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Exhibition Review
André Charles Boulle
10/2024 | 1459 | 166
Pages: 1056–59
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Collins, Alexander (Collins, Alexander)
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André Charles Boulle Musée Condé, Chantilly 8th June–6th October | :
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1. Bureau plat, attributed to André Charles Boulle. c.1720. Walnut, oak, brass, turtleshell, ebony, gilt bronze and leather, 78 by 197 by 93 cm. (Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon; exh. Musée Condé, Chantilly).
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2. Design for an armoire, attributed to André Charles Boulle. Red chalk and pencil on paper, 40.1 by 26.3 cm. (Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris; exh. Musée Condé, Chantilly).
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3. Bookbinding, attributed to André Charles Boulle. 1688. Walnut, brass, tin, turtleshell, silver, iron and silk, 54.5 by 39 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; exh. Musée Condé, Chantilly).
Article
The industry and ingenuity of William Ince and John Mayhew
09/2023 | 1446 | 165
Pages: 996-1001
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Author:
Wood, Lucy (Wood, Lucy)
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1. Bed, by Ince and Mayhew. 1768. Mahogany and other woods, with original blue silk ‘flowered tabby’ in the ‘Large Antique Headboard’, tester and cornice, height 356 cm. (The Burghley House Collection, Stamford).
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2. Commode, by Ince and Mayhew, designed by Robert Adam. 1775. Veneered in harewood, tulipwood, satinwood and other woods, with painted decoration and ormolu mounts, 93 by 137 by 53.5 cm. (The Derby Collection).
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3. Commode (one of a pair and ensuite with a pair of corner cupboards), by Ince and Mayhew. 1767. Reworked seventeenth-century marquetry with ormolu mounts, 98 by 10 by 72 cm. (The Burghley House Collection, Stamford).
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4. Commode, by Ince and Mayhew. 1765. Veneered in yew, holly and marquetry, with ebonised mouldings and ormolu mounts, 82 by 136 by 58 cm. (Private collection; Christie’s Images; Bridgeman Images).
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5. Detail of a commode (one of a pair) by Ince and Mayhew, showing a shaded and engraved husk festoon in ‘yellow wood’ inlaid on a mahogany ground, passing over and under a frieze moulding and a chequered line border. 1767. (The Burghley House Collection, Stamford).
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6. Boulle cabinet, on a table stand by Ince and Mayhew. Cabinet early eighteenth century, attributed to André-Charles Boulle; stand c.1780. Cabinet veneered in tortoiseshell and horn, inlaid with brass, with ormolu mounts; stand giltwood; overall height 209 cm., height of stand 94 cm. (The Buccleuch Collections, Boughton, Northamptonshire; by kind permission of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, KT).
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7. Two armchairs decorated with profiles of George III and Queen Charlotte, probably part of an original set of ten, supplied by Ince and Mayhew to Warren Hastings. c.1790. Painted wood, approx. 93 by 53.5 by 60 cm. (The Harrowby Collection).
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The floral marquetry floor at Burghley House
08/2022 | 1433 | 164
Pages: 752-759
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Bowett, Adam (Bowett, Adam)
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10. Detail of the table illustrated in Fig.6.
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12. Scriptor. c.1685. Walnut and marquetry of various woods on an oak carcase, 263 by 119.5 by 51 cm. (Birmingham Museums Trust).
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13. A marquetry tulip from a cabinet attributed to Jan van Mekeren. c.1700–10. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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14. Detail of the cabinet illustrated in Fig.18, showing the same marquetry tulip.
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15. Butterflies from the commode illustrated in Fig.4 (a and b); the table illustrated in Fig.6 (c); the cabinet illustrated in Fig.18 (d).
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16 and 17. Details from J. Jonston: Historiae Naturalis de Insectis Libri III, Amsterdam 1657, pls.viii and vi, showing the sources for the butterflies shown in Fig.15.
