Posts Tagged ‘EDWARDIAN’
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
VICTORIAN, EDWARDIAN FURNITURE, A Victorian rosewood Canterbury, A Victorian rosewood pedestal Table, Dwarf Bookcase
A George Ill-style mahogany four-poster Bed, circa 1900, with key pattern cornice and damask-lined canopy, with twin receded baluster pillars and damask drapes, the box-spring
base with a feather mattress, on square lock feet and castors, 142cm. wide; 4ft. 8in.
A George Ill-style mahogany [...]
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Friday, January 1st, 2010
Victorian rosewood and amboyna Table Cabinet, George III small mahogany Dressing Table Mirror, George IV papier-mache Tea Caddy
A George III mahogany converted
Knife Box, with ivory star
inlaid cover and chevron stringing, with
silver-coloured metal escutcheon and
handle, the interior now with stationery
compartments, .cm. wide. Win.
A Victorian rosewood and
amboyna Table Cabinet, with
satinwood banding and ebonised
stringing, the pair of doors [...]
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
CHESTS dressing
The dressing chest appears to be a Victorian invention and, although out of favour for some years, it was quite a good idea. The addition of a mirror to a normal chest of drawers was a quite common form but
sometimes the chest top was modified into a minor dressing table top with small drawers [...]
Tags: 1865, chest of drawers, Chests, chests of drawers, cupboard, EDWARDIAN, furniture, mahogany, military chest, mirror, twenty years
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
CHESTS OF DRAWERS - 1860-1930
The period 1860-1930 is not particularly associated with beautiful chests of drawers in the traditional antique collector’s view. Wooden knobs and nasty turned feet are what spring immediately to mind. Unlike the 18th century, where the chest played a decorative role, the chest of drawers was relegated to the bedroom in [...]
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Sunday, November 1st, 2009
ENGLISH CHESTS OF DRAWERS: VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN
About 1840-1915
Huge numbers of very simple chests were produced, in a wide range of qualities; a few followed fashionable styles in their decoration. After about 1860 they often formed part of a suite -chest, wash-stand, wardrobe and chair.
Early-Victorian bow-fronted chest of drawers, still of Hepplewhite type, but with coarse-grained [...]
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