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Arthur Wellesley
Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Arthur Wellesley was born in Dublin on this day in 1769. The Iron Duke forged a stellar military career defeating the French time and again. During the Peninsular Wars Wellington saw off the … Continue reading
In Which My Trousers Catch Alight
Regular readers of this blog will be familiar with my frequent banging-on about authenticity and reluctance or, more often, refusal to reproduce any piece of furniture until I can locate (at least an image of) an extant, unaltered example to … Continue reading
Posted in Antiques, Furniture Timbers
Tagged Age of Mahogany, Age of Oak, Age of Walnut, alder, apple, ash, burr elm, burr oak, burr yew, carcase, chest of drawers, chest on stand, chest-on-chest, cocus, elm, fruitwood, huanghuali, laburnum, mahogany, maple, oak, olive oysters, oysters, padauk, pear, pine, plum, poplar, princes wood, rosewood, sabicu, Scots mahogany, sycamore, teak, tiger maple, veneer, walnut, yew
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