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Regency Household: An Egyptian Chimney Front

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This engraving and the description appeared in the 1823 book “Modern Furniture” by Augustus Pugin and J Stafford. Napolean’s Egyptian Campaign in the early 19 Continue →

Regency Household: Mona Marble Chimney Piece

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Appearing in Ackermann’s Repository in 1816, this chimney façade featured “Mona Marble”, native to the British Isles (island of Anglesey off Wales) and fashioned in Continue →