| Do you any antique designers and the
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| | William Ince and John Mayhew (working
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| cabinet-makers who had made some of the
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| | between 1760 and 1810)
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| antique pieces that we could see even
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| | These cabinet-makers, who had a workshop
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| today. Most of the information about
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| | in Soho, London, published a pattern book
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| these designers or makers were most of
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| | in 1763. The book contains about three
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| the time very difficult to find. We will
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| | hundred designs for different types of
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| know some of these famous designers and
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| | furniture in the Chippendale manner, but
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| makers and something about their works.
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| | only a few pieces are known that were
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| The majorities of English cabinet-makers
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| | made by the firm.
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| are known to us only by their names; only
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| | George Seddon (1727 to 1801)
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| rarely is it possible to say who made a
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| | George Seddon in Aldersgate Street
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| particular piece. When this can be done
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| | conducted the biggest cabinet-making
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| it is for one of two reasons: either
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| | busi¬ness in London in the eighteenth
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| because the original bill has been
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| | century, where he is said to have
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| preserved, or because the name of the
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| | employed four hundred workmen. Some of
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| maker was inlaid, stamped or printed on a
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| | the furniture made there has been
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| paper label inside the article. The
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| | identified from the bills that were
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| following are some brief notes on a very
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| | preserved with it.
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| few of the more important designers and
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| | George Hepplewhite (died in 1786)
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| makers who worked in the eighteenth
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| | George Hepplewhite's name is on a book of
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| century.
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| | designs issued by his widow in 1788, but
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| Samuel Bennett
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| | little else is known about him.
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| A London maker who was working at the
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| | Gillow's
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| beginning of the eighteenth century. A
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| | The firm of Gillow had workshops at
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| cabinet is known with his printed label
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| | Lancaster, Lancashire, and was prominent
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| in one of the drawers. Also, there are
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| | cabinet-makers during most of the
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| three cabinets in existence which have
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| | eighteenth century. They had a showroom
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| his name inlaid on the inside of a door.
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| | in Oxford Street, London (later the site
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| William Kent (1686 to 1748)
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| | of Warring and Gillow's showroom), and
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| An architect, and about the first in
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| | sent their finished goods south by sea.
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| England who not only designed a mansion
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| | Late in the century they sometimes used a
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| but also some of its contents. His
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| | metal stamp with their name to mark their
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| furniture is heavy in appearance and
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| | pieces, and are the only English firm
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| bears much carving, and as his tables and
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| | known to have used this French method of
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| chairs were usually gilt the effect is
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| | marking before about 1820.
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| very rich.
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| | Thomas Sheraton (1751 to 1806)
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| Thomas Chippendale (1718 to 1779)
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| | Little is known of the history of Thomas
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| The best known of all English
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| | Sheraton. He was born at
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| cabinet-makers and designers. Born at
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| | Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, and came to
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| Otley, Yorkshire, he came to London and
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| | London. His famous book of designs, The
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| eventually opened a workshop in St
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| | Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing
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| Martin's Lane. His book of designs, The
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| | Book, was published in four parts between
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| Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director,
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| | 1791 and 1794, and his Cabinet Dictionary
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| was published first in 1752, enlarged in
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| | in 1803.
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| 1762, and is the most famous of its kind
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| | Although he was trained to the trade as a
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| in any country. Chippendale's own firm
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| | youth, he is not known to have practiced
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| made pieces for many of the biggest
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| | as a cabinet-maker.
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| mansions in England, and some of it
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| | William Moore (working between 1780 and
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| remains in the rooms in which it was
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| | 1815)
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| first placed, and for which it was
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| | After some years at work in London, Moore
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| designed. On his death, his son, also
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| | opened a business in Dublin, where he
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| named Thomas, carried on his business.
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| | specialized in inlaid furniture in the
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| John Cobb (died in 1778) and William Vile
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| | Sheraton style, Much other furniture was
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| (died in 1767)
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| | made in Ireland during the eighteenth
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| Cobb is recorded as being notorious for a
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| | century, but it is often
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| very haughty manner, and stories are told
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| | indistinguishable from its English
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| of the difficulties into which this led
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| | counterpart. Mahogany tables on
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| him. Some of his furniture has been
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| | especially slim cabriole legs are
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| identified, but his partnership with
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| | considered usually to be of Irish make,
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| William Vile is equally responsible for
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| | but much research on this subject remains
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| his importance. Together they were
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| | to be done.
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| cabinet-makers to George III, and pieces
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| | Here we have seen how these designers and
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| they are known to have made are among the
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| | makers names have been discovered, their
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| finest of the eighteenth century. Some of
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| | introductions and what kinds of designs
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| their work for the Royal Family is still
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| | they made. There were many sources
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| at Buckingham Palace. William Vile died
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| | searched for this information. One of the
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| in 1767, but his partner seems not to
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| | most striking things about all these
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| have been in favor for no further goods
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| | designers and makers is that they used
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| were supplied to the King and Queen after
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| | their own distinctive styles.
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| that year.
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