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English Eighteenth Century Furniture Exports to Spain and Portugal
02/1941 | 455 | 78
Pages: 57-61+64
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Author:
Symonds, R. W. (Symonds, R. W.; Symonds, Robert Wemyss)
Subjects
dates:
1700-1799
places:
England / Spain / Portugal
subjects:
Furniture / British / Export of works of art / Inventories / Documents
subjects:
Japanese / Influence
subjects:
Cabriole / Cabriole chairs / Chairs
subjects:
Queen Anne / Georgian
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Plate I. A-Scarlet Lacquer Escritoire. Reign of Queen Anne. (Messrs. H. M. Lee & Sons). Eighteenth-Century Furniture Exports to Spain and Portugal
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Plate I. B-Cane and Scarlet Lacquer Settee from a Large Suite. Reign of George I. (Spanish Art Gallery Ltd.). Eighteenth-Century Furniture Exports to Spain and Portugal
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Plate I. C-Scarlet Lacquer Cabinet, One of a Pair, Reign of George I. (Messrs. M. Harris & Sons). Eighteenth-Century Furniture Exports to Spain and Portugal
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Plate I. D-Mirror, One of a Pair: Glass Borders. Decorated in Scarlet and Gold. From the Same Suite as C. Eighteenth-Century Furniture Exports to Spain and Portugal
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Plate II. D-Silver Flagon. 1683. Saved from St. James's Church, Piccadilly. E-Chair of Beech Wood Covered in Scarlet Lacquer. One of a Set of Twenty-Four. (Messrs. M. Harris & Sons.) F-Silver Gilt Steeple Cup. By F. Terry. 1625-6. (Victoria and Albert Museum). Eighteenth-Century Furniture Exports to Spain and Portugal.
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English Furniture of the Cabriole Period. II-Seat Furniture (Concluded)
12/1918 | 189 | 33
Pages: 225-227+230-231
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Author:
Tipping, H. Avray (Tipping, H. Avray)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Griffiths, Percival D.
dates:
1700-1799
places:
England / France
subjects:
Furniture / Cabriole / Cabriole chairs / Cabriole legs
subjects:
Chairs / Stools
subjects:
Collections, Private
Illustrations
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Plate IX. English Sopha and Settee of the Cabriole Period Belonging to Mr. Percival Griffiths Small Mahogany Settee of Two Chairback Type, with Single Central Upright, Seat 43″ Long, c. 1750 Large Mahogany Sofa with Upholstered Back, Sides and Seat, Richly Ornamented Frame, "French" Feet with Upright Leaf, 8′ Long, 3′ 7″ at Centre of Back, c. 1700
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Plate VIII. English Stools of the Cabriole Period Belonging to Mr. Percival Griffiths. Walnut Stools with Claw-and-Ball Feet, C. 1730, (A) With Round Seat Upholstered in Needlework over the Frame 15″ in Diameter; (B) With Oblong Moveable Seat Fitting into Rebate of Frame. Mahogany Stools, (C) Spinet Stool, Legs with Ribbed Leafage Running Down from the Knees, and Claw-and-Ball Feet, Kidney-Shaped Seat, 13½″ × 9″, c. 1735, (D); Chippendale Chino-Gothic Style, Legs Carved "A Jour," Seat-Rail below, Upholstering Decorated with Cusped Arcading, Oblong Seat with Slightly Serpentined Sides, 24½″ × 16½″, c. 1755.
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English Furniture of the Cabriole Period. II-Seat Furniture (Continued)
11/1918 | 188 | 33
Pages: 163-165+168-169
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Author:
Tipping, H. Avray (Tipping, H. Avray)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Griffiths, Percival D.
dates:
1700-1799
places:
England
subjects:
Furniture / Cabriole / Cabriole chairs / Cabriole legs / Chairs / Collections, Private
subjects:
Georgian
Illustrations
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Plate VI. English Chairs of the Cabriole Period Belonging to Mr. Percival Griffiths. Walnut Chair of Office, with Gilt Eagle. Extreme Measurements, 6′ 9″ × 3′ 5″. c. 1730. Child's Walnut Arm Chair, Covered with Velvet. Height to Seat, 11; Total, height 30 ½″. c. 1725. Mahogany Writing Chair, Rather Small for Its Type. Back Leg Uniform with Others. Sides of Seat 15″, Total Height 30½″. c. 1745
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Plate VII. English Arm-Chairs of the Cabriole Period Belonging to Mr. Percival Griffiths. Walnut, with Wide Upholstered Seat and Back, Carved Legs, Needlework Contemporary, But Not Original, Probably Skobell. Seat 28′ across, 21″ Deep. c. 1740. Mahogany, Arm Supports Springing from the Corners of the Frame, Raking Back, High Cresting to Knees, "French" Feet. Seat 27″ across, 22″ Deep. c. 1750
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English Furniture of the Cabriole Period: II-Seat Furniture
10/1918 | 187 | 33
Pages: 134-135+138-140
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Author:
Tipping, H. Avray (Tipping, H. Avray)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Griffiths, Percival D.
dates:
1700-1749
places:
England / France
subjects:
Furniture / Cabriole / Cabriole chairs / Queen Anne
subjects:
Georgian / French / Influence
subjects:
Chairs / Cabriole legs
subjects:
Collections, Private
Illustrations
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Plate IV. English Walnut Chairs of the Cabriole Period Belonging to Mr. Percival Griffiths. High Curved Carved Back and Pied-de-Biche Cabriole Legs. It Closely Resembles a Set in H Ampton Court Palace. C. 1695 Fully Developed Queen Anne Type. The Back Is Lowered, the Stretcher Abolished. There Is No Perforated Ornament and Less Carving, a Good Deal of the Effect Depending on Finely Figured Veneer. C. 1714
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Plate V. English Walnut Settees of the Cabriole Period Belonging to Mr. Percival Griffiths. Small Size, of Good Form and Workmanship. But with Little Ornament. Typical of the Domestic Furniture of Well-to-Do Folk under Queen Anne. Total Length, 3′ 11″. C. 1710 Large Size, Highly Finished and Ornamented. The Triple Back Is Unusual, Especially in Walnut. Extreme Length, 6′. C. 1730