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Thomas Chippendale

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  • In the annals of American furniture before and after the Revolutionary War, the list of core names is brief and overwhelmingly English: Thomas Chippendale, the brothers Adam, Thomas Sheraton and George Hepplewhite are the designers whose work exerted the greatest influence on the American scene.

    Furniture for a Young Nation Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2012

  • Antique furniture : A gilt-lacquered, marquetry commode from circa 1770 that Sotheby's attributed almost certainly to Thomas Chippendale sold this month for £ 3.8 million estimate: £ 600,000-1 million, an auction record for a piece of English furniture.

    Bumper Prizes for Some Deep Pockets Margaret Studer 2010

  • It will include five pieces by Thomas Chippendale that Christie's describes in a release as "the most important selection of Chippendale furniture ever offered at auction."

    Sainsbury Sale Highlights 2008

  • The piece stands on a square base supported by four cast ball-and-claw feet (a decorative motif that had already been widely exploited in furniture designs by Thomas Chippendale).

    Not Only an American Patriot but a Craftsman 2008

  • The drawing roorn was a grand space with expensive furniture made by Thomas Chippendale.

    A Place Called Freedom Follett, Ken 1995

  • Thomas Chippendale may have perused the commodity indexes also, but he wasn't moved to scour the country for brokers of smoked rubber, or perfect, unblemished bales of organic cotton, or multiton chunks of anthracite.

    Forbes.com: News Richard Nalley 2011

  • From the neoclassicism of Thomas Chippendale to the Arts and Crafts movement of William Morris, decorative arts styles gained widespread acceptance only once they were taken up by prominent artists and designers, who made ideas about aesthetics truly exciting and innovative.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2011

  • Some had frames made by Thomas Chippendale, the celebrated 18th-century cabinetmaker.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • Such a work was produced by Thomas Chippendale 1718 - 1779 called "The Gentleman and Cabinet Makers Directory".

    Antique News News! 2009

  • As the magazine explains, Thomas Chippendale and George Hepplewhite favored woven horsehair for upholstery, and today John Boyd Textiles still produces horsehair cloth.

    style court 2009

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