Posts Tagged ‘mahogany’
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
George III mahogany and chevron-banded square Piano, George III oak Side Table, simulated bamboo Dining Room Suite
A Victorian carved walnut button
upholstered balloon-back Chair, covered
in russet velvet, on cabriole legs
A late George III mahogany and chevron-banded square Piano with an incomplete action, on tapered square legs, manufacturers trade mark indistinct.,
An Edwardian mahogany and inlaid Display Cabinet, [...]
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009
George III oak Dining Chairs, oak Corner Cupboard, Chippendale-style carved mahogany Armchairs, mirror-back Side Cabinet
A set of four George III oak Dining Chairs, with pierced vase-shaped splats and drop-in seats, on chamfered square legs
A late George III oak Corner Cupboard, on associated Stand, the panel door above bobbin-turned legs.
An Art Deco mirror glass Dressing Table, [...]
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009
painted bow-front Corner Whatnot, Louis XVI-style carved giltwood Jardiniere, Victorian walnut small Bookcase, Wing Armchair
A large maple pedestal Desk, the shaped leather inset top above an arrangement of seven drawers, on carved cabriole legs.; together with a small bow-front Cabinet en suite, with
an open recess above a pair of doors and cabriole legs.
A Louis XVI-style [...]
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
ANTIQUE SCREENS
Although made from Tudor times, antique screens furniture mostly date from the 18th century onwards, the majority from after 1750. A few screens were intended to block draughts or, in the bedroom furniture, to
protect modesty, but by far the majority were designed as fire-screens - particularly important for women, whose make-up was often [...]
Tags: ANTIQUE, Cheval, chinese wallpapers, Chippendale, chippendale period, fashionable styles, mahogany, modesty, Queen Anne, SCREENS, Sheraton, Tripod, Tudor, woolwork
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Sunday, October 25th, 2009
SETTEESĀ sofas, day-beds and couches
A George I walnut settee with shepherd’s crook arms. The cabriole legs have thread and scroll decoration and end in pad feet. The fabric is not contemporary, which would increase the price considerably. 1715-1725
A Chippendale mahogany settee showing the double back design taken from a single chair. 1750-1770
The earliest forms of [...]
Tags: A William IV, Adam, armchairs, cabriole, cabriole legs, chair back, Chippendale, day beds, mahogany, new upholstery, regency times, SETTEES, seventeenth century, Sheraton, upholstered settee, upholstery, walnut
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Sunday, October 25th, 2009
SETTLESĀ and similar furniture
The earliest settles were probably fixed close to the fire-place as a piece of built-in furniture. They were high and box-like to exclude draughts. By the end of the seventeenth century the settle was a popular piece of furniture and it was made throughout the eighteenth century and into the nineteenth century, [...]
Tags: box seat, mahogany, Oak, piece of furniture, seat table, settee, Settles, seventeenth century, Sheraton, sideboard
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