Since time long, art has been the measure of civilization. Art thrives when people are happy – when their basic needs are fulfilled and when they think of beyond the basic essential but mundane things. The cave drawings and etchings by the cave dwellers that have remained preserved for centuries tell us the life and history of that era and that civilization. Each civilization, each country has exclusive sculpture, paintings and other works of art that look distinctive and are examples of the specialties of the materials and cultural themes that belong to that country. Look at the Italian marble stature, frescoes and artefacts. The Carrara marbles and mythological figures depicted are exclusive to that country.
Jacobean is a term used to cover all English style furniture from the reign of King James,to King James II. However, throughout this span of time Jacobean furniture showed markedly different influences. The earliest Jacobean furniture was influenced mainly by Elizabethan (1603 -1688) styled furniture. Commonwealth Style (1649-1660) marks the middle of the Jacobean Period, when the furniture was of simpler design and undecorated. The late Jacobean Period is that of the Carolean period, named for King Charles II. In this period, the furniture was influenced by Flemish Baroque design...
The North Laine Antiques & Flea Market is on Upper Gardner Street just parallel to the main Laines and it is well worth a little diversion. Over its three floors the market offers everything you need from a good flea market - stacks of knitting patterns, a mountain of pine furniture, a really pretty selection of prints.
