Posts Tagged ‘french designers’

Wellington Chests

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

CHESTS  Wellington
A walnut veneered Wellington chest with pleasantly curled figure of almost burr type.
c. 1855    Walnut 6Bird’s eye maple
An ebonised exhibition-style specimen chest with sophisticated inlaid decoration and a brass gallery round the top. It has ormolu mounts and reflects the rather grand exhibition styles of the mid-nineteenth century influenced by French designers. c. 1850
A [...]