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18. Cabinet, attributed to Jan van Mekeren. c.1695–1710. Walnut and marquetry of various woods on an oak carcase, 205.5 by 174 by 61 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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2. Table, here attributed to Mayhew and Ince. c.1767. Oak and other woods, the top made from the centre of a 17th-century marquetry floor, 76.5 by 149 by 125.5 cm. (Burghley House, Stamford).
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3. Corner commode, one of a pair, supplied by Mayhew and Ince. 1767. Mahogany and other woods with gilt brass, incorporating 17th-century marquetry, 97 by 100 by 61.5 cm. (Burghley House, Stamford).
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4. Commode, one of a pair, supplied by Mayhew and Ince. 1767. Mahogany and other woods with gilt brass, incorporating 17th-century marquetry, 97.5 by 145 by 72 cm. (Burghley House, Stamford).
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5. Folding writing table, attributed to Gerrit Jensen. c.1685. Walnut and other woods and bone, 75 by 86.5 by 29.5 cm. (Burghley House, Stamford).
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6. Top of a table, attributed to Gerrit Jensen. c.1686. Walnut and other woods and bone, 73 by 106 by 83.5 cm. (Windsor Castle; Royal Collection Trust; © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2022).
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7. Top of the writing table illustrated in in Fig.5.
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8. Top of a candlestand, one of a pair, attributed to Gerrit Jensen. c.1686. Walnut and other woods with bone, diameter 43cm. (Hampton Court Palace; Royal Collection Trust; © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2022; photograph the author).
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9. Marquetry tulips from (a) the oval table illustrated in Fig.2; (b) the writing table illustrated in Figs.5 and 7; (c) the commode illustrated in Fig.4); and (d) the table illustrated in Fig.6.
Western art unattributed:
1. The Inlaid Closet, Drayton House, Northamptonshire. c.1685–90. Veneers of walnut and other woods on an oak substrate. (Courtesy Drayton House, Northamptonshire).
Western art unattributed:
11. Detail of the scriptor illustrated in Fig.12.
Book Review
Intagli rococo : Professionalita  ed elaborazione del gusto negli interni del Palazzo Reale di Torino
03/2022 | 1428 | 164
Pages: 318-320
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Zanuso, Susanna (Zanuso, Susanna)
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Intagli rococò: Professionalità ed elaborazione del gusto negli interni del Palazzo Reale di Torino By Aurora Laurenti. 284 pp. incl. numerous col. ills. (Accademia University Press, Turin, 2020), €24. ISBN 978–88–319–7856–9. | :
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6. Detail of the Summer Apartment, Gabinetto del Pregadio, Palazzo Reale, Turin, showing carved and pastiglia decorations on the wall panelling and pier table, by Giovanni Luigi Bosso. 1738–40. (Royal Palace, Royal Museums, Turin; photograph Aurora Laurenti).
Article
Three drawings by Thomas Chippendale junior
08/2020 | 1409 | 162
Pages: 673-677
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Bowett, Adam (Bowett, Adam)
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1. Design for a bookcase, attributed to Thomas Chippendale junior. c.1774. Pen and ink on paper, 31 by 26 cm. (The Chippendale Society).
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10–12. Details of Figs.1, 2 and 9, showing the similar treatment of the laurel-draped urn.
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2. Detail of A plan of the River Hull, by William Cresswell, showing a tablet drawn and signed by Thomas Chippendale junior. 1772. Ink and coloured wash on paper, 45 by 78.8 cm. (The National Archives, London).
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3. Frontispiece from Sketches of Ornament, by Thomas Chippendale junior. 1779. Etching, 21 by 18.4 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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4. Design for a piano case, attributed to Thomas Chippendale junior. c.1774. Pen and ink on paper, 31 by 26 cm. (The Chippendale Society).
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5. Pedestal for a lantern, by Chippendale, Haig & Co. 1774. Painted deal, 156 by 43 by 43 cm. (Harewood House, Leeds)..
