Little Books About Old Furniture English Furniture volume 2
Little Books About Old Furniture English Furniture volume 2
John Percy Blake
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Wide, and 22 in. Deep. As with the other furniture of the walnut period, the early wardrobes were ex- tremely solid and dignified in appearance. The modern maker has made improvements as to interior fittings, but on general principles the old pieces leave little or nothing to be desired. The old-time craftsman was conscientious in his work We do not find the doors flying open unasked ; the drawers have no nasty habits of refusing to open or close. The Queen Anne or early Georgian wardrobe, whic...h is sound to-day, bids fair to outhve our great-grandchildren, and should be cheap at its average selling-price — say, twentv to thirty potmds. 74 OLD FURNITURE The china cabinet came in with the craze for Oriental porcelain. We shall have more to say upon this subject in the chapter on lacquer. Fulham stoneware, Bristol and Lambeth " Delft " and other early English " Glome " had no claim on cabinet space. The more pretentious pieces, when not in actual use, adorned the court cup- board and sideboard cheek by jowl with the family silver or pewter.
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