Ardennes Large Combination Sideboard Manufacturer Christian Harold Manufacturer Code fol020436
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Finish: Solid oiled Oak Size: W170cm x D45cm x H78cm Product description: The forests of the Ardennes have stood the tests of time. Whatever slings and arrows outrageous fortune has thrown at them, they rebound with ageless splendour and magnificence. Whatever your taste - designer or traditional, town or country, contemporary or classical - the Ardennes range places the warmth and outstanding beauty of solid oak right into the very heart of every...
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£ 729.00
Ardennes Large Combination Sideboard
Finish: Solid oiled Oak Size: W170cm x D45cm x H78cm Product description: The forests of the Ardennes have stood the tests of time. Whatever slings and arrows outrageous fortune has thrown at them, they rebound with ageless splendour and magnificence. Whatever your taste - designer or traditional, town or country, contemporary or classical – the Ardennes range places the warmth and outstanding beauty of solid oak right into the very heart of every home.If you need lots of storage space then the Ardennes large sideboard has it in abundance. With five drawers, two cupboards and a fabulously wide top surface there is space for a range of different items. The wide smooth top and panelled doors display the full splendour of the solid oak wood grain and the piece is finished with Danish linen oil, which gives the wood a warm romantic look.A wide range of co-ordinating furniture is also available in the Ardennes range. Please see the related items below for further details.The makers of the Ardennes range understand that being presented with a tree is both a privilege and a huge responsibility. They respond to this in two ways. Firstly, they ensure that for every tree they use, they replant two trees in return. Secondly, they create something of real beauty that can be cherished for many years to come. The Ardennes range offers beautiful furniture that doesn't cost the earth. Please note: Solid oak is a natural material and as such may have variations in it such as knots and occasional small scars or splits. This is part of the character of natural wood and should not be viewed as a flaw.
£ 722.98
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Death in the Dining Room and Other Tales of Victorian Culture (American Civilization) - Kenneth L. Ames - Firm Sale Only (non-refundable)
ISBN: 1566393337 Stock status: Limited stock, firm sale only - not returnable Published: Feb 1996 Format: Paperback Pages: 280 In this provocative look at Victorian America, Kenneth Ames explores the minds of Victorians by examining some of their most distinctive and fascinating creations. Featuring five once-prominent home furnishings, he reconstructs a vanished culture and demonstrates the centrality of the artifact to historical understanding. Richly illustrated with photographs of surviving objects as well as images from a wide variety of period sources, the five essays discuss specific pieces hallstands, sideboards, embroidered mottoes, parlor organs, and seating furniture within the context of broader cultural issues and concerns. Ames reveals not only the major outlines of Victorian culture but also the conflicts and tensions deep within that culture. An extraordinary proliferation of goods characterizes the Victorian world.Throughout the study, Ames considers the relationship of some of these household objects to issues of class, gender, and place.For example, the importance of public image was dramatized by the rituals of the front hall in Victorian homes: its placement within the house, the massive hallstand with its receptacles for calling cards and umbrellas, accommodations for temporary and usually uncomfortable seating. The dining room was a shrine to the notion of man's dominion over nature each elaborately carved sideboard displayed a frieze of slaughtered game and harvested vegetation. Parlor organs, a blending of the sacred and the profane, provided an occasion to display feminine accomplishment and to symbolize the role of the bourgeois Christian lady.Ames also discusses how the prevailing class and gender hierarchy was echoed in the posture of seating furniture and its arrangement. The author is one of the premier interpreters of Victorian culture in America. His witty, provocative, and irreverent commentary on the quaint fixtures of the Victorian household will fascinate scholars, antique buffs, and collectors on nostalgia. Kenneth L.Ames is Chief of Historical and Anthropological Surveys at the New York State Museum and was formerly Chair of the Office of Advanced Studies at the Winterthur Museum. Contents: Acknowledgements Introduction 1 First Impressions 2 Death in the Dining Room 3 Words to Live By 4 When the Music Stops 5 Posture and Power Conclusion Notes Index Brief Description: Explores the minds of Victorians by examining some of their creations. Featuring five home furnishings, this title reconstructs a vanished culture and demonstrates the centrality of the artifact to historical understanding. It is illustrated with photographs of surviving objects as well as images from a variety of period sources.
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