Subject index

The descriptions of antique furniture often contain words that are not very familiar in everyday life. Some technical terms from carpentry, architecture or art history are therefore briefly explained in the following list.

Acanthus - Alabaster - Application - Arabesque - Ash
Balustrade - Bandelwerk - Baroque - Bastionsfüllungen - Biedermeier - Birch - Biscuit
Capital - Caryatid - Cherry - Coinribbon - Column - Cornice
Directoire and Consulate
Ebonise - Ebony - Empire - Enamel
Facet cut - Fadenintarsie - Feston - Fillet - Fillet-tape - Fireshading - Fischgrät - Fitsche - Fitting - Flechtband - Flooring - Fluting - Fold - Foldingstar - Frieze
Gallery - Gründerzeit
Halfpillar
Ink - Intarsie - Ivory
Linden - Lisene - Lyre
Mahogany - Marquetry - Masonry marquetry - Mother of pearl
Oak - Ornamental ribbon
Palmette - Pear - Perlstab - Pilaster - Pine - Pitched roof - Plinthe
Risalit - Rocaille - Rococo - Rolleau Verschluss - Rosette - Rosewood
Sabot - Schlagleiste - Shaft - Spätbiedermeier - Spruce / Fir - Stilmöbel - Stollenbauweise
Tooth frieze - Traverse - Tripartite
Velarium - Volute
Walnut - Würfelmarketerie
Zarge - Zopfstil

Fitting

Subject index

We distinguish between purpose-built fittings such as hinges or furniture handles and decorative fittings such as keyhole surrounds and sabots.


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Arabesque

Subject index

Mostly found in carvings, bronze fittings, inlays or paintings, flat leaf and tendril work.


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