Period from 1925 to about 1935 when designers were influenced by simple geometric patterns. ArmoireĪ movable wardrobe, usually with one or two doors, originating in late 16th century France. Often used on chair-backs and applied on panels. ArcadingĬarved architectural ornament suggesting arches. ApronĪ board placed at right angles to the underside of a shelf, chair seat, or table top ArabesqueĪn ornamentation consisting of an interlacing design of foliage, usually designed for a vertical panel, with the sides resembling each other. Often used by Wedgwood to adorn their jasper wares. Relief decoration typically applied to the surface of a ceramic. Some are presently converted to lamp bases or used as ornaments. Apothecary jarsĬylindrical or oval shaped covered jars either of glass or china, designed for the storage of medicinal herbs. The value of an antique depends upon its authenticity, beauty, age, rarity and condition. AntiqueĪ work of art, a piece of furniture or any other decorative object which, according to United States law, must be at least 100 years old. Famous furniture makers and designers including Gillows of Lancaster, Thomas Sheraton and George Hepplewhite incorporated this motif in their furniture designs. It is marked by a stylized flower design of scrolling or radiating form. The classically inspired anthemion, or honeysuckle motif, originated with Greek and Roman architecture and was used extensively on furnishings and decorative arts of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Andironsįunctional supports of cast iron or brass used in open fireplaces to hold logs. Later adopted as a Neoclassical decorative motif. AmphoraĪ large, two-handled earthenware vessel with a narrow neck and usually an ovoid body, originally used in Greece for the storage of grain. amboynaĪ type of wood native to Southeast Asia typically orange or reddish-brown with a curled and mottled grain. Often used in sculpture, decorative stone panelling, beads, and cabochons. Generally translucent and white or grey in color, alabaster is a form of the mineral gypsum which can be polished to a smooth and waxy finish. Used for making jewelry, cameos, and in decorative objets d'art. Colors range from reds, browns and yellows to greens, bluish white and white. AgateĪ form of quartz mineral with a strongly banded composition in which each layer differs in color and translucency. Characteristics of their style are straight lines,mythological figures, delicate ornaments, classical symmetry, satinwood, marquetry, and inlay. Robert 1728-1792 and James 1730-1794 were English architects, influenced by the excavations at Pompeii in the 18th century. Stylized carving of the acanthus leaf commonly used to decorate furniture. French term for "drop lid" or "fall front" as in an abattant secretary.
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