WOODCARVING | GRINLING GIBBONS High-Relief Carving in Limewood

WOODCARVING | 
GRINLING GIBBONS High-Relief Carving in Limewood

Special order for a dentist in Germany. Carved in lime wood. Placed in the library of the customer, above the entrance door. (Over-Door , supraporte)


It is made in the style of Grinling Gibbons (17 th century)
The tools of the dentist are incorporated in this festoon.

First I made ​​a sketch.

 And then there are several stages to achieve the end result.

Modeling

 The initials of the client included in the garland.

finish

 

On Youtube : 

Foiliage carving , supraporte   PART 1

 

And PART 2

                                         

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Het Spaans Gouvernement Museum (Maastricht, NL)

 Het Spaans Gouvernement Museum

Het spaans Gouvernement Museum -Museum aan het Vrijthof

Het Spaans Gouvernement museum anno 2010

The Museum aan het Vrijthof is housed in the Spanish Government, a 16th-century chapter house. The name Spanish Government harks back to when Charles V, the King of Spain, the German Emperor and the Duke of Brabant, visited Maastricht between 1519 and 1550. During his stays, Charles V resided at the Spanish Government. It was during these years that the timber-framed building erected on a stone foundation was replaced by the current marl-stone house. The coats of arms above the windows on the first floor and the sculpted portraitmedallions of Charles V and his wife Isabella of Portugal in the relief around one of the arches of the arcade on thecourtyard side remind us of his presence here.

The Spanish Government was built in the first half of the 16th century and displays all the hallmarks of the Late Gothic and the Early Renaissance transitional style. The brace-shaped finish on the courtyard side windows is unmistakably Late Gothic, while the rounded arch cross-windows on the Vrijthof side and the gallery with its special tulip-shaped columns on the courtyard side are plainly Renaissance style. Also note the a forementioned carved relief with portrait medallions dated 1545 and the carved chapters with exotic humanand animal motifs which belie a pre-Columbian inspiration.

The gallery opened in the 18th century. During a major renovation, the ground floor, which had been closed away behind a carriage-entrance façade, was fitted with window openings on the Vrijthof side, and the gallery was closed, making the ground floor suitable for residential use.

The Spanish Government was rebuilt in 1973 and expanded to allow the museum to house the Wagner-de Wit collection. The connecting gallery was also built in accordance with the newly-built pavilion for this purpose. The original condition was partially restored by re-opening the gallery and enclosing with a glass façade placed behind the arches and columns.

Mor info at : http://www.museumaanhetvrijthof.nl/

het spaans Gouvernement Museum

Interieur Spaans Gouvernement Museum

 

 Het Spaans Gouvernement Museum ( Anno 2010) Op Youtube

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Biënnale ClassicA 2011 Craftsmanship | Pearls of Craftsmanship

ClassicA is a fascinating expedition, an amazing voyage of discovery in a contemporary world of skilled craftsmanship.
ClassicA presents a selection of high quality furniture and objects in timeless combinations. ClassicA’s horizon encompasses not only the present day but also the riches of the past and magical dreams of the future. ClassicA is a unique meeting place for everyone who appreciates good craftsmanship, timelessness, art and culture.
ClassicA is a source of inspiration for tasteful living.

The Biennale CLASSICA is a platform for: Tasteful living interior architecture: furnishing ensembles, decorative antiques, furniture, ethnic objects, fireplaces and mantelpieces, decoration
of all kinds / equipment and furnishings for the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom / domotics, lighting, hi-fi and surround systems / the elegantly laid table / fashion and fashion accessories, jewellery / exclusive home construction / garden landscaping: plants, trees and shrubs, outdoor furniture, verandas and conservatories, and much more.

High quality antiques Modern & Contemporary Art, Ancient Art, Engravings, Ethnic Art, The Plastic Arts, Photography

Biënnale CLASSICA



                                    CRAFTSMANSHIP     PAVILION  Biënnale Classica 2011

                                      


                                           OUVERTURE - OPENING  ClassicA 2011

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Antiqueshops&Designers No.7

Antique Shops & Designers is a magazine of home interiors, home decorating, and Interior Design. The magazine combines antique objects of art with contemporary home decorating. A designer’s reference book loaded with imported antique accent pieces, modern designer kitchen appliances, antiques and the latest in today’s lighting and accessories design. 

