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Fig. 3. End of table shown in 
Fig. 4, showing detail of carving, 
an, excellent example of the sweep 
and vigor of the time 
Fig. 1. In this specimen of early | 
nth Century loork the carving | 
is virile and convincing. Its af- | 
finity to Fig. 5 is obvious | 
armchair covered loith 
red velvet. Note 
carved and gilded 
finials of back posts 
and carved stretchers 
Fig. 4. A specimen 
of 16th Century 
table - making. Note 
truss supports and 
brace or stretcher. 
Detail of carving is 
shoivn in Fig. 3 
Fig. 7 is the carved 
walnut armchair in 
the center of the 
page. On top and 
crossrail of back 
and on front 
stretcher are mar- 
q^ieterie panels 
Fig. 9. A salon in 
the Villa Curonia 
where the dignity 
of Italian architec¬ 
tural and furnish¬ 
ing ideals is well 
set forth by the in¬ 
dividual pieces 
Fig. 6. A mil Cen¬ 
tury carved walnut 
Venetian chair with 
trestle supports and 
triangular back 
Fig. 8. This form 
of Venetian chair is 
of early origin. Its 
seat is set in with a 
backward rake 
Fig. 5. An early 
nth Century long 
walnut table loith 
baluster turned legs 
and moulded stretch¬ 
er. It stood against 
an old salon wall 