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6. Design for a lantern and pedestal, attributed to Thomas Chippendale junior. c.1774. Pen and ink on paper, 31.5 by 25 cm. (The Chippendale Society).
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7. Painted bookcase or china cabinet, attributed to Chippendale, Haig & Co. c.1770−75. 256.5 by 159 by 43.2 cm. (Sotheby’s, New York).
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8. Bookcase door, from the Little Library, Harewood House, Yorkshire. c.1771. Mahogany. 168 by 72 by 2.5 cm. (Harewood House Trust, Leeds).
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9. Design for ornament, by Thomas Chippendale junior. 1779. Etching, 21 by 18.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Article
Neo-classicism in technicolour: the Melbourne cabinets
06/2019 | 1395 | 161
Pages: 464-473
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Bowett, Adam (Bowett, Adam)
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Savill, Rosalind (Savill, Rosalind)
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1. Cabinet, one of a pair, attributed to Thomas Chippendale. c.1772. Mahogany, deal and oak, with veneers of holly and other woods, 238 by 114 by 53 cm. (Firle Place, East Sussex).
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10. Square compotier, one of four. 1770–71. Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, 21 by 21 cm. (Firle Place, East Sussex).
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11. Shell-shaped compotier, one of four. 1770–71. Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, width 22 cm. (Firle Place, East Sussex).
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12. Round compotier, one of four. 1770–71. Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, diameter 21 cm. (Firle Place, East Sussex).
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13. Oval compotier (jatte Anglaise), one of four. 1770–71. Sèvres softpaste porcelain, 31 by 23.5 centimetres. (Firle Place, East Sussex).
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14. Sugar bowl, one of a pair. 1770–71. Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, Bowl 12 by 15 cm., platter 23 by 18.5 cm. (Firle Place, East Sussex).
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15. Liqueur cooler, one of a pair. 1770–71. Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, 31 by 31 by 14.5 cm. (Firle Place, East Sussex).
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16. Wine bottle cooler, one of a pair. 1770–71. Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, 15 by 20 cm. (Firle Place, East Sussex).
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2. One of the cabinets, photographed at Panshanger, Hertfordshire, in 1935. (Country Life Picture Library).
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3. Commode, attributed to Thomas Chippendale. c.1772. Mahogany, deal and oak, with veneers of holly and other woods, 94 by 226 by 62.5 cm. (Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire, reproduced by kind permission of Mrs Alexandra Hayward).
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4. Detail of Fig.6, showing the ram’s head tripods in mulberry. (Oliver Bowett).
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5. Detail of Fig.6. (Oliver Bowett).
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6. Opposite Digital reconstruction of the original marquetry colours of the cabinet illustrated in Fig.1, based on UV-Vis analysis. (Oliver Bowett).
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7. Detail of Fig.16, showing a cherub with a copy of Hamlet.
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8. Detail of Fig.13, showing a trophy of arms and armour.
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9. Salad bowl, one of two. 1770–71. Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, diameter 23 cm. (Firle Place, East Sussex).
Exhibition Review
Thomas Chippendale studies 1968–2018: reflections on his 300th anniversary
09/2018 | 1386 | 160
Pages: 734-739
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Goodison, Nicholas (Goodison, Nicholas)
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1. Opposite Secretaire, by Thomas Chippendale. 1773. Mahogany with Chinese lacquer and English japanning, 86 by 136 by 43 cm. (Leeds Museums and Galleries, Temple Newsam House).
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2. Drawing for three chairs by Thomas Chippendale. 1753. Pen and grey wash on paper, 20.3 by 33 cm. (The Chippendale Society).
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3. Card table, by Thomas Chippendale. 1759. Mahogany and oak, 75 by 89 by 46 cm. (closed). (Dumfries House Trust).
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4. Armchair, by Thomas Chippendale. 1767. Mahogany, 96 by 63.5 by 65 cm. (Nostell Priory, The National Trust).
