Late 19th Century French Duchesse Brisee Sofa
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- Reeding - A series of parallel, raised convex mouldings or bands, in section resembling a series of the letter 'm'. The opposite form of fluting, with which it is sometimes combined. Reeding is commonly found on chair legs, either turned or straight, on the arms and backs of chairs and couches and around table edges in the Neoclassical or Classical Revival manner. Reeding was also used as a form of decoration during the Edwardian period, but it is usually much shallower and evidently machine made.
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chairs, singles / pairs / threes, style or period
- French 949
- Victorian, other styles 1,179
- chairs, singles / pairs / threes, timber - walnut 693
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