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principalities of the planks produced in the Bukowina andin Transylvania, and of stares from the shores of Croatia ,to Italy, France, and North America , constitutes a con-siderable element in their entire value.
The preparation of wood for agricultural and domesticutensils, for casks and the like ordinary uses, appertainsusually to the smaller trades, and seldom forms the objectof any traffic beyond that which is established by thedemands of the locality itself. The manufacture, there-fore, of such common wooden articles as are here alludedto, on an extended scale, may seem scarcely worthy ofmention ; and yet the yearly exports of common articlesof wood, such as casks, shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, agri-cultural and gardening tools, from 1843 to 1847, averageda yearly value of 308,000 florins.
The finer works in wood are made, some of them, bycertain of the larger manufacturers; but, for the most part,they constitute the employment of whole districts andvalleys in the mountains. This sort of trade is widelyspread over Bohemia, the Tyrol, and Upper Austria , andto some extent also in Hungary .
Architectural carpentery is earned on in the towns on avery considerable scale. Although several large establish-ments of this kind exist in the more populous parts of theempire, their productions are not calculated to meet morethan the local demand for them. Within these very fewyears a factory has been established at Vienna to produce ■doors, lintels and window frames, &c., both by machineryand by hand, and being in connection with a factory ofinlaid floorings and a furniture warehouse, forms a portionof the establishment of the present exhibitors.
The manufacture of inlaid and mosaic floorings haslately increased in an extraordinary degree. Vienna ,Prague, Budweis , Plass, Dobrzisch, and also Demes inHungary , supply works of this kind in large quantitiesand of increasing perfection.
Several articles in this furniture are illustrated in theaccompanying Plates 237, 231, 69, 131, 87, 84, 78, 79,76, 74.
The material of much of this furniture is a beautifulzebra wood. The carving is extremely rich, bold, andmassive. Much of the ornament is elaborated to a highdegree, and of this the illustrations will assist to conveyan idea. The state bed is ornamented with medallions inporcelain, and massive fringe and hangings. The chairsare also ornamented with fringe, tassels, and gimp. Thesideboard has two fine candelabra, by Hollenbach, ofVienna , as its lateral ornaments.]
634 Lechneb, Franz, Vienna —Manufacturer .
Walnut-tree easy chair, stuffed and covered with Utrecht
velvet.
Oak balzac, stuffed and covered to match.
635 Mentasti-Belia Bbothebs, Milan—
Manufacturer.
Oblong square table, with inlaid work representingNapoleon crossing Mount St. Bernard.
A prie-Dieu, with inlaid work.
Various specimens of cornices in marble.
636 Moschini, Paolo, Cremona —Manufacturer.
A writing-desk and table.
A lady’s toilet-table, covered with leather, and inlaid.
A small cabinet table. This table is represented in thePlate, together with an ornamental table and articleseast in zinc, belonging to a previous exhibitor, p. 1032.
637 Palhheber, Vinzenz, Vienna —Manufacturer .
Tnlaid Gothic work-table, and a basket.
638 Rietsch, P. G., Bohnusch-Budoletz, Moravia —Inventor.
Model of a ship-table. Provisionally registered.
638a Speluzzi, —, Milan.
639 Bosam Bbothebs, Brescia —Manufacturer.
A secretaire and a small oblong table, of Americanmaple, with inlaid and mosaic work.
640 Staudingeb, Anton, Vienna —Manufacturer .Furniture : Buhl table of rosewood, book-shelves, sofaj
chairs, &c.
[Cabinet-making and the manufacture of furnitureflourish in Vienna, Prague , and Milan, above all othertowns of the monarchy. The perfection of these works ofcabinet-making, and the comparatively low prices de-manded, not only ensure for them the command of theentire home market of the monarchy, but are already esta-blishing a large export trade.
The manufacture of buhl and other fancy articles con-stitutes a special branch of industry in Milan, and, underthe name of “ Intarsiatura,” has been carried on there forcenturies. These articles, as well as the Vienna turneryand gilt carving, are of an excellent description, and arealso exported to great advantage.]
641 Thonet, Michael, Vienna —Manufacturer .Furniture :—Sofas. Easy chairs. Arm-chairs.
Stand of rosewood and walnut wood.
Specimens of inlaid floorings.
A small round table of rosewood. The above are variouslyinlaid with metal, tortoise-shell, and mother-of-pearl.
642 Klanner, Franz, Vienna —Manufacturer .Different kinds of fancy cabinet-work.
Tea-caddies, sugar-caddies, work-boxes, reading-desks,
travelling looking-glasses, candle-screens, &c.
643 Becker & Kronik, Vienna —Manufacturers.Screen of japanned wood.
Fire-screen covered with papier-mache.
Papier-mache tables and cups.
Cups of japanned tin.
Two vases, designed by M. do Bernardis, architect.One of these vases is represented in the cut on page 1041-
644 Hoeeichteb, Cael, Beichenaa, Bohemia —Manufacturer.
Papier-mache tobacco-boxes ; spice and sugar-boxes;pincushions, boxes, &c.
645 Behr, Cael, Pragne, Bohemia —Patentee andManufacturer.
A column, a pedestal, and a box, as samples of artificialmarble.
Samples of gilt wood, which will bear washing.Liphothanic compositions.
645a Kolbel, B., Vienna —Carver and Gilder.
A gilt wooden frame for looking-glass or picture. Sped'mens of frame ornaments.