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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 258596, member: 5066"]there just isn't much true American empire furniture out there</p><p><br /></p><p>Agreed, the reason for that i suspect is, American Empire was very expensive, it was pretty much entirely hand made and required wood carvers, gilded surfaces and each piece was unique. Late Classical on the other hand was mostly machine made, very affordable with a similar "look" to empire while also making it available to everyone. Late Classical was a smash hit in it's day and it's day lasted a long time in america.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 258596, member: 5066"]there just isn't much true American empire furniture out there Agreed, the reason for that i suspect is, American Empire was very expensive, it was pretty much entirely hand made and required wood carvers, gilded surfaces and each piece was unique. Late Classical on the other hand was mostly machine made, very affordable with a similar "look" to empire while also making it available to everyone. Late Classical was a smash hit in it's day and it's day lasted a long time in america.[/QUOTE]
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