Why does antique furniture usually have carved "feet"?
Why does antique furniture usually have carved "feet"?
Is it only ornamental? And why are they usually webbed feet (or at least they are in my experience)?
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Yes, there was broad appeal for fine handcrafted goods after the Industrial Revolution, so much that craftsmen were successful enough to make better livings selling higher-priced goods, just as it is today. It was a bit ironic that the Arts & Crafts movement started out “for the people / against industrialization” but soon became high-priced goods for the affluent.
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Or they spent more time on a single piece.
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Yes, top craftsmen would get deeper into their craft for their own personal interests and their previous commercial success afforded them the luxury to become more like—or essentially—fine artists.
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