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Antique Victorian chair of walnut with a balloon-shaped open back, carved top rail, curved cabriole legs and a seat covered in striped gold brocade

Victorian Chairs: Balloon-Backs, Revival Styles and What to Check Before You Buy

English · VictorianAntique Argand lamp in gilt and dark bronze, with a vase-shaped reservoir, two curved arms carrying frosted glass shades, on a pedestal base with paw feet

Antique Lamps: Argand, Astral and Kerosene, and What to Check Before You Buy

LightingAntique French chandelier of gilt bronze with three tiers of scrolling arms, long clear crystal drops and a large crystal pendant at the base

French Chandeliers: Bronze, Crystal and What to Check Before You Buy

FrenchAntique French writing desk of crimson lacquer painted with gold landscapes, with curving legs, scrolling gilt-bronze mounts and a flat dark leather-lined top

Bureau Plat and the French Writing Desk: A Short Guide to the Form

FrenchTall black armoire with two doors inlaid in gold-colored brass with scrolling ornament and corner mounts of gilded bronze, standing against crimson damask

The French Armoire: Its History, Regional Styles and What to Check

FrenchAntique French commode with a low black body inlaid with brass and tortoiseshell, carved gilt-bronze figures at the corners, spiral and scrolled gilt feet and a dark green marble top

The French Commode: A Guide to the Chest of Drawers, Its Periods and What to Look For

FrenchTable lamp with a domed shade of blue and white glass pieces hanging like wisteria blossoms, on a bronze base shaped like a tree trunk with roots spreading at the foot

Tiffany Lamps: History, Models and What to Check Before You Trust the Name

LightingGilt-bronze chandelier with fifteen candle arms curving out from a glass-covered central shaft, hung with strings of glass drops and a large glass ball at the base

Antique Chandeliers: Periods, Forms, Crystal and How to Identify One

LightingDark wooden chest with two tiers of louvered doors, a deep plank lid, iron hinges and a heavy base set on wheels

Japanese Furniture: Traditional Types, Woods and How They Were Used

Asian · Japanese
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French Art Deco furniture and decoration in Ruhlmann's small salon, 1925 colour plate: pale panelled walls edged in gilt, a tiered crystal chandelier, a gilded relief above a mirror, a dark desk with a slatted lid, a cream armchair and a round painted panel of birds before the fireplace

French Art Deco Furniture: Ruhlmann’s Pavilion at the 1925 Paris Exposition

Art Nouveau & Art DecoBaroque furniture: a tall state bed hung with blue silk damask, with a deep fringed canopy and curtains, shown in a dark museum gallery beside an upholstered armchair

Baroque Furniture: The Roman Baroque Bed

Baroque & RococoDark wooden cabinet with asymmetrical stepped shelves and small open compartments above, gold and red carved panels in the lower doors and a pierced brass grille at the centre

Japonisme: How Japanese Art and Design Reshaped Western Interiors

Asian · Japanese