Posts Tagged ‘FRENCH’
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
George IV gilt-framed convex Wall Mirror, George III carved walnut Armchair Frame, satinwood semi-circular Card Table
A George III small mahogany
Sideboard, circa 1800, with kingwood
banding and satinwood stringing, the
cutlery drawer above a tambour
cupboard flanked by a pair of deep
drawers, 90cm. high by 122cm. wide;
2ft. 11 !/2in. by 4ft.
A Regency mahogany four-tier Whatnot, circa 1810, with ring [...]
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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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Friday, January 1st, 2010
French carved rosewood and upholstered Suite of Seat Furniture, Louis XV-style kingwood and marquetry Writing Table, French boulle and ebonised Pier Cabinet
A French carved rosewood and upholstered Suite of Seat Furniture, covered in nailed turquoise dralon, the moulded frames with foliate motifs, on cabriole legs, comprising: four
Salon Chairs, a pair of Armchairs and a Canape, [...]
Tags: A George III-style, A George IV, A Louis XV-style, armchairs, Bonheur, boulle, cabinet, Cabriole, cabriole legs, CHAIRS, chest, commode, corinthian pilasters, cornice, display cabinet, dralon, drapery, DRAWERS, foliate, FRENCH, frieze, FRONT, FRUITWOOD, furniture, George II, george iv, green marble, H A Louis XV-style, inlaid, ITALIAN, kingwood, Louis XV, louis xv style, mahogany, medallion, Oak, paper labels, parquetry, pearl accessories, plinth, porcelain, rosewood, salon chairs, Serpentine, Sevres-style, South German, stretcher, writing table
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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 [...]
Tags: A Queen Anne, adjustable shelves, amboyna, ball feet, birds eye, bookcase, boxwood, bun, bun feet, century, chequer, compartment, concave sides, conch shell, Continental, decoration, DRAWERS, eye maple, FRENCH, geometric border, george i, George II, George III, harewood, keyboard, lion mask, maple work, medallion, mirror, mirror doors, mirror tray, moulding, mouldings, Queen Anne, Regency, rosewood, satinwood, strung, tea caddy, tortoiseshell, veneer, Veneered, VICTORIAN, victorian mahogany, WIIIiam
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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 15th, 2009
CHESTS OF DRAWERS (BUREAUX) AND DRESSING CHESTS (DRESSERS)
About 1890-1940
Nine-drawer oak chest designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, about 1902.
In modern American usage, a bureau is a chest of drawers; in Britain it is a slope-front desk. In the USA, a dresser is a dressing-table or dressing-chest with a mirror; in the UK it is a kitchen [...]
Tags: art moderne, brackets, bureaux, cedar, chest, chest of drawers, chests of drawers, DRAWERS, dresser, FRENCH, front desk, sideboard, veneer
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
FRENCH CHESTS AND CHESTS OF DRAWERS About 1675-1760
Polychrome bootie commode, about 1700.
Lidded chests continue to be made, but mainly in rural areas; regional variations become firmly established.
Chests of drawers in mid-17thC styles also made in provinces until well after 1700, but in major centres, panelled ends give way to flush surfaces, applied mouldings disappear from [...]
Tags: cabriole legs, chests of drawers, commode, DRAWERS, FRENCH, italian renaissance, kingwood, louis xiv, Louis XV, Marble, Renaissance, rococo period, Venice
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
FRENCH CHESTS AND CHESTS OF DRAWERS About 1800-1850
German commode in French Empire style, about 1810.
The lidded chest continues to be made as a purely utilitarian article – e.g. blanket chest, tool chest; and as a decorative one also in some areas – Scandinavia, Russia, Poland and the Baltic countries. Chests made by peasant communities in [...]
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