Posts Tagged ‘moulding’
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
BIEDERMEIER WALNUT SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT - BIEDERMEIER MAHOGANY DECANTER CASE - ANGLO-INDIAN CARVED TEAK ARMCHAIR - PAINTED DISPLAY TABLE - DUTCH ОАК AND MARQUETRY CHEST OF DRAWERS
A BERLIN MAHOGANY CHEST of three carved ogee-
fronted drawers on bun feet, 2ft. Hin. high by 3ft. 4′/2in.
wide (89cm. by 103cm.) circa 1830.
A SET OF six DUTCH MARQUETRY CHAIRS [...]
Tags: ANGLO-INDIAN, BIEDERMEIER, bun feet, cabriole legs, CANDELABRA, CENTRE, Chairs, CHARLES X BRONZE, chest, corner cupboard, CYLINDER, DECANTER, DISPLAY, drawers, DUTCH, EBONY CUPBOARD, fossil marble, FRUITWOOD, GILTWOOD, glass bottles, inlaid, leaf scroll, LOOKING-GLASS, mahogany, mahogany chest, moulding, PAINTED, Rectangular, SECRETAIRE, SERPENTINE, SERPENTINE-FRONTED, STANDING, TABLE, walnut, writing table
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
DOUBLE-SIDED PEDESTAL DESK - MAHOGANY BREAKFAST TABLE - REGENCY MAHOGANY CHAIRS - GEORGE IV MAHOGANY CHAIRS - STANDING BOOK CABINET - READING TABLE
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BREAKFAST TABLE, the
oval top with reeded edge, on baluster stem and reeded
splayed legs with brass castors, 2ft. 5in. high by 3ft. 9in.
wide (74cm. by 114cm.) circa 1800, top and [...]
Tags: 19th century, A GEORGE, A GEORGE IV, Armchair, book cabinet, BRACKET, BREAKFAST, breakfast table, cellaret, Chairs, COFFER, crossbars, cupboard, EBONISED, furniture, george iii, GILTWOOD, LEATHER, mahogany sideboard, MANTEL, mirror plate, moulding, pedestal, reading table, Regency, Rosewood, rounded corners, SETTEE, SHELVES, SOFA, sofa table, TABLE, TRIPOD
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
TULIPWOOD PARQUETRY SIDE CABINET - DUTCH OAK BED-SIDE CUPBOARD - BIEDERMEIER COROMANDEL-WOOD-VENEERED SOFA TABLE - BIEDERMEIER BRASS-INLAID MAHOGANY COMMODE - A BIEDERMEIER WALNUT CENTRE TABLE
A DUTCH KINGWOOD AND TULIPWOOD PARQUETRY SIDE CABINET,
with a bleu turquin marble top, the straight front
containing a drawer above a cupboard and with a cupboard in each of the curved sides, [...]
Tags: 18th century, BED-SIDE, BIEDERMEIER, BRASS-INLAID, Bureau, cabriole legs, CANDLESTICKS, Chests, concave, COROMANDEL-WOOD-VENEERED, cupboard, CYLINDER, drawers, DUTCH, Franco- German, GILT-BRONZE, GILTWOOD, Hardwood, KINGWOOD, mahogany, MARBLE, marquetry, moulding, MOUNTED, paw feet, RESTAURATION, SECRETAIRE, sofa table, SWEDISH, swedish mahogany, TULIPWOOD, veneer, WOOD- VENEERED, WOOD-VENEERED SOFA
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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 [...]
Tags: Antique, boxwood, cabinet, chest of drawers, desk furniture, drawer bottoms, drawer fronts, ebony, England, Escritoire, Holland, mary period, moulding, Oak, veneer, victorian period, walnut, william and mary
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Antique Chiffonier
1. Carcases of antique chiffonier are made of Honduras mahogany or Scandinavian red pine.
2. In solid rosewood from c.1830, inlaid or decorated with brass inlay, often to a specific pattern like a stencilled design.
3. Inner surfaces still planed and finished by hand until c. 1835.
4. Veneers still hand-cut until c.1830, after which they were [...]
Tags: Antique, bookshelves, brass inlay, brass locks, Chiffonier, Commodes, credenza, cupboard, English, furniture, honduras mahogany, mid nineteenth century, moulding, narrow frames, Regency, regency furniture, Rosewood, Veneers, victorian period, wood
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