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The modern gothic furniture of Pottier and Stymus
The New York, NY-based Pottier and Stymus was one of the leading cabinetmaking companies of the late 19th century in the US. In 1875, the company had revenue ......(Continue Reading) Open invitation: savor a warm welcome in this Seattle town house, a gracious old building where vintage and modern blend beautifully - Your Style
It's early evening, and Ted Kennedy Watson has his hands full. Dinner guests will be arriving shortly, and he's in the midst of shelling fresh crab for tonight's meal. Partner Ted Siva takes over t...(Continue Reading)Spanish colonial furniture of the West Indies
During the great age of discovery Christopher Columbus stopped at the island of Cuba on his first voyage to the new world in 1492 (see Pl. IV). His ship anchored on the island's northeastern coast,...(Continue Reading)Nineteenth-century English Gothic revival decorative arts in a private collection
A collector of period furniture was able to assemble a group of gothic revival pieces made in England in the 19th century. The pieces were designed by Agustus Pugin, Hector Guimard and made by Victori...(Continue Reading)The Regency style's debt to Napoleon
England's greatest worry at the dawn of the nineteenth century was the growing power of France under Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). England had been ......(Continue Reading)
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