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2. Anton Seuffert - Wikipedia

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   Anton Seuffert (c. 1815 – 6 August 1887) was born in Bohemia. He was a cabinetmaker with a particular expertise in the art of marquetry . Anton Seuffert, also known as Anton Seufert, learned his craft from his father, Anton Seufert senior, who was also a cabinetmaker.

3. Table (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   Loo tables were very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries as candlestands, tea tables, or small dining tables, although they were originally made for the popular card game loo or lanterloo. Their typically round or oval tops have a tilting mechanism , which enables them to be stored out of the way (e.g. in room corners) when not in use.

4. Ancient furniture - Wikipedia

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   Some had three legs, and large tables had four legs. Sometimes a figure of a man, usually representative of a captive, was used to support the table instead of a leg. Tables were made of wood, willow, or wicker. Although some were made of metal or stone. [49] [50] They were used for games and dining. A game called Mehen would be played on a one ...

5. Anthony Wood (antiquary) - Wikipedia

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   Anthony Wood (17 December 1632 – 28 November 1695), who styled himself Anthony à Wood in his later writings, [1] was an English antiquary. He was responsible for a celebrated Hist. and Antiq. of the Universitie of Oxon .

6. Alois Lang - Wikipedia

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   Lang was born in Oberammergau in Bavaria, a town known for its excellence in wood carving. He was apprenticed to his cousin Andreas Lang around the age of 14, spent one year's study with the great wood sculptor Fortunato Galli in Florence, Italy, and moved to the United States in 1890 at the age of 19.

7. Anton Anreith - Wikipedia

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   Anton Anreith (/ ˈ æ n t ɒ n ˈ æ n r aɪ t /; June 11, 1754 – March 4, 1822) [1] was a sculptor and woodcarver from Riegel near Freiburg in Breisgau, Baden, Germany. He is known for numerous sculptural embellishments that adorn buildings in the Cape region of South Africa , thought to represent the crowning achievement of the Cape ...