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Georgian Furniture
Georgian furniture refers to the evolution of styles popular during the reigns of the Hanoverian monarchs George I, II and III in 18th-century England. The period was one of remarkable prosperity and stability, and the decorative arts reflect this settled time. Thomas Chippendale, Robert Adam, Thomas Sheraton and George Hepplewhite are all 18th-century British designers whose pattern books became popular not only in England, but around the world, most notably in the [...] Click here to continue reading.
The Colonial Period of American Furniture, 1720 to 1783
Technically, when we discuss American Furniture periods, we could begin the Colonial period all the way back to 1610 as the first settlements were indeed colonies of England and Holland. However, the term Colonial Period did not come into use until the 1920′s and by then the colonial 17th century had been designated the Pilgrim Period. To further confuse the novice, you will find many [...] Click here to continue reading.
The Federal Period (1790 to 1830)
The Federal Period in American furniture history covers an important time frame in the formation of the United States. It begins just after the joining of the original 13 colonies with 2.5 million people into the first 13 states of the Union in 1787/1788 and it ends in 1830 with Andrew Jackson as the 7th President, 24 states in the Union and a population of approximately 12.8 million [...] Click here to continue reading.
English Bilston Enamels
While many English decorative vitreous enamels were produced at Wolverhampton, Wednesfield, Birmingham and other places, the largest and most famous production of vitreous enamels was at Bilston. The artists and craftsmen of Bilston not only enameled the boxes and other trinkets, but others in the town also made the boxes and trinkets for enameling and engraved the plates from which transfers for enameling were made.
The famous Battersea enamel factory [...] Click here to continue reading.
Maple & Co.
Established in 1841 on the Tottenhan Court Road in London by a 26 year old John Maple, Maple & Co. was a designer, decorator, builder, manufacturer and, most of all, a retailer of fine furnishings to the English carriage trade. At its peak in Edwardian London, Maple & Co was known as “The largest and most convenient,” not just in the West End of London or London as a whole or [...] Click here to continue reading.
Stickley Brothers Furniture Co.
Two of the five famous Stickley Brothers, Albert and John George Stickley, founded the Stickley Brothers Furniture Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1891, both having worked with their three other brothers in a similar company in New York. John George returned to New York in 1900 to form the L. and J. G. Stickley Furniture Co. with his brother Leopold. Albert remained in Michigan and operated the “Brothers” company [...] Click here to continue reading.
Chinese Ruyi
Visitors to Beijing’s Forbidden City will notice a valuable exhibit called ruyi (formerly spelled as juyi) with a head like a shred of cloud and a long body or handle in the shape of a flat S. It may be made of any of a wide range of valuable materials: gold, jade, jadeite, crystal, agate, coral, agolloch eaglewood, bamboo, bone and what not. And the workmanship is often quite meticulous: it is [...] Click here to continue reading.
The Benedict Art Studio
The Benedict Art Studio, also known as the Onondaga Metal Shop was opened in 1904 in East Syracuse, New York by Harry L. Benedict and George N. Couse. They produced a wide selection of decorative and practical accessories and lighting in brass, iron and copper in the style of the Arts & Crafts Movement.
Biedermeier Style
The unpretentious and elegant Biedermeier style of furniture and accessories originated in Germany, circa 1820, and was popular there and in Austria until the mid-1840′s. It greatly simplified earlier French Empire lines into a classical architectural look that was also popular in eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and to some extent in France itself. A darker mahogany look was favored in the more northern European regions while the lighter hues of ash, birch, elm [...] Click here to continue reading.
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