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5. Armchair, by Thomas Chippendale. c.1774. Gilt limewood with tapestry covers. 105 by 70 by 74 cm. (Newby Hall, Yorkshire).
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6. Armchair, attributed to Gillows, based on a plate XVII of The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director by Thomas Chippendale, London 1762. 1784. Mahogany, 101.6 by 58.4 by 47.5 cm. (Birmingham Museums Trust, Soho House).
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7. Digital reconstruction of Fig.8, to show the original appearance of the marquetry.
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8. Top of a pier table, by Thomas Chippendale. c.1772. Veneered mahogany, 60 by 196 cm. (The Chippendale Society).
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9. Commode, by Thomas Chippendale. c.1773. Veneered mahogany with gilt-brass mounts, 94 by 228.6 by 63.5 cm. (Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire).
Exhibition Review
Thomas Chippendale
05/2018 | 1382 | 160
Pages: 414-416
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10. Armchair from a set of twelve by Thomas Chippendale. c.1774. Carved and gilded limewood, with the original tapestry covers, 105 by 70 by 74 cm. (Newby Hall, Yorkshire; exh. Leeds City Museum).
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11. Pier table made for the Yellow Damask Sitting Room at Harewood House, Yorkshire, by Thomas Chippendale. 1775. Various woods, the frame originally silvered, 95 by 235 by 67 cm. (Private collection; exh. Leeds City Museum).
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12. Library armchair from a set of six by Thomas Chippendale. 1768. Mahogany, originally covered in ‘Green hair Cloth’, 96 by 68 by 59 cm. (Nostell Priory, Yorkshire, The National Trust; exh. Leeds City Museum).
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13. Cabinet, one of a pair made for Melbourne House, London, by Thomas Chippendale. c.1773. Mahogany and various woods, 238 by 114 by 53 cm. (The Trustees of the Firle Estate Settlement; exh. Leeds City Museum).
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Wilhelm de Rots and early cabinet-making in The Hague
06/2008 | 1263 | 150
Pages: 372-380
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Baarsen, Reinier (Baarsen, Reinier)
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1. Frederick Henry and Amalia von Solms, by Gerard van Honthorst. c.1637–38. Canvas, 213.2 by 201.7 cm. (Mauritshuis, The Hague).
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2. Cabinet, by Wilhelm de Rots. The Hague, c.1652–55. Oak, veneered with marquetry of tortoiseshell and ivory, the stand of oak and rosewood, inlaid with ivory, 145 by 111.5 by 44 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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3. The cabinet in Fig.2, opened up.
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4. Casket, by Wilhelm de Rots. The Hague, c.1652–55. Oak, veneered with marquetry of tortoiseshell and ivory, 26.5 by 56 by 37 cm. (Museum Schloss Fasanerie, Eichenzell).
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6. Detail of the interior of the caisson of a cabinet, attributed to Pierre Gole. Paris, c.1645–50. Marquetry of ebony and kingwood. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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9. The left-hand side of the cabinet in Fig.2.
Non-western art unattributed:
10. Settee. Brazil, c.1640. Ivory with some oak, with velvet upholstery, 88 by 205 by 79 cm. (as reproduced in H. Huth: ‘Exotische Elfenbeinmöbel’, Pantheon 13 (1934)).
Western art unattributed:
11. Table and two candle-stands. Probably The Hague, c.1646. Ebony and silver, the table top 102 by 62 cm. (as reproduced in F. Jamrathe: Die kaiserlichen Schlössern von Berlin und Potsdam in ihren inneren Einrichtungen, Berlin 1872).
Western art unattributed:
12. Cabinet. Holland, perhaps The Hague, c.1650–55. Softwood and oak, veneered with ivory, 162 by 142 by 52 cm. (National Trust, Ham House, Richmond).
