. The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history . he Property of Mk. N. C, Neill Length, 4 ft. 10 in.; height, 3 ft. 3 in.; depth, 1 ft. 9 in. Circa 1726 The advent of Batavian proclivities which occurred even beforeWilliam and Marys arrival, by continuing the sequence and develop-ment of all-wood seats and settees, retarded the evolution of themore comfortable upholstered settees, so happily begun in the Knolesettee (shown in Colour Plate XV.). It must be confessed that the beauty of the Anglo-Dutch open-work settee is much greater than its comfort; indeed only by sittingalmo
. The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history . he Property of Mk. N. C, Neill Length, 4 ft. 10 in.; height, 3 ft. 3 in.; depth, 1 ft. 9 in. Circa 1726 The advent of Batavian proclivities which occurred even beforeWilliam and Marys arrival, by continuing the sequence and develop-ment of all-wood seats and settees, retarded the evolution of themore comfortable upholstered settees, so happily begun in the Knolesettee (shown in Colour Plate XV.). It must be confessed that the beauty of the Anglo-Dutch open-work settee is much greater than its comfort; indeed only by sittingalmost bolt upright can the back of the sitter be rested. Masks of the vulture and eagle, as well as that of the lion, wereemployed by the Queen Anne ornamentist as terminal carvings tothe arms, in these picturesque chair-back settees, so called fromthe similitude of the pattern on their backs to connected resemblance which, in consequence of their being so highly prizedby connoisseurs, has led to imitations made up of chair-backs joinedtogether. $69 I.
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