Furniture

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Low two-door cabinet of polished wood with gently curving sides, swirling reddish marquetry on both doors and gilt-metal mounts at the corners, photographed in a grey studio

Art Nouveau Furniture: How a Flowing Line Replaced the Revival Styles

Art Nouveau & Art DecoJapanese folding screen of six gold-leaf panels showing colorful kimonos draped over a dark lacquered clothing rack, with a lacquer box and a stand on the floor

Japanese Folding Screens (Byobu): History, Types and What They Were For

Asian · JapaneseTall Dutch cabinet on a stand, its two doors covered in marquetry bouquets of flowers in many colored woods against a dark ground

Marquetry and Parquetry: How Wood Was Made to Decorate Furniture

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 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

FrenchDark 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 · JapaneseEastlake Furniture Oak writing desk on a trestle base with angled front legs, a raised cabinet under a pitched lid, incised geometric decoration and metal strap hinges on the lower cupboard doors

Eastlake Furniture: The Victorian Reform Style and How to Recognize It

English · Victorian
Elsewhere in the journal
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