An historical guide to French interiors, furniture, decoration, woodwork, & allied arts during the last half of the seventeenth century, the whole of the eighteenth century, and the earlier part of the nineteenth . pages 236, 237, and 238 are designs for chimneypieces, etc., by Mansart. There were many members of thisfamily, and it is doubtful to which one these designs should be attributed. I think it was probably JulesHardouin-Mansart, who was born in 1646 and died in 1708. The designs, however, seem later. This Mansartstudied architecture with Francois Mansart and Liberal Bruant. He was app
An historical guide to French interiors, furniture, decoration, woodwork, & allied arts during the last half of the seventeenth century, the whole of the eighteenth century, and the earlier part of the nineteenth . pages 236, 237, and 238 are designs for chimneypieces, etc., by Mansart. There were many members of thisfamily, and it is doubtful to which one these designs should be attributed. I think it was probably JulesHardouin-Mansart, who was born in 1646 and died in 1708. The designs, however, seem later. This Mansartstudied architecture with Francois Mansart and Liberal Bruant. He was appointed architect to Louis 1675, and was much employed at Versailles—in fact, up to the tune of his death. He was also employed 242 Regency. ORMOLU MOUNTS. Early 18th Ormolu Handle on Commode (page 176).
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