February, 1918 
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A highly decorative Italian 
wall cabinet, characteristic oj 
the Italian Renaissance, is 
found in this modern design. 
An excellent choice where an 
antique effect is desired. S3 
high, 22" wide, 46" long 
CHESTS, HUTCHES AND 
THE CHAIRS THAT 
GROUP WITH THEM 
Further information, together with the 
names of the dealers in your locality, can 
be obtained by writing to the Shopping 
Service, House & Garden, ig West 44 th St., 
New York City 
A hutch of truly Jacobean 
character throughout. The 
molded drawer fronts, sturdy 
underframing and applied 
turnings are all earmarks of 
the period. It measures 33" 
high, 35" long, 18" wide 
For a hall grouping, to form a 
decorative composition with 
an Italian table, cassone or 
cabinet and with tapestry as 
a background, nothing is more 
dignified than Italian Renais¬ 
sance chairs 
A hall or dining room grouping is made of a cupboard 
and chairs. The oaken cupboard combines motifs of 
Renaissance Italy and England. The doors are carved 
with Tudor roses. The chairs are more distinctly Italian, 
particularly in the graceful arcade treatment of the back 
These Italian Renaissance 
chairs are finely made of wal¬ 
nut with gilded and poly¬ 
chrome decorations character¬ 
istic of the period. They 
would group with many of the 
pieces on this page 
A staunch oaken chest marking the transition from 
Gothic to Elizabethan; Gothic traits seen in the 
chanelled corner posts and linenfold end panels, while 
the "Romaine” panels with medallions bespeak the 
Elizabethan 
.4 hall cabinet of unusual lines 
is in this Italian Renaissance 
design in walnut. Plain or 
with antique and polychrome. 
43" high, 37" wide 
The elaborate marqueterie in¬ 
lay of rare woods in this Wil¬ 
liam and Mary cabinet is 
characteristic. The pierced 
carving of the legs is unusual 
