Sheraton Style
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Designs for backs of straight chairs from The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing Book by Thomas Sheraton, third edition, 1802.
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Sheraton mahogany armchair, circa 1790-95. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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Sheraton armchair of beech wood, japanned and gilt, circa 1800. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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Sheraton mahogany oval table on central column supported by four reeded outward-curving legs, circa 1800.
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Two Sheraton sideboards. The upper example shows brass rods for tea towels and a design for a secret drawer.
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Inlaid mahogany break-front bookcases designed by Thomas Sheraton for The Times newspaper.
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Mahogany clothes press, inlaid with various woods, circa 1795. Note oval panels and overlapping central plaque on pediment.
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Late Georgian library bookcase of Cuban mahogany, inlaid with East Indian Satinwood, rosewood, box, pear, holly, ebony, and purple wood. Note oval panels, curved tracery and clear expression of verticality.
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Designs from Sheraton's Drawing Book for new bed steps, a bidet dressing table, and two night-tables.
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