Archive for the ‘18th Century Chests of Drawers’ Category
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Flemish 17th Century-style oak Press Cupboard, Commonwealth oak Cupboard, William and Mary stained beech wood Side Chair
A Flemish 17th Century-style oak Press Cupboard, made-up, with inlaid
panels within strap work and mitered orders, carved with cherub and lion masks, the terminals with split baluster moldings, the molded cornice above a pair of paneled doors and
two shallow [...]
Tags: 17th century, A Queen Anne, baluster, beech wood, bracket, Bureau, caryatid, Century-style, Chair, CHAIRS, charles ii, cherub, chest, Chest-on-stand, circa, coffer, Commonwealth, Continental, cornice, coronet, cupboard, DRAWERS, foliate, FRENCH, inlay, Oval, paneled doors, Panels, Queen Anne, side chair, spiral twist, square legs, vase, walnut, william and mary
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Sunday, October 25th, 2009
CHESTS OF DRAWERS, 1710-1760
To many collectors not the favourite form of walnut top moulding but at 3ft. wide and with a brushing slide and good colour it can command a very substantial price. Note that the handles are not original for the marks left by the previous late eighteenth century oval plates can still be [...]
Tags: bottom drawer, boxwood, Chests, chests of drawers, drawer, example, inlaid, period, surface, top drawers, value, veneers
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Sunday, October 25th, 2009
CHESTS OF DRAWERS - 1690-1720
A very fine oyster veneered chest of drawers on bun feet which are a bit small in proportion. Parquetry work of this kind, involving geometric designs made up from small oyster veneers, requires a high degree of skill. Note the ‘thumbnail’ top edge moulding and deep proportion. Just short of 2ft. [...]
Tags: boxwood, bun, burr, chest of drawers, Chests, chests of drawers, country, drawer front, drawer fronts, DRAWERS, Handles, marquetry, parquetry, Replacement
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Friday, October 16th, 2009
18th Century American Chests of Drawers
Not long after the American Congress signed the Declaration of Independence on 4 July, 1776, the Revolutionary War began in earnest. While the colonists fought for their independence they had neither the energy nor the enthusiasm to keep up with British fashions, as they had in the past. And so, [...]
Tags: 1776, American, cabinet makers, chest, CHEST-ON-CHEST, chests of drawers, chippendale, DRAWERS, george hepplewhite, national style, robert adam, Sheraton, thomas sheraton
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