Author Archives: Giles Forster

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How to Identify Maison Beurdeley Furniture

Tracing three generations of Parisian makers, from Jean Beurdeley to Alfred II, and examining their gilt-bronze furniture, historic reproductions, signatures, prototypes and exhibition history.

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How to Identify Henry Dasson Furniture

Tracing three generations of Parisian makers, from Jean Beurdeley to Alfred II, and examining their gilt-bronze furniture, historic reproductions, signatures, prototypes and exhibition history.

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The Sculpture Gallery

What comes to mind when you think of a sculpture gallery? Most likely a well-lit, temple-like room such as at Chatsworth House, or a cathedral-like space such as the Sculpture Court at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Statues stand on plinths in composed stillness. The atmosphere is one…

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The Conservatory

One of our favourites rooms is a room outside and in. The conservatory. We love how furniture and sculpture can be complimented by the richness of flowers and foliage. How, gilded lanterns, white marble statuary and vibrantly upholstered seat furniture are offset by the verdant greens of plants and…

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Collecting Bronze Sculpture

This guide provides context to collecting bronze statuary and what to look for when buying. The 19th century was the great age of bronze sculpture, but the many different sculptors, foundries and processes can seem daunting to collectors. This guide aims to provide a concise and succinct compendium…

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Orientalism

When we think of Orientalist art what comes to mind is a vibrant painting of a busy marketplace. There are rich rugs and geometric tiles. There might be a snake charmer or a reclining odalisque in the foreground. Behind, a Moorish arch or a minaret. An Arabian horseman ablaze in colourful robes, or…

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The Grand Tour

Can you imagine the excitement of evading highwaymen, crossing the alps on foot, and tasting olive oil for the first time? All experiences invariably encountered by the young lions of the nobility – French, German, and especially British ‘milords’, of the 17th and 18th centuries who came of age by…

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Gilded Age Inspiration

This months style inspiration focuses on ‘Intérieurs de Style’

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Collecting Baccarat ‘Crystal Glass’

The Cristalleries de Baccarat has outlived all its nineteenth century competitors to become the most historic and most famous name in glass making. Baccarat produces to this day, table and ornamental glass and lighting, synonymous with luxury. Most prized of Baccarat’s production are chandeliers…

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The Renaissance Revival

This months style inspiration focuses on the Renaissance Revival

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