Posts Tagged ‘17th century’
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
A William and Mary small oak Refectory Table, Charles II oak Chairs, A Charles II oak Joint Stool, A 17th Century-style draw-leaf Refectory Table
A William and Mary small oak Refectory Table, circa 1690, the associated detachable top above square baluster turned legs joined by peripheral stretchers, altered and restored,
4 by 140cm.; 2ft. 5in. by 4ft. [...]
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
A George III provincial oak Press, Queen Anne oak Chest-on-Stand, William and Mary oak Mule Chest, George I oak Blanket Chest
A William and Mary oak
rectangular Gate leg Table, circa 1690,
with two frieze drawers, the square and
baluster turned legs joined by stretchers,
102 by 130cm. extended; 3ft. 4in. by
4ft. 3m.
A Charles II oak and elm Cabinet,
made-up, with [...]
Tags: 17th century, 18th century, A George, apron, Blanket, blanket chest, cabriole legs, century, Chair, charles ii, Chest-on, Chest-on-stand, corner cupboard, cornice, cupboard, CUPBOARDS, cushion, dresser, Dresser Base, FRENCH, frieze drawers, George III, mahogany, moldings, mule, oak chest, paneled doors, Queen, queen anne oak, shelves, Splay, standing, stretcher, stretchers, walnut, William, william and mary
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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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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
English Oak, Walnut and Mahogany Chests of Drawers
William and Mary period - c. 1690 - Walnut chest of drawers on bun feet, (not original). Inlaid with boxwood stringing lines in geometric pattern on top. Possibly placed originally on a low stand. Note the deep top edge moulding is more towards Queen Anne type but half-round [...]
Tags: 17th century, 18th century, Antique, boxwood, Chests, chests of drawers, design, drawer, DRAWERS, English, mahogany, mahogany chest, Mary, Price, Queen Anne, value, veneer, victorian period, walnut, William, william and mary, wood
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
17th-18th Century English Oak, Walnut and Mahogany Chests
Early 17th century oak chest with three front panels decorated with stylised geometric carving. The rails are also carved with an arched pattern typical of the period. On this chest the plain solid sides are of walnut whi ch was much more commonly used wood than is generally [...]
Tags: 17th century, 18th century, chest of drawers, Chests, chests of drawers, DRAWERS, English, inlay, mahogany, mahogany chest, moulding, Oak, oak chest, Quality, victorian period, wood
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
English Chests and Chests of Drawers of 17th, 18th and 19th Century
The earliest forms of chest were simple coffer-like constructions with solid sides reaching to the floor to act as feet. By the 17th century, a joined frame construction with panels had appeared and these panels, and also sometimes the hinged lid, were decorated with [...]
Tags: 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, Antique, bottom drawer, Cabriole, cabriole leg, chest of drawers, Chests, chests of drawers, construction, DRAWERS, English, inlays, ivory, mahogany, mother of pearl, Oak, patination, period, Veneered, wood
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Sunday, October 25th, 2009
CHESTS
We start this section with two Spanish examples because a large number have been imported over the last ten years and some have been passed off as British.
At first sight a Gothic coffer, something that anyone interested in oak would very much like to own. Closer examination would suggest that the age is nearer eighteenth [...]
Tags: 16th century, 17th century, antiquity, century, Chests, eighteenth century, Gothic, Oak, top quality, twenty years
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