Satinwood dressing-table with medallions (1910 - 1911)

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This elegant painting by Edwin Foley, titled "Satinwood Dressing Table with Medallions" dated 1910 - 1911, beautifully captures a piece of early 20th-century interior decor. The artwork showcases a satinwood dressing table embellished with ornate inlays and medallions, displaying a sophistication characteristic of the era.The dressing table is set against the backdrop of a softly draped, pale blue and beige curtain, which subtly complements the warm tones of the wood. The table itself is richly decorated with floral and geometric inlays and features distinctive oval medallions that encase classical portraits, adding a touch of artistic heritage and personal charm. An elaborate mirror, with a crest featuring a classical sculpture, tops the table, increasing its grandeur and utility.This painting not only displays a fine piece of furniture but also effectively transports the viewer into a space of early 20th-century elegance and style.

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Author and illustrator of The Book of Decorative Furniture, published in 2 volumes by T. C. & E. C. Jack in 1910-11, which featured one hundred reproductions in full colour and one thousand text illustrations. The book went through a number of editions.

Almost nothing has been published about Foley other than that he was a Fellow of the institute of designers.

He was born Edwin John Foley in Fisherton Anger, Wiltshire, c.1859, the second child and eldest son of furniture manufacturer Arthur Foley of the Fisherton Cabinet Works, Salisbury, and his wife Jane. He was at least partly educated in London,  where he lived with his uncle and aunt, Peter and Rhoda Marie Brown.

He worked as a designer for his father from at least the early 1880s, but by 1891 was living in Charlotte Street, Marylebone, with his wife Louisa Maud (nee Hayford), whom he married in 1882. They had three children, Conrad Hayford (b. 1885), Hubert Edwin (b. 1887) and Alan Victor (b. 1888).

Edwin John Foley lived at 294 Camden Road, Middlesex, and died at Cottesloe, Western Australia, on 25 April 1912.

Many more pictures by Edwin Foley can be found at the Look and Learn picture library.