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In 1688 it was said that the decoration of a
State Bed cost UKP18000 $25,000.
Queen Ann brought with her dowry, trimmings worth
UKP11,000 almost $16,000.
In the days of Thomas Chippendale, the English
cabinet maker, it has been recorded that the wood
for a chair cost pence, the fabric cost shillings
and the passementerie cost pounds.
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