The book of Decorative Furniture, Its Form, Colour, & History
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. Japan cabinets, screens, pendule clocks, greate vases of wrought plate, tables, stands, chimney furniture, sconces, braseras, etc., all of massive silver and out of number, besides some of Her Majesty's best paintings." The larger pieces of silver furniture are constructed usually of well-seasoned oak, upon which thin plaques or plates of silver are fastened. In the table illustrated these plates are embossed {repousse).
The mirror is also repousse, with floral designs of tulips and acanthus,... in high relief In the centre is the cipher of Charles ii. under a royal crown, festooned with laurel leaves. The whole is bordered;^ with separate plates of silver, having a running design of acanthus, and small escutcheons with foliated designs at the four angles.
The four spirally-twisted columns of the table have imitation Corinthian capitals and rings of laurel leaf at the base. The acanthus leaf also is employed on the stretcher and the ball feet. There are no hall-marks.
Cabinets, of similar design to that reflected in the mirror, were made from Cromwellian days until the end of Charles ii.'s reign, in oak or chestnut.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
. Japan cabinets, screens, pendule clocks, greate vases of wrought plate, tables, stands, chimney furniture, sconces, braseras, etc., all of massive silver and out of number, besides some of Her Majesty's best paintings." The larger pieces of silver furniture are constructed usually of well-seasoned oak, upon which thin plaques or plates of silver are fastened. In the table illustrated these plates are embossed {repousse).
The mirror is also repousse, with floral designs of tulips and acanthus,... in high relief In the centre is the cipher of Charles ii. under a royal crown, festooned with laurel leaves. The whole is bordered;^ with separate plates of silver, having a running design of acanthus, and small escutcheons with foliated designs at the four angles.
The four spirally-twisted columns of the table have imitation Corinthian capitals and rings of laurel leaf at the base. The acanthus leaf also is employed on the stretcher and the ball feet. There are no hall-marks.
Cabinets, of similar design to that reflected in the mirror, were made from Cromwellian days until the end of Charles ii.'s reign, in oak or chestnut.
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