Bookcases as fashionable as the Sir Walter Scott novels to lie down on the new sofa to read. Hard as a board it is but what everyone has in Mayfair. From Ackermann’s Repository, all of these having been the rage in 1811.

Art book/folio, Aspirational decor from folios and magazines. 1 Minute
Imperial Turkey ottoman or circular sofa, embellished with swans. Plate 8. 1811.
Imperial Turkey ottoman or circular sofa, embellished with swans. Plate 8. 1811. Collection of Oxford University. Digitalized version at archive.org. In the public domain due to age. via http://www.ekduncan.com/2012/01/regency-furniture-1809-1815-ackermanns.html
Military couch bed. Plate. 22. 1811.
Military couch bed. Plate 22. 1811. Collection of Oxford University. Digitalized version at archive.org. In the public domain due to age. Via http://www.ekduncan.com/2012/01/regency-furniture-1809-1815-ackermanns.htm
French window curtain.1811.
French window curtain.1811. Collection of Oxford University. Digitalized version at archive.org. In the public domain due to age. Via http://www.ekduncan.com/2012/01/regency-furniture-1809-1815-ackermanns.htm
Ladies work/game table. Plate 35. 1811.
Ladies work/game table. Plate 35. 1811. Collection of Oxford University. Digitalized version at archive.org. In the public domain due to age. Via http://www.ekduncan.com/2012/01/regency-furniture-1809-1815-ackermanns.htm
Bookcase. Plate 15. 1811.
Bookcase. Plate 15. 1811. Collection of Oxford University. Digitalized version at archive.org. In the public domain due to age. Via http://www.ekduncan.com/2012/01/regency-furniture-1809-1815-ackermanns.htm

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