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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ownedbybear, post: 1968757, member: 29&quot;]I&#039;ve seen exceeingly ornate carved stable goods here: I think it&#039;s been forgotten that country houses were as decorative for horses, say as for people. Especially as we&#039;re not talking farm horses, either, but prized and very valuable riding mounts. Not barns, but individually stalled stables. </p><p><br /></p><p>Heavens, go look at Strawberry Hill or Hampton Court as high end examples. But even your average upper middle country squire did decorative: it was about status, but also pride in work. Even before the Industrial Revolution, which made many people howlingly wealthy, the middle and upper middle classes here and in much of Europe did serious decor. Let alone les aristos.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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