Posts Tagged ‘boxwood’
Friday, January 1st, 2010
French maple musical Etui Case, Queen Anne Bureau Bookcase, Victorian mahogany shoe Snuff Box, Victorian birds-eye maple Work Box
A Regency tortoiseshell veneered and ivory banded Tea Caddy, with silver-coloured metal monogram and stringing, the hinged cover revealing a pair of lidded divisions, on ball
feet, cm. wide. Ain.
A Regency tortoiseshell veneered Tea Caddy, with a shaped [...]
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
English Chests on Stand
William and Mary walnut chest on stand. Cross banded drawers and top with inlaid stringing line. Note early period thumb-nail top edge moulding. Half-round moulding on carcase front. c. 1690.
Price Range: $200-$400
Value points: See section notes
William and Mary Period - c. 1690 - oyster and marquetry chest on stand of superb quality. [...]
Tags: boxwood, bun feet, cabriole legs, chest, DRAWERS, dressing tables, marquetry, oyster, Price, Queen Anne, veneer, walnut, walnut veneer, William, 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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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. [...]
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