The English development of art is divided into two periods with the onset of industrial production. The pre-industrial history focuses on sceneries and landscapes. Works in which the subjectivity and emotions of the artist are incorporated. With industrial production this continues to be the case. With economic progress, the subject of design moves into art. Mass production required individual pieces as models. Artists with spatial imagination created prototypes for the far-flung clientele. Always in view of the current tastes of the wealthy clientele. A combination of art, society and production developed, which culminated in the Arts and Crafts movement.
The artist Edwin John Foley was born into a family of furniture dealers. The family lived in the county of Wilts in southwest England. His father was the founder of Fisherton Steam Cabinett works which became a family business. Edwin Foley probably discovered his artistic eye for furniture and surface design here. After several years in the family business, the artist left the furniture business and immersed himself in the contrasting world of art and industry. His main focus was on interior and decorative design. In a precession loving attention to detail, the artist produced colour lithographs of furniture. His gaze was directed not only to the present and future, but also to the woodwork of past eras. The first design drafts of the 19th century were hesitant and producers were happy to orient themselves on the style elements of past times. Edwin John Foley quickly became a luminary in the field of woodwork. He became a lecturer and member of the Institute of Designers. The field of activity of the aesthetic assistants expanded and attracted newcomers to the world of design. Foley shared his knowledge and his eye for aesthetics.
Edwin John Foley's fame increased with the publication of books on the design of wooden furniture. Foley gave the knowledge of the content and created the illustrations for the books himself. His book "Some old Woodwork" shows a retro perspective of furniture design since 1500. For the illustrations Foley put the furniture in context with contemporary accessories and in a contemporary environment. The illustrations show the decorative furniture in its form and colour and also provide an impression of the historical background. Edwin John Foley was undoubtedly a perfectionist who wrote a European standard work for design with his last book "The Book of decorative Furniture".
×
Passionate Customer Service
.jpg "Panelling, with Grinling Gibbon Carvings. Mirror Frame, Walnut Table, William and Mary. Walnut Chair, Charles Wesley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Carved Oak Bedstead of Jeanne D")
.jpg)
.jpg "Oak Press, Strangers")
.jpg)
.jpg "Carved Oak Armoire, Bearing the Cipher of Lambert Suavius of Liege by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Salon de Musique of Queen Marie Antoinette, Palace of Fontainebleau, France by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Carved Oak Dressoir--Louis XII by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Oak Cabinet, with Circular Convex Panels, Incised Arabesque Ornament. Walnut Chair, with Interlaced Ornament by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Walnut Inlaid Writing-Table by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Group of Late Sixteenth-Century Continental Furniture: Portuguese Cabinet of Chestnut, Inlaid with Ivory, Ebony, and Coloured Woods, Spiral Turned Arm-Chair by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Upright Secretaire in Parqueterie of Various Woods, with Ormolu-Mounted Rosettes by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Armoire in Ebony with Inlays of Engraved Brass and White Metal. Chased Ormolu Mountings. The Royal Monogram of L")
.jpg)
.jpg "A Group of Early Eighteenth-Century Furniture. Walnut Cabinet-Top Scrutoire. Inlaid Sycamore (")
.jpg)
.jpg "The")
.jpg)
.jpg "Satinwood Wardrobe, Inlaid with Tulipwood, Harewood, Holly, Ebony, Mahogany, and Other Woods by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Carved China Case in Chippendale")
.jpg)
.jpg "Late Gothic Schrank. German by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Queen Anne")
.jpg)
.jpg "Inlaid Nonesuch Chest. Carved")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Putnam Cupboard of English Oak and Cedar. Carved Settle of American Oak by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Panelled Study at Groombridge Place by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Austro-Hungarian Peasant Furniture by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "A Cabinet of Oak and Walnut, with Ebony Panels and Columns, Inlaid with Rosewood and Ivory Engraved by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Jewel Cabinet of Queen Marie Antoinette: Of Mahogany, Gilt, Inlaid, Carved, and with Painted Plaques by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Carved Bourgouignon Credence by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Asiatic Furniture from the Collection of Lord Curzon of Kedleston by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Sisters Inlaid Double Secretaire and Bookcase Cabinet--Sheraton by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Black Lacquer Settee, Chairs and Table, Red Lacquer Mirror. Wall-Paper at Wotton-under-Edge by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Carved Enclosed Mahogany Bookcase--Style of Chippendale--French Influence by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "The")
.jpg)
.jpg "Carved and Inlaid Oak Court Cupboard by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Psyche and Bed of Napoleon the First by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Circular Table of Various Marbles, with Chased Gilt Mounts. Folding Screen of Carved and Gilt Wood with Silk Panels by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Red and Gilt Lacquer Double Chest of Drawers by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Inlaid Ormolu-Mounted Upright Secretaire of Sycamore, Tulip, Kingwood, Holly, and Other Woods--Natural and Stained by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Upright Secretaire Inlaid in Various Woods, with Cast, Chased, and Gilt Bronze Mounts by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Vargueno Cabinet of Chestnut, Ivory, etc., Painted and Gilt with Wrought-Iron and Steel Mounts: Upon Twisted, Turned, and Carved Stand by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "An Early Virginian Colonist")
