Early 19th Century Regency Gilt Overmantle Compartmental Mirror
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The Art of Looking Glass Making

The history of glass and mirrors reads somewhat like a modern novel, incorporating spying, great wealth, vanity, murder and parliamentary litigation.  For centuries...

18th Century Georgian Pair of Rosewood Open Splat Chairs
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Pairs: Symmetry in Design

The Neo-classical period of the 18th Century introduced the use of balance and symmetry to interior architecture.  This revival of styles which originated in...

Mid 18th Century George II Mahogany Stool
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The Stool – The Seat of Royalty

The stool is documented as perhaps the earliest piece of seating furniture, initially developed by early Egyptian culture in 3000 B.C.  Originally a basic...