Chats on old furniture : a practical guide for collectors (1906)
Hayden, Arthur, 1868-1946 · New York : F.A. Stokes · leaf 183
FRENCH FURNITURE 179 woods were employed by the cabinetmakers in France and Italy. In addition to woods of a natural colour, it was the practice artificially to colour light woods, … LOUIS XV. ESCRITOIRE A TOILETTE. Of tulip-wood and sycamore, inlaid with landscapes in coloured woods Formerly in the possession of Queen Marie Antoinette {Jones Bequest: Victoria and Albert Museum.) and inlay work was attempted in which trophies of war, musical instruments, or the shepherd’s crook
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