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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 455999, member: 2844"]The Chaussée d'Alsemberg in Brussels has always been a shopping street, so I think A. de Roose was a retailer rather than a manufacturer. There doesn't seem to be a shop by that name anymore.</p><p>Historic view of the Chaussée d'Alsemberg:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.irismonument.be/medias/264/streets/10601005_W01.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Brussels is famous for Art Nouveau, a style that is reflected in your beautiful armoire. Feast your eyes on the Horta house, a gorgeous Brussels Art Nouveau house and museum (one of my favourites), you will see some furniture related to your armoire in the slide show:</p><p><a href="http://www.hortamuseum.be/nl/het-huis/galerie-nl" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.hortamuseum.be/nl/het-huis/galerie-nl" rel="nofollow">http://www.hortamuseum.be/nl/het-huis/galerie-nl</a></p><p>They have English pages, but those don't have the slide show with the furniture.</p><p><br /></p><p>Staircase in the Horta house:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwhc.unesco.org%2Fuploads%2Fthumbs%2Fsite_1005_0019-750-0-20140707152639.jpg&sp=84453fdbb91e81d54b3b426bd3cda2c7" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 455999, member: 2844"]The Chaussée d'Alsemberg in Brussels has always been a shopping street, so I think A. de Roose was a retailer rather than a manufacturer. There doesn't seem to be a shop by that name anymore. Historic view of the Chaussée d'Alsemberg: [IMG]http://www.irismonument.be/medias/264/streets/10601005_W01.JPG[/IMG] Brussels is famous for Art Nouveau, a style that is reflected in your beautiful armoire. Feast your eyes on the Horta house, a gorgeous Brussels Art Nouveau house and museum (one of my favourites), you will see some furniture related to your armoire in the slide show: [URL]http://www.hortamuseum.be/nl/het-huis/galerie-nl[/URL] They have English pages, but those don't have the slide show with the furniture. Staircase in the Horta house: [IMG]https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwhc.unesco.org%2Fuploads%2Fthumbs%2Fsite_1005_0019-750-0-20140707152639.jpg&sp=84453fdbb91e81d54b3b426bd3cda2c7[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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