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Red satin sofa with a deeply buttoned back and seat, a carved wooden crest with a central oval medallion and small finials, and short turned legs, on a patterned carpet

Victorian Sofas, Settees and Fainting Couches: Names, Forms and How to Tell Them Apart

English · VictorianMantel clock with a white enamel dial between two winged sphinxes in gilt bronze, on a white marble base with a gilt-bronze frieze of medallions, against a grey ground

Ormolu and Gilt Bronze: The Gold on French Furniture, Explained

FrenchGilded beechwood bergère with closed, upholstered sides and a loose seat cushion, covered in pale silk with a Chinese-style scene, in front of painted wall panelling

Bergère Chair and Fauteuil: How to Tell the Two French Armchairs Apart

French · Louis XV
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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