of rural chairs ... the only ones of the kind that were ever published. Would that they had been The Chair-Maker s Guide, being upwards of two-hundred...
Elizabethan
Now that we have completed our general survey of the influences at work to render the English furnishings of the greater part of the seventeenth century what they ultimately became, it is time that we should analytically examine representations of typical examples, which will enable the reader to acquire sufficient knowledge of the form and detail portrayed to decide, without any great degree of hesitation or difficulty, as to the approximate date of any old piece belonging to this period. To...