A home and garden decorator’s visual guide in the use of Fine Arts, Paintings, Sculpture, marble and bronze Statues, Antiquities and Antiquaria of centuries past, blending antiques and modern Home Furbishings elements to create that special decorator look every homeowner wants to have. The magazine seeks out and presents the work and homes of great designers showing their skills and expertise with furnishings and decorative objects, Objet d’Art, furniture sofas, chairs, Antiques and decorative textiles.

In issue No.7 will be an article about my work and Liège-style furniture, you can read it on-line:

http://antiqueshopsanddesigners.com/

Carved Entry Doors | Custom-made housedoors | hand-carved Doors ( Interior and Exterior )

Artisan realisation and custom-made woodcarving and ornaments for interior and exterior doors. Traditional European style , classical woodcarving.


 Ontwerp en artisanale vervaardiging van alle houtsnijwerk en ornamenten voor binnen en buitendeuren. traditionele ,klassieke modellen of eigen ontwerp.

For more info ,visit our website: www.patrickdamiaens.be

 

 

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The Couven Museum in Aachen (Germany)

 Patrick Damiaens visits the Couven Museum 
in Aachen. (germany)

Couven Museum

  

Entrance of the Couven Museum

Liège and Aachener style furniture of the 18th Century

Ornaments carved in Oak

 

Ornamental Detail of Panelling

Carved Picture Frame

Carved Picture Frames

Aachener style furniture ( 18th Century)

Ornamental Detail Rococo Style

Hand-carved Ornamental Detail ,Couven Museum

Hand-carved Ornamental Detail ,Couven Museum

More info Couven Museum

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The Liège style furniture of the 18th-century | d'Ansembourg Museum

Patrick Damiaens Ornamental woodcarver

Visit of
The d'Ansembourg Museum in Liège ( Belgium)

 Liège was the centre of a wealthy bishopric situated between Flanders and Germany. Although part of the holy Roman Empire, its furniture is not typical of the German style. Some of the forms and the decoration came from France, but the result is too refined  to be classed as French provicial.

   d'Ansembourg Museum Liège Belgium  (Main hall)

                                            

The industries of Liège had been stimulated by the wars of Louis XIV, and the Walloon (Now French speaking part of Belgium) population included many brilliant craftsmen.

The houses built by the 1730s include the Château de Seraing for the Prince-Bishop, and the Hôtel d'Ansembourg for the banker Michel Willems.

The craft guilds flourished, but very little furniture is actually signed. The principal wood was oak, carefully chosen for its fine quality, close grain, and consistent,delicate sheen. Some pieces were partly gilded and

painted, but bronze and ormolu were not used.

The delicate carving of the interior doors, d'Ansembourg museum

                      

The most typical pieces are the great oak cupboards and buffets in one or two parts, tall clocks, commodes with four equal drawers and short feet, writing-tables, bureaux, and glazed cabinets and bookshelves.

The delicate carving, always carried out in solid wood, resembles that on French wall panelling. Furniture outlines were simple, and the effect, unlike yhat of Dutch or German furniture, was never bulky or ungainly.
Chairs were either in the French style and caned, or in the Germanic-Dutch tradition with back splats and loose seats.
These were often of walnut, ash or elm. For simple furniture , pine and beech were also used.

A Liège style Buffet in 2 pieces carved in the Liège Regency furniture style

                    

Liege style carving in oak

            

The Salon Vert , Chimney piece , Museum d'Ansembourg

                                           

d'Ansembourg museum

Detail of Liege style Woodcarving

                                                

The Dining Room , 2 piece curved ,very high buffet ,   ( vaisselière) d'Ansembourg museum

                     

Liege style carving ,Detail

The Dining Room ,  gilded embossed-leather on the walls

                     

Detail Dining Room, d'Ansembourg museum

                   




   

The Red Room , a two doors Bahut in liège regency style

                     

Carved detail Liege style ornaments

                             

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