Thomas Chippendale

Selected work

From the studio

3 works, from the studio to here.

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  Candle Stand (torchère) (1 of 2)

  Candle Stand (torchère) (1 of 2)

  Thomas Chippendale · Gilt-wood, gesso · 1768

  This gilded candle stand was made by Thomas Chippendale, the most renowned cabinetmaker in eighteenth-century London, for the grand drawing room of Brocket Hall, a large country house in Hertfordshire, England. With finely carved acanthus leaves, swags, fluting, and oval masks depicting the Roman goddess Diana, this candle stand exhibits Chippendale’s masterful understanding of neoclassical proportion, scale, and ornament. His landmark book of furniture designs, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director (first published in 1754), was highly admired as a source of inspiration by cabinetmakers and architects around England as well as in Europe and America. Image and data from the Cleveland Museum of Art, released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0).

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  Candle Stand (torchère) (2 of 2)

  Candle Stand (torchère) (2 of 2)

  Thomas Chippendale · Gilt-wood, gesso · 1768

  This gilded candle stand was made by Thomas Chippendale, the most renowned cabinetmaker in eighteenth-century London, for the grand drawing room of Brocket Hall, a large country house in Hertfordshire, England. With finely carved acanthus leaves, swags, fluting, and oval masks depicting the Roman goddess Diana, this candle stand exhibits Chippendale’s masterful understanding of neoclassical proportion, scale, and ornament. His landmark book of furniture designs, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director (first published in 1754), was highly admired as a source of inspiration by cabinetmakers and architects around England as well as in Europe and America. Image and data from the Cleveland Museum of Art, released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0).

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  Pair of Candle Stands (torchères)

  Pair of Candle Stands (torchères)

  Thomas Chippendale · Gilt-wood, gesso · 1768

  This pair of gilded candle stands was made by Thomas Chippendale, the most renowned cabinetmaker in eighteenth-century London, for the grand drawing room of Brocket Hall, a large country house in Hertfordshire, England. With finely carved acanthus leaves, swags, fluting, and oval masks depicting the Roman goddess Diana, these candle stands exhibit Chippendale’s masterful understanding of neoclassical proportion, scale, and ornament. His landmark book of furniture designs, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director (first published in 1754), was highly admired as a source of inspiration by cabinetmakers and architects around England as well as in Europe and America. Image and data from the Cleveland Museum of Art, released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0).

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