14 ' ' ' Herald - Lantern - Dispatch 14 August '85

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Antiques By Arthur H. Schwerdt All. is not Victorian in Victorian Cape May Some of that magnificent and imposing furniture in the restored homes, inns and restaurants is of a period which immediately pre- . dates the Victorian era — American Empire. Here is U a bit of history. Right after the War of U 1812. American society was understandably very cool to anything English Instead we adopted the thencurrent style of our friends. the French. Emperor Napoleon had seen his reign as the culmination of all the great empires of the world. French furniture makers, therefore, borrowed details from the imperial styles of Egypt. Greece, Rome. Byzantium and the Orient. The result was not the hodgepodge you might imagine. hut an imposing — melange of marvelous mahogany and veneers, sumptuously decorated with ormolu (brass resembling gold). Here were the imperial symbols of all the great noble families of history: lions, laurel wreaths, eagles, jackals, fasces (bundles of sticks representing authority; pronounced "fashes"), columns, etc. MORE DEMOCRATICMINDED American furniture designers were made a bit nervous by all these pomposities, and toned them down somewhat. There is not so much ormolu on American Empire furniture, hut you will still find columns and laurels, as well as acorns, pineap pies, some winged .legs, animals' claws, scrolls, cornucopias and draped urns American Empire style was at its height from about 1820 thruiigh the tK40's The most Tal^ious of the American furhiture makers from this period is Duncan I'hyfe When the style began to decline in the 1840's it was tH'cause fur

niture makers were getting carried away trying to make their pieces heavier and more elaborate. What resulted was sheer burdensome bulk Phyfe, whose style was always more tasteful and elegant, called this stuff "butcher furniture." And so. .Americans began to turn back to England and the Victorian look became more fashionable here. Good pieces of American Empire furniture are dfally desirable now The prices are excellent, too. considering that they are 150 years old or more, and they are definitely a secure and worthwhile investment Along with the furniture of this period, there are wonderfully elegant classical accessories jike vases, urns, statuary, candlesticks, etc. that can enrich .any decor, from country to contemporary. NOW. HERE ARE some more terms for our conti- , nuing feature, the Design Dictionary. If there is some term that you would like defined or explained, please drop me a line and 1 will be happy to include it in some future installment CABRIOLE: a style of furniture leg. popular it> the 18th century, where the top is often wide and sometimes carved, curving out to a rounded knee, and terminating in a decorative foot such as a claw. hoof, scroll or claw and ball CLAW AND BALL on the foot of a cabriole leg. a dragon, animal or bird claw over a ball It's origin is oriental FINIAL a crow ning ornament in the form of a ball, a flame, or a pointed nob. usually adorning the lops of bed posts, the intersection of stretchers on a table, or. most commonly. the lops of lamps to hold on the shade SPLAY LEGGED of furniture on which the legs flare out wider on the hot torn than on the top VENEER Thin pieces of wood applied to furniture to improve or enhance its appearance That a piece of furniture is veneered does not imply that the wood the piece is made of is inferior Veneering is an art that has been around since the end of the 17th century It was used to enhance the piece, or to give it a uniform look when different woods were used in the same piece Only more recently it is used to cover press board or inferior wood used in contemporary mass-produced furniture NEXT WEEK We'll talk about how to go atHHit selling items of value that you may have, and what you can expect in the process ^(■Arthur Schwerdt. co owner of The August For ni house on Route 9 in Swainton. invites question's c/o thi£ newspaper > •silt ii.i|i..-h« .MO vi ... « -inline UN- \M.. r» .... Ili-.in V-1..II. .lli» .In- 1 1. Ml. lhM.1

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