Old English furniture from the 16th to the 19th centuries. A guide for the collector (1909)
Wheeler, George Owen · London, L. U. Gill · leaf 489
The 'Brothers Adam . 45 1 artist, and although the different editions which they published dealt with the effect of Grecian, Roman, and Etruscan art in the mansions of the rich, they took pains to press home the point that the elegance and delicacy which these antique orders suggest “ may be adopted … Gilt Adam Hanging Lights ; period 1780-1785. with great propriety in small rooms and 'private apart- ment,s.” Their appeals consequently influenced the middle classes equally with the upper, and although the furniture with the production of which they were directly con-
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