Posts Tagged ‘chest of drawers’

WING ARMCHAIR - DROP-LEAF DINING TABLE - MAHOGANY DRESSING TABLE - BEDSIDE STAND - CHEST OF DRAWERS

Friday, December 18th, 2009

WING ARMCHAIR - DROP-LEAF DINING TABLE - MAHOGANY DRESSING TABLE - BEDSIDE STAND - CHEST OF DRAWERS
A GEORGE III BEDSIDE COMMODE with a hinged above a platform and a deep drawer, on square legs, 2ft. 6in. high by lft. wide (76.5cm. by 55cm.) second half of the 18th Century, altered.
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WING ARMCHAIR [...]

TRIPLE-TOP GAMES TABLE - DROP-LEAF TABLE - WALNUT TALLBOY - MAHOGANY BUREAU - CHEST OF DRAWERS

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

TRIPLE-TOP GAMES TABLE - DROP-LEAF TABLE - WALNUT TALLBOY - MAHOGANY BUREAU - CHEST OF DRAWERS
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY TRIPLE-TOP GAMES TABLE
with projecting rounded corners, polished and baize-lined
interiors with candle-stands and counter wells and a
surface inlaid for chess and backgammon above a well,
the piain cabriole legs with pad feet, 3ft. wide (91cm.)
circa 1740.
A GEORGE II [...]

GEORGE II CIRCULAR MAHOGANY BUCKET - LACQUER CUPBOARD - A QUEEN ANNE WALNUT CHEST ON STAND - GEORGE II MAHOGANY TOILET MIRROR - RED WALNUT SIDE TABLE

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

GEORGE II CIRCULAR MAHOGANY BUCKET - LACQUER CUPBOARD - A QUEEN ANNE WALNUT CHEST ON STAND - GEORGE II MAHOGANY TOILET MIRROR - RED WALNUT SIDE TABLE
A WROUGHT-IRON TRIVET on ringed baluster legs,
9in. high by 2ft. 6in. long (22cm. by 76cm.) 18th/19th
Century.
A SMALL LACQUER CUPBOARD, the doors and sides
composed of fragments of an 18th Century [...]

ROSEWOOD INVERTED BREAKFRONT SIDE CABINET - MAHOGANY CHEST OF DRAWERS - WRITING AND TOILET CHEST - BUREAU CABINET - GEORGE III SECRETAIRE CABINET

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

ROSEWOOD INVERTED BREAKFRONT SIDE CABINET - MAHOGANY CHEST OF DRAWERS - WRITING AND TOILET CHEST - BUREAU CABINET - GEORGE III SECRETAIRE CABINET
A MAHOGANY CHEST OF DRAWERS, the moulded top
above a frieze drawer with two deep drawers with a
D-shaped recess in the middle forming a kneehole, on
curved bracket feet, 2ft. 6Vzin. high by 3ft. 3in. [...]

Oak and Mahogany Antique Night Tables

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Antique Night Tables
In the second half of the 18th century a form of cupboard on legs became very popular as an antique night table or commode to hold a chamber pot. It is known that Chippendale supplied this type of article and that Ince and Mayhew as well as Sheraton, illustrated various designs of [...]

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 [...]

Antique 18th Century German Buffets

Friday, October 16th, 2009

Antique German Buffets
Buffets  in XVIII century were more popular the German states than other European countries. This was partly the result of German guild restrictions, which primarily sought to protect those craftsmen who were not privileged enough to work in a Court workshop. By restricting the numbers of workshops in a city in order to [...]