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History Lesson: The Daybed

The daybed dates back to the ancient Egyptians, who created beds out of bound palm sticks for sleeping and lounging. Daybeds became famous in the Greco Roman world, where they were referred to as “lectus”, luxuriously adorned and cushioned reclining sofas for relaxing, sleeping or eating. Made of rich materials like silver and ivory, they [...]

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History Lesson: Copper Lust

During the 1820-1860 periods there were a number of Staffordshire (District in England) factories  producing these luster pieces.  When one finds an unmarked piece it is more than likely of Staffordshire origin. This is not to say that Scotland and the USA did not produce some. However USA began some production closer to the 1850-1860 [...]

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