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BIEDERMEIER WALNUT SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT - BIEDERMEIER MAHOGANY DECANTER CASE - ANGLO-INDIAN CARVED TEAK ARMCHAIR - PAINTED DISPLAY TABLE - DUTCH ОАК AND MARQUETRY CHEST OF DRAWERS

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 [...]

DOUBLE-SIDED PEDESTAL DESK - MAHOGANY BREAKFAST TABLE - REGENCY MAHOGANY CHAIRS - GEORGE IV MAHOGANY CHAIRS - STANDING BOOK CABINET - READING TABLE

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 [...]

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

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, [...]

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 Chiffoniers

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 [...]