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House Garden 
A set of Regency fmnii- 
turefrom mehich this chair 
is choseti is made of 
ehonized wood with gold 
lines, and with seats up¬ 
holstered in figured chintz 
The gilt ornament on the 
back of the arm chair is 
characteristic of the Em¬ 
pire period, as is the leg 
with its inward curve. 
It has an upholstered seat 
Both the lines of this painted sofa and its ornamentation are character¬ 
istic of the Regency. Its covering is toile de Jouy. The effect is rather 
odd and yet, some rooms it would fit admirably 
The brass feet and in-curving legs with small stretchers 
give a charming grace to the Regency table shown below 
Graceful, comfortable 
lines of arms and back, 
such as those of this 
arm chair, are char¬ 
acteristic of the best 
work done in the period 
of the Regency 
The painted decorations 
on some of the Regency 
chairs arequiteamusi ng. 
This, for example, is 
painted red brown with 
a small design oj leaves 
and fiowers 
An ebonized couch is 
upholstered in black 
and gold and elabo¬ 
rately ornamented. The 
bronze lamp, typical of 
the period, has been 
modernized electrically 
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