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    Baroque Style Art and Architecture

    Antiques Baroque Interior Decorating Italian

    Baroque Style Art and Architecture

    Baroque came to be used to describe anything irregular, bizarre, or otherwise departing from established rules and proportions. 

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    Regency Style Art and Architecture

    Antiques Charles Tatham Chinese Export Egyptian English Furniture George IV George Smith Greek Henry Holland Interior Decorating John Nash Regency Roman Thomas Hope Thomas Sheraton

    Regency Style Art and Architecture

    Regency style, decorative arts produced during the regency of George, prince of Wales, and during his entire reign as King George IV of England, ending in 1830.  The major source of inspiration for Regency taste was found in Greek and Roman antiquity, from which designers borrowed both structural and ornamental elements.  The classical revival of Regency style, emphasizing purity of detail and structure, adhered to a stricter archaeological interpretation of antique modes than either the Neoclassicism of the 18th century or the concurrent French Empire style.  An exuberant taste for Egyptian motifs resulted from the Napoleonic expeditions to Egypt in...

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    Neoclassical Furniture of the American Federal Period

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    Neoclassical Furniture of the American Federal Period

    The term “Federal” references the period following the Revolutionary War rather than one specific style of furniture. During those subsequent decades when America was in its infancy, the country was not only defining its government but also its way of life. The decorative arts at this time moved away from the ornate looks of the past, such as the heavily carved and massive look of Rococo pieces, and embraced rising Neoclassicism. According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, further defining the period as American Neoclassicism, Federal styles varied from town to town. Closely studying the styles popular...

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    Noritake China A Japanese Dish Company

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    Noritake China A Japanese Dish Company

    All about Antique Noritake China, A Japanese Dish Company. Whether it's elegant fine china for formal dining, or something more modern and casual, nothing sets your table apart like Noritake. Founded in 1876, Noritake has a long history of design brilliance that includes iconic patterns like Azalea, Savannah, Royal Orchard, 175, and many more. The company remains one of the world's largest and most well-known producers of tableware today. Explore our Noritake dinnerware selection to find the perfect patterns for your table and style. Noritake is a word frequently heard in collectible and antique circles. The origins of Noritake as...

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    McKenney and Hall Indian Prints of Native Americans

    Antiques Fine Art Lithograph Native American Print

    McKenney and Hall Indian Prints of Native Americans

    History of the Indian Tribes of North America The McKenney & Hall prints of Native Americans, from their History of the Indian Tribes of North America (1837-1844), document an important part of American history, illustrating the great leaders of the Indian nations which have disappeared since the mid-nineteenth century. Thomas McKenney, head of the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs for many years, was a champion of the Indian and fought throughout his tenure to preserve something of their culture, so integral a part of the history of the United States. His legacy was a gallery of portraits of the great chiefs by artists...

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