ABC/125 - English furniture designs

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ABC/125

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English furniture designs

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  • 1923 (Creation)

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1 volume

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Hildesley, P

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University of Westminster Archive

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A small collection of plates depicting English Furniture Designs. It begins with a short Foreword, followd by eighty-seven designs and scale drawings of: Sideboard in Mahogany, with Pearwood Carving; Oak Sideboard; Simple Mahogany Sideboard; Sideboard in Mahogany, with Applied Frets; Walnut Sideboard, with Fine Veneers and Gilt Carvings; Extending Dining Table; Octagonal Table, with Underframing; Carved Walnut Table, with an Elaborate Enderframing; Octagonal Table in Walnut; Side Table in Mahogany; Design for a Dressing Table; A Gentleman's Wardrobe; Bedstead in Mahogany, with Carved Enrichments in Pearwood; Another Mahogany Bedstead; Design for a Walnut China Cabinet; China Cabinet in Walnut, Carved and Gilt; Small China Cabinet; Carved Mahogany China Cabinet; Grand Piano in Walnut in Gold; Cottage Piano in Figured Mahogany; Music Cabinet in Walnut and Gold; Gramophone Cabinets; Mantel-Piece for a Small House; Dwarf Bookcase, with Glazed Doors; Mahogany Bookcase; Design for the Furnishing and Decoration of a Board Room; Small Library with Fitted Shelves; Living Room for a Weekend Cottage; Dining Room in the Queen Anne Style; Private Dining Room for a Hotel; Lounge Hall Panelled in Oak; An Attic Nursery; Design for the Treatment of a Basement as a Restaurant; Walnut Settee Coverd with Modern Needlework; Wing Chair; Designs for Small Armchairs; Chairs and Cupboard for a Cottage Livingroom; Enclosed Writing Table; Mahogany Entrance Door.

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  • English

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    Good condition, slightly cuffed corners

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