Contents

 

 

Introduction

Furniture

Carved wooden furniture

Furniture inlaid with piqué

Ebony furniture inlaid with ivory or carved

Furniture inlaid with stones

Furniture styled with brass carving

Furniture overlaid with tortoise shell and metal

Furniture in marquetry of various woods

Furniture panelled with plaques of porcelain

Furniture lacquered in varnish or paint

Furniture in gilt or painted wood

Ornamental Art

Ornamental bronzes

Clocks and timepieces

Wrought iron, European arms, embossed brass, damascened metals

Arms

Repoussé coppers

Damascened metals

The goldsmiths art

Jewellery

Tortoise shell, piqué, and posé dor

Boxes and snuff boxes

Enamels

Cloisonné and champlevé enamels

Painted enamels

Venetian enamels

Glass

Objects of Art Derived from Statuary

Marble, stone, alabaster

Bronzes

Plaquettes and medallions

Ivories

Wood

Drapes and Fabrics

Tapestry

Arras

Lille

Brussels

The Gobelins

Beauvais

Embroidery and lace

Knitted fabric

Leather and wallpaper

Index

Notes