Posts Tagged ‘boxwood’

ANTIQUE DAY BED - BLACK-JAPANNED WORK TABLE - ROSEWOOD SIDE CABINET - AMERICAN MAHOGANY TALLBOY - PARCEL-GILT OAK BOOKCASES

Friday, December 18th, 2009

ANTIQUE DAY BED - BLACK-JAPANNED WORK TABLE - ROSEWOOD SIDE CABINET - AMERICAN MAHOGANY TALLBOY - PARCEL-GILT OAK BOOKCASES
A SET OF THREE GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE
CHAIRS with shaped ladder backs centred with domino
carving, the stuffed seats on square tapering legs joined
by H-stretchers, circa 1770.
AN EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY DAY BED
with stuffed overscrolled end, squab cushion [...]

PINE BREAKFRONT BUREAU BOOKCASE - MAHOGANY LIBRARY ARM-CHAIR - SIDE TABLE - MAHOGANY CLOTHES PRESS - SERPENTINE CHEST - ROSEWOOD HANGING SHELVES

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

PINE BREAKFRONT BUREAU BOOKCASE - MAHOGANY LIBRARY ARM-CHAIR - SIDE TABLE - MAHOGANY CLOTHES PRESS - SERPENTINE CHEST - ROSEWOOD HANGING SHELVES
AN UNUSUAL GEORGE III PINE BREAKFRONT BUREAU BOOKCASE,
the rectangular moulded comice above a band of blind fret
decoration, the moulded glazing bars enclosing adjustable shelves, the centre section with a Aap enclosing a fitted
interior of [...]

VICTORIAN OAK THREE-TIER BUFFET - VICTORIAN MAHOGANY DISPLAY CABINET - WALNUT ROCKING CHAIR - VICTORIAN OAK PARTNER’S DESK -

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

VICTORIAN OAK THREE-TIER BUFFET - VICTORIAN MAHOGANY DISPLAY CABINET - WALNUT ROCKING CHAIR - VICTORIAN OAK PARTNER’S DESK -
A LATE VICTORIAN MAHOGANY DISPLAY CABINET
Inlaid overall with boxwood and ebony chequer lines, the moulded cornice with arched broken pediment to the rear, above a tablet inlaid frieze and a glazed door, the curved glazing bars [...]

SATINWOOD CARD TABLE - VICTORIAN WALNUT DRESSING-TABLE - UPHOLSTERED WING ARMCHAIR - WALNUT SIDEBOARD - SERPENTINE MAHOGANY CHEST-ON-CHEST

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

SATINWOOD CARD TABLE - VICTORIAN WALNUT DRESSING-TABLE - UPHOLSTERED WING ARMCHAIR - WALNUT SIDEBOARD - SERPENTINE MAHOGANY CHEST-ON-CHEST
A GEORGE III SATINWOOD CARD TABLE
Inlaid overall with boxwood and ebony lines, the hinged rounded rectangular top crossbanded with kingvcod, resting on a double gateleg action, enclosing a baise-lined interior, above a tablet inlaid frieze, on square tapering [...]

ROSEWOOD OCCASIONAL TABLE - VICTORIAN WALNUT CHEST - MAHOGANY DISPLAY CABINET - VICTORIAN WALNUT BED Or Louis XV STYLE - MAHOGANY DINING-TABLE

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

ROSEWOOD OCCASIONAL TABLE - VICTORIAN WALNUT CHEST - MAHOGANY DISPLAY CABINET - VICTORIAN WALNUT BED Or Louis XV STYLE - MAHOGANY DINING-TABLE
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIR
The stepped rectangular toprail -with central rectangular and heart-shaped pierced splat carved with a needed tapering column suspending seat upholstered in gros point needlework, flanked by down-scrolled armrests, on square [...]

OAK OPEN ARMCHAIRS - BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE - PINE BOOKCASE - ROSEWOOD DINING-CHAIRS - MAHOGANY CARD TABLE - WINDSOR ARMCHAIR - GEORGE III MAHOGANY TEA TABLE - VICTORIAN OAK SIDEBOARD

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

OAK OPEN ARMCHAIRS - BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE - PINE BOOKCASE - ROSEWOOD DINING-CHAIRS - MAHOGANY CARD TABLE - WINDSOR ARMCHAIR - GEORGE III MAHOGANY TEA TABLE - VICTORIAN OAK SIDEBOARD
A LATE VICTORIAN PITCH PINE INVERTED BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE
The cresting with central castellated moulding, flanked on either side by an arched pediment above a plain frieze, with eight [...]

A George III Mahogany and Crossbanded Side Table, A Chippendale-style Carved Armchair, A George III-style Chest-on-Chest, A George III-style Giltwood Oval Wall Mirrror

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

A George III Mahogany and Crossbanded Side Table, A Chippendale-style Carved Armchair, A George III-style Chest-on-Chest, A George III-style Giltwood Oval Wall Mirrror
A George II-style carved mahogany two-drawer Side table, on cabriole legs with claw and bail feet.
A late Victorian rosewood and inlaid Side Cabinet, with an arrangement of open recesses and doors flanked by [...]

Antique Secretaires

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

SECRETAIRES  bookcase
The late eighteenth century saw something of a flowering of antique  secretaire-drawer bookcases and some of the finest cabinet makers worked on this form.
Mahogany secretaire bookcase on bracket feet. The rather square design of glazing bar is typical of the third and last quarters of the century.
A mahogany secretaire bookcase on splayed feet of [...]

Antique Bureau

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Bureau
After the English Civil War, the increase in literacy, coupled with the extension of the Government postal service to include the whole population, meant an increasing demand for antique bureau.
Antique bureau features:
1. Writing height not less than 2 ft 6 in or more than 2 ft 8 in.
2. Interior fittings often arched with drawers beneath [...]

Antique Escritoire

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Antique Escritoire
Signs of authenticity of antique escritoire
1. Backs of top and base same colour and patination.
2. Carcase wood dry and dusty to the touch.
3. Fine grain of carcase and veneer both vertical on sides, always running in same
direction.
4. Oak drawers with grain running front to back on drawer bottoms in more than one piece to [...]