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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ghopper1924, post: 9531412, member: 5170&quot;]Jelliff used Renaissance Revival motifs like scrolls, pediments and acanthus leaves much like any other furniture maker in the mid to late 19th Century. They were also used by midwestern factories like Berkeley &amp; Gay of Grand Rapids, Michigan (Jelliff was in Newark, New Jersey). </p><p>The difference is that Jelliff’s furniture was more sumptuous, often using masks on the arms of his sofas and chairs. His shop also made mid-level chairs without the masks on the arms. </p><p>However, I have never seen Jelliff’s shop use this kind of decoration, which looks original. It does look like it’s from Central Europe. The point is, many furniture makers used these motifs. There was lots of mutual awareness in the industry; the main thing was to combine these elements in a distinctive way, which the best manufacturers were able to do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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