- cabinetmakers
- n. carpenter, woodworker who makes furniture
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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David Roentgen — Table by David Roentgen, circa 1780 1790. David Roentgen,[1] (Herrnhaag 1743–February 12, 1807), was a most famous German cabinetmaker of the eighteenth century, famed throughout Europe for his marquetry and his secret drawers and mechanical… … Wikipedia
Chippendale, Thomas — (baptized June 5, 1718, Otley, Eng. died November 1779, London) English cabinetmaker. Little is known of his life before 1753, when he opened a showroom and workshop in London. In 1754 he published The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker s Director, a… … Universalium
Phyfe, Duncan — orig. Duncan Fife born 1768, near Loch Fannich, Ross and Cromarty, Scot. died Aug. 16, 1854, New York, N.Y., U.S. Scottish born U.S. furniture designer. His family settled in Albany, N.Y., с 1784; there he became an apprentice cabinetmaker and… … Universalium
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