Canadian wood products industries . ho nourished during tins period, wasa bald pilferer of Parisian designs. Many designs pub-lished under his name are in fact absolutely French mnn„in |n Fig. 7 are shown British examples of thestyle, though in all particulars they might be classed as Parisian. r rn.;„ In Fi°s S and 9 are shown examples from Chip-pendales* published works. They are so thoroughlyParisian it has been surmised that this master on,occa-sion was not above incorporating the work of others mhis hook, thus leading the public to believe it to behis own. At any rate, many designs attrib
Canadian wood products industries . ho nourished during tins period, wasa bald pilferer of Parisian designs. Many designs pub-lished under his name are in fact absolutely French mnn„in |n Fig. 7 are shown British examples of thestyle, though in all particulars they might be classed as Parisian. r rn.;„ In Fi°s S and 9 are shown examples from Chip-pendales* published works. They are so thoroughlyParisian it has been surmised that this master on,occa-sion was not above incorporating the work of others mhis hook, thus leading the public to believe it to behis own. At any rate, many designs attributed to thismaster are so thoroughly French as to lead one tothe conclusion that he borrowed them from others. In conclusion I would remark that taking it in themass, the Louis XV. style is one of great white and gold or all gold, nothing can be moreeffective. It is a style for the luxurious, as to give itfull play requires that the walls be panelled and that mthese panels are paintings or tapestries of bright har-. Fig. 8. When such carving is done in a clumsy, inartistic man-ner the result is deplorable. In Fie 5 are shown excellent specimens of the ro-coco now in the Fontainbleau Palace A recessed bedfrom the Chateau Lausun, Paris, is depicted in Fig. (».These recessed beds were a favorite feature in tinsreign.
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