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<p>[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 3659499, member: 5170"]Yeah, the desk is Deco.</p><p><br /></p><p>Victorian-era sofas can vary from smallish to hugeish. This one, with its back topped with an S-curve and grape leaves and its splayed arms, tends more towards Rococo Revival, which in the U.S. was at its peak ca. 1855-65. The overall form is descended from the neo-Classical/Regency era of the early 19th Century, but has been updated to reflect (then) current styles.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 3659499, member: 5170"]Yeah, the desk is Deco. Victorian-era sofas can vary from smallish to hugeish. This one, with its back topped with an S-curve and grape leaves and its splayed arms, tends more towards Rococo Revival, which in the U.S. was at its peak ca. 1855-65. The overall form is descended from the neo-Classical/Regency era of the early 19th Century, but has been updated to reflect (then) current styles.[/QUOTE]
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