New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-27
"'Men shivcr and shake.
Dose. swear ini bake.
MIXING OH FURNIT URE


Truauace, although IA tcrm probably unfamiliar to
many OF our readers. nevertheless deserves to rank
among the 0 modern civilization, such Is the
industry and skill ANA ingenuity WITH which IL i carried
out. Burns's cottir mott er was chiefly admirable Tor
the skill with winch sIc gard aud Things LOOK al' -
we'll ~ new. bat the hHqrfW devOtc- himself, on the
contrary the Oh making new things look quite s
present day well that. FOR certain important
qualities OF sonnincss. COOL wo hnaisiP, ana goo!
ti; 1, better" with valid reason also tpr
MS oiinoI. But the crowd, who nave neither his
leisure knowledge or his experience sturaly la1
mo bands OF the scientific experts oi tru1uag an
Tn .ri1e Of tae French aud his
English consener-qute as expert as he-need not De
large. walnut uicc-whch gives an agrreauio heI'o"-
ne /, OF tonr-and mlrc acid bother Of them ex-
pcn- We The latter initiates pretty closely tue rviSeS
o. ants, and uIed with fine augrr ca-y give me
wor .-eicn appearance which dppeils 10 the lover OF
tnc anIiune IN carved fuinure. fhe writer was IN
lnrnci hy worhmau's wife that her husband was one
BUSINESS: hut in Paris live kept to do the
woIK. do even nctteF, and to oicr when Is more
surprising. New OAK can DC slhoi uy i 81 utii " , o
ron in hot which darkcns IL To deeper tOnc
It is tnen careiully oed AMI polished Ine price
demanded. however - Such thdt p1isnln , o ri}
uoaseI Dy tao inc Npcrcncod, while really ne WORK
nIwnys commands as Wait III the open mrket
The unhappy pieces OF furniture whlcn nave % unto
from the sixteenth century are severity beaten WIN
neavy Dungeons. which serves 10 give them tue worn
appearance necessity 10 three centuries o. eAstehce
common device Is 20 Piut the pancis OF rupooHius,
t,y al ten dried In sun. ami, after keeping some
months washed III potash which removes lhc pant
beneath Is apr DO taken for granted 10y Inc pye''
NO is aware that Ia the last century much gnot pan
oling vas thus pinia!, and preserved 10 our generation
IN p,'t ' ~ " yrv "rl nary description is
ornanentei by FIcIcI dealers with hIass scroH Morh
after the designs ~ elliot. who succeeded Bum inoc
can bc ikrn in ny ihese wec 9nIe"i i "n
can only say caca cnpor 50 clever are tue trchs ~
wlnch even the learned arc deceived. AT CAGE "ahu
itc.ory Versailles the Jdencc dc Ncr1si reproduced
l., perfection; Dd hers all il fail and olen dea,.hS
n the buyer prefers his purchase antique, VI. 80
viii bake lin until the elzc cracsIcs III IS lurlhcr
menwed in heap, aud slight extra charge Is
upo-cL The SPECIAL MARKS p lhNori.s p".t LII tno
easily initiated ard much pains u taken WIN inc
spurious will intent 20 deceive ~ wouln suce ~
~" value To real hieclehs. me chaI"coi ,,'i,o
early decoration Is carefully preserved is even we
of Tho Monsters ware We 1ei9 uuil " my ny, ~ wy
selaisc; ana the CAREFUL ll7h oi the olu pen
At Venice reproduction OF The old raatli furniture
tnrivin. industry. aud the saire At folencc nut ~
possesses iitte or u" fustc Na'ue inr upon, 80 10
stained wood; lie St'pt are bono, ana hpt NoiS tno
tue prices arc - excessive and good patterns are u
distinct gain III furntdro; but the moiern pIoducu"n
Will not have the lasting qualities ol inc 9u. '1uS
triptychs re manufactured at Versailles The golden
INT Is gained by boiling lii oil then plungine INTO n"ins
oas, pc , cryin, l.. "firn Inerorious Even works
the highest art do not escape the trnnueur oo1o
tue late French ptor discovered lhai eouP
hearing his signature hha been SOFA ol a,oTo i'm IA
brought light that the work III question was uue 70
| CIodion Nevorthciess three eminent judgcs-Milei,
Chapu Guilatnt after careful cAainlnatipn' an
in spite signature decided that III their oPlhOn u
was not the handIins OF Codion. 30 the sales were
annued and damages were not allowed ny me coiils
and finest works are thus signed. The arts of 'uguaee
extend themselves even literature As long ago AS
the teenth century find the printers OF L.! Gus
and Ronen Stimulating princcps Editions or hscne th
Molrre. The type the paper. the colOphohs, All pehs
reprOduced with INSCRIPTIONS accuracy, anu tnoh
palnrd on genuine upon the unwary purchaser rus
still pIospers aided with the
processes and the OF fac smie SO also are olu
letters and autographs successfully foated, signed ny
Cardipa do Retz colbert whom you please letch-
ing a good price ana almost CHALLENGING scrutny' Inc
history the shat ira forgercs ~ the Fcpsteuen az
| ffesh in tho recollection OF our readers They were
offered Ut the modest price OF million sterling. 90
also tho famous reyrs Martin can still be bought NJ
| Paris, very Ike but still not genuine; ana Clever
| p,lntes whose work Is good - l.ancrets can De
found to figure Watteans with no mean success but
AT pesen secret of the real Martin germs remains "a
| Uncomfortable rs 1t is exquisite. -,
In buying old OAK furniture the buyer should notice
the presence absence of the ties or cross os
the ioOr which inysrabe ia the construction tnd
seventeenth Jury joiners. The forSer Is APP W
forget and thus himself brand the work as
Decoration formerly tbs proper art OF sul!u VI
Florentne In the fourteenth century Idhters
jewellers and metal workers H'cu III hapI!
ste OF operative harmony, so that coner or cssel
might bear the successive Impress OF many ceVor Danu
as the enamel, the setting. the lock, tue Jewel wVrh
would each be executed by an artist rraftsai shiou
al Dcllo Celini Ghibert II VIII schfeeIy 40 "
contrast the revived ode Of painting on lurbit ie ~
we behold 1t Ia shops with this delicate aud mastery
work. Yet many of cur young painters might Dc Motst
| emplOyed than spending real thought ana Pu,uht
real good work articles Of daily use. when we nave
come regard, unhappy, as nscessaf! WY 'ee'us'
unitarian.