Friday, September 15, 1995 — - North Shore News - 13.

WHO TO CALL:

~ Community Editor . Home and Garden Editor
Andrew McGredie’> Layne Christensen

988-2181 (147) 985-2134 (118)

ROT CORE

More and more, today’ 3 ‘active families are choosing leather. Easy care, comfortable, luxurious

makes it a lasting

“oo the early [8th century. It was used. ;
extensively in Rococe designs. The

3 of the times.

“THERE ARE a few shapes
‘aiid forms in this world :
“which are said ‘never. to have

been. surpassed. ;

“The old Volkswagen beetle and

the Coca-Cola bottle are among. ;

_ them, One might also include the

classic proportions of Greek archi-

“tecture.which have. been an inspira- :
ton to builders for over.two thou-

sand years, Some might-add the
appealing proportions of Marilyn

- Monte in the photo which shows
her standing on an air grate: Others: »

would vote for the legs of Marlene

; Dietrich.

I propose to add another set ‘of

“legs — the cabriole legs found on=
‘so much of the furniture originally

designed two'to three hundred

“years ago, during the golden age of

~ furniture design in England. The ~

a © graceful curves imitate the leg of a.
: deer and were often richly carved |

made right here in North America - exclusively by PALLISER.

"Check Palliser’ s Built-In C Quality: ie

with cockle shell motifs or acan-
thus leaves; cccasionally they were
left plain with a straight foot, simi-
lar to a.deer’s hoof. Other designs
show a clawfoot holding a ball.
‘The shape originated in China
and was introduced to Europe in

characteristic French version is a

“curved (and usually carved) line
below the chair seat or at the bot-
“tom of the cabinet or table? The =

> legs'seem to grow out of the...
curved horizontal line without | visi-
“ble joints:

The English version had a
straight horizontal, rather than
curved, fine? the-cabriole tees were

; ; “joined to the horizontal’ and: formed ,
va distinctly separate element. -

The characteristic shape of

“the cabriole leg was

just one of the innova- | ’¢
tions ‘created by‘cabinet
makers 3 in the 18th cen,
tury. In the early years.

of the century, during

the reign of Queen,
Anne; the most com- —

-monly made chairs had
. cabriole legs and splat

backs ‘in the shape of ai
fiddle. ‘This style of chair

“has been reproduced’

endiessly over. the | years
and can still be found *:

in modern reproduc: :

tions.

- There.was “also a
whole range of furni-
~ ture which had not
existed before. It was’.

intended for specific functions,

“. such as serving tea, storing clothes,

books and liquor, linen, silver and
china. One popular innovation was
the sideboard which had space for
bottles and lined drawers for wash-
ing glasses. Occasionally: these
sidebourds even included.a com-
partment fora chamber pot.. (It .was -
considered bad manners for gentle
men to leave the room during a
drinking session! Isn't it fortunate
that social] habits do change?)
Another new development in. ©
furniture design 300 years ago was.

‘the upholstered and comfortable.
' wingback chair. Although.there. -

were many. versions of this chair,
they all- have one ‘feature in com- :
mon: two wings ‘that protrude from.
* » the Sides of the back-,.°."
These chair:

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investment Dramatic — Italian leather designs are now more affordable than ever because they: re.

7 Completely upholstered i in 100% top- grain cowhide. =
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‘¥ Additional protective coating, offers worry- -free care and stain/soil: resistance. :

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vo Lifetime Warranty on frame and suspension. ‘ =

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