Horner Desk and Sofa Combi
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Victorian Furniture thread on victorianforum.com · started November 8, 2008 by rarevictorian · 2 posts · discussion in 2008.
For those interested, here's another of the early 19th century combination furniture pieces - this time a sofa and desk by R.J. Horner (labeled from 1908): http://rjhorner.com/2008/11/rj-horner-desk-sofa-combination.html
For those interested, here's another of the early 19th century combination furniture pieces - this time a sofa and desk by R.J. Horner (labeled from 1908): http://rjhorner.com/2008/11/rj-horner-desk-sofa-combination.html
Interesting piece, particularly the feet. It's like the maker gave in on almost everything crafted previously except the feet, " By god, i am keeping my feet, fashion be damned! ". I like it, it does make a statement in terms of transitional pieces.