Prie-dieu, 1855, Austrian, Vienna, Oak and pine veneered with rosewood, tulipwood, ebony and ebonized wood, and micromosaic decoration of various natural and stained woods; modern silk-velvet; coated brass, Overall: 107 1/16 x 41 5/16 x 34 1/4 in. (272 x 105 x 87 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, The overall shape of this nearly nine-foot tall prayer bench or prie dieu with its towering spires, pointed arches, and slender clustered columns is based on medieval ecclesiastical architecture. As such it exemplifies the Gothic Revival style fashionable in Europe during the middle of the nineteenth century
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Prie-dieu, 1855, Austrian, Vienna, Oak, pine veneered, rosewood, tulipwood, ebony, ebonized wood, micromosaic decoration, various natural, stained woods, modern silk-velvet, coated brass, Overall, 107 1/16 x 41 5/16 34 1/4, 272 105 87 cm, Woodwork-Furniture, overall, shape, nearly nine-foot, tall, prayer, bench, prie dieu, towering spires, pointed arches, slender clustered, columns, based, medieval ecclesiastical, architecture, exemplifies, Gothic Revival, style, fashionable, Europe, middle, nineteenth century
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