Western art unattributed:
5. Detail of a chest front. Lübeck, 1626. Oak with marquetry in various woods. (Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte der Hansestadt Lübeck).
Western art unattributed:
7. Medal cabinet. Paris, c.1645–50. Softwood with ebony and walnut, veneered with marquetry of pearwood and ebony, 44 by 58.5 by 35.5 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
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8. Cabinet. Paris?, c.1650–55. Oak, veneered with ebony and rosewood and marquetry of tortoiseshell and ivory, 69 by 83.5 by 39.5 cm. (Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Saint-Denis).
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'Ebenisterie' at the court of Charles of Lorraine
02/2005 | 1223 | 147
Pages: 91-99
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Baarsen, Reinier (Baarsen, Reinier)
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17. Charles de Lorraine, by Frans Harrewijn, c. 1750-60. Engraving and etching, 49.3 by 37 cm. (Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Prentenkabinet, Brussels).
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18. Folio cabinet, attributed to Joseph Baumhauer. Paris, c.1758. Oak, veneered with tulipwood and purplewood, mounted in gilt bronze, 118 by 105 by 70 cm. (Photograph: Christie's, London).
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19. Inkstand. Sèvres, 1758-9. Soft-paste porcelain, painted in colours and gold, tray 5.5 by 30.1 by 19.2 cm. (Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford).
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20. Writing table, by Joseph Baumhauer. Paris, c.1760-65. Oak, veneered with tulipwood and inlaid with plaques of Sevres soft-plate porcelain, five of which are dated 1760; mounted in gilt bronze, 76.5 by 115.9 by 59 cm. (The National Trust, Waddesdon Manor).
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21. Coffee or tea table, by Bernard van Risenburgh. Paris, c.1763. Oak, painted with green varnish and inlaid with plaques of Sevres soft-paste porcelain (the lower one a nineteenth-century Minton replacement), mounted in gilt bronze, 67 by 36 by 25 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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22. Gaming table, by David Roentgen. Neuwied, 1775. Oak, veneered with sycamore, mahogany and other woods, 81 by 88.5 by 45 cm. (Osterreichisches Museum fur Angewandte Kunst, Vienna).
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23. Writing cabinet with clock, by David Roentgen and Christian I Kinzing. Neuwied, 1776. Oak and pinewood, veneered with sycamore and other woods, 369 by 152 by 88 cm. (Osterreichisches Museum fur Angewandte Kunst, Vienna).
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24. The Sabine women plea for peace between the Romans and the Sabines, by David Roentgen after Januarius Zick. Neuwied, 1779 (one of a pair). Elmwood, veneered with marquetry of walnut, sycamore and other woods, 360 by 373 cm. (Osterreichisches Museum fur Angewandte Kunst, Vienna).
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25. Candelabrum (the candle-holders missing), by Michel Dewez. Brussels, c. 1776. Mid-eighteenth-century Chinese porcelain, mounted in gilt bronze, 59 by 26 by 22.8 cm. (The National Trust, Waddesdon Manor).
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26. Two candelabra, by Micel Dewez. Brussels, c.1776. Mid-eighteenth-century Chinese porcelain, mounted in gilt bronze, 72 cm. high. (Private collection).
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27. Wall-light, by Michel Dewez. Brussels, c.1775-77. Bronze, gilded and patinated, 113 by 40.6 by 21 cm. (The National Trust, Waddesdon Manor).
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28. Two stools, attributed to Godtfried Weber, the mounts by Michel Dewez. Brussels, 1777-78. Elmwood, veneered with rosewood and Turkish hazel, mounted in gilt bronze, 47 by 59.2 by 43 cm. (With Aveline, Paris).
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29. The side of one of the stools in Fig.28.
Western art unattributed:
30. Photograph of the Green Salon in the Albertina, Vienna, in 1921. (From J. Folnesics: Alte Innenraume Osterreichischer Schlosser, Palaste und Wohnauser, Vienna 1921, pl. 13).
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