.jpg)
.jpg "Court Cupboard Buffet by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
_in_Marque_-_(MeisterDrucke-39702).jpg "Carved and Gilt Draped Domed Bed. Bureau-Toilette (Or Petit Secretaire) in Marqueterie. Cartonnier in Green Lacquer by Edwin John Foley")
_in_Marque_-_(MeisterDrucke-39702).jpg)
.jpg "Mirror, Gueridons, and Table Overlaid with Silver Plaques by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Carved Mahogany Pedestal Sideboard. Oval Wheel-Back Master")
.jpg)
.jpg "Bureau de Campagne and Bureau en Boite of Napoleon the First, Chateau de la Malmaison, France by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Curved Commode Table--Chippendale under French Influence. Incised and Raised Lacquered Eight-Fold Screen--Chinese by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Panelled Room: French--Style of the Regence. Carved Oak Chair. Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Writing-Table. Ormolu-Mounted Bombe Commode, by Charles Cressent by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Inlaid Satinwood Commode--Ormolu Mounts by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Petite Credence, Francois I by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Fourteenth-Century Buttressed Coffer by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Oak Double Hutch by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Inlaid Mahogany Break-Front Bookcase. Mahogany Pedestal Centre Table. Mahogany High-Case Clock by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Oak Welsh Dresser by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Inlaid Jewel Casket of Walnut Wood by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Satinwood Dressing-Table with Medallions by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Inlaid Mahogany Cylinder-Fall China and Book Case.")
.jpg)
.jpg "Carved Chairman")
.jpg)
.jpg "Upholstered Chair and Couch with Adjustable Ends by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Carved Gilt Couch Covered in Rose Brocade de Lyons by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Painted Commode and Chairs by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "White Gilt and Painted Settee--Pergolesi Influence by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Oak Trestle Table.")
.jpg)
.jpg "Gilt State Bed of Queen Marie Antoinette by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Chimneypiece in Coloured Mosaic. Florentine. Table in Coloured Mosaic. Florentine by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Carved Oaken Stairway, Godinton by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Coffret de Mariage Boulle by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Shovelboard Table in the Hall of Littlecote by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Kneehole Writing Table in Red Tortoiseshell and Lacquer Steel Top. Boulle. Gilt Fauteuils, Upholstered in Tapestry by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Painted Caned Satinwood Settee by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Satinwood and Mahogany Inlaid Dressing Cabinet by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Chimneypiece in the Double Cube Room, Wilton House by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Littlecote Bedstead by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "A Hepplewhite Bedroom. Chintz-Curtained Inlaid Satinwood Bed. Inlaid Satinwood Dressing Chest and Mahogany Wardrobe by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Salle du Trone in the Palace of Fontainebleau by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Henri Deux Carved Bahut. Oak Screen of the Same French Period by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Inlaid and Painted Satinwood Writing-Desk Cabinet, Ormolu Mounted by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Semicircular Mahogany Sideboard and Knife-Box by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Escritoire a Toilette by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Bureau of King Louis XV by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Mahogany Arm-Chair--Style of Chippendale by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Mahogany Divisible Dining-Tables--Dining-Room Splat-Back Chairs by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Walnut Kas Inlaid and with Painted Medallions of Delft Ware by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Carved Mahogany China-Cases--Adam Influence by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Carved Walnut Darby and Joan Settee by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Mahogany and Gilt Georgian Suite in the Gallery and Green Drawing-Room of Longford Castle by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Inlaid Walnut Bombe Bureau-Cabinet by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Mahogany Cabinet-Topped Block-Front Scrutoir. Mahogany and Gilt Constitution Mirror by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Carved Chippendale Library Bookcase by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Marriage Coffer or Cassone by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Late Eighteenth-Century Decorative Furniture. Satinwood and Mahogany Inlaid Pianoforte, with Wedgwood Plaques, Ormolu Mounts, Panel and Stars, Presented by Manuel Godoy to the Queen of Spain in 1796 by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Painted and Inlaid Satinwood Sideboard. Mahogany Bracket Clock by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Painted and Lacquered Sedan Chair with Domed Top by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Carved Walnut Bombe Armoire with Chased Mounts by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Inlaid Muniment Chest by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Chippendale Chinese Room at Badminton House by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Carved Satinwood Barback Settee. Painted and Gilt Table by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Wrought Steel Chair by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Wedgwood-Flaxman Chimneypiece by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
.jpg "Shaped Fret-Rimmed Gallery Table--Chippendale School by Edwin John Foley")
.jpg)
+43 4257 29415
support@meisterdrucke.com
Mo-Do: 7:00 - 16:00 | Fr: 7:00 - 13:00
