Posts Tagged ‘Oak’

A George III oak Dresser, A George III ivory painted Settee, A George III satinwood Pembroke Table, A Regency rosewood Games Table

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

A George III oak Dresser, A George III ivory painted Settee, A George III satinwood Pembroke Table, A Regency rosewood Games Table
A George III oak Dresser, circa
1770, the raised open-shelf back above
three drawers, on tapered square legs,
197cm. high by 156cm. wide; oft. 5l/nn.
An Italian walnut Cass one, circa
1690, hinged cover with a den tilled
frieze, the [...]

French carved rosewood and upholstered Suite of Seat Furniture, Louis XV-style kingwood and marquetry Writing Table, French boulle and ebonised Pier Cabinet

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, [...]

OAK PARTNERS DESK, ANTIQUE AND SATINWOOD BANDED SIDE TABLE, BURR-WALNUT BUREAU BOOKCASE, CARVED OAK COFFER

Friday, January 1st, 2010

OAK PARTNERS DESK, ANTIQUE AND SATINWOOD BANDED SIDE TABLE, BURR-WALNUT BUREAU BOOKCASE, CARVED OAK COFFER
A BURR-VENEERED TABLE AMBULANTE, Louis XV style, with gilt-metal mounts and three drawers, on cabriole legs, cm. wide.
A PARQUETRY PEDESTAL, Louis XVI style, with a green marble top and gilt-metal mounts, cm. high
AN OAK PARTNERS DESK, 19th Century and 18th Century, [...]

Antique French Gothic Chests

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

Antique French Gothic CHESTS
Before about 1450
The lidded, box-like chest was one of the earliest articles of furniture, made over a very long period and in many parts of the world.
French oak chest with chip-carved roundels, of a type common in the 15thC.
The first chests were hollowed out logs, but more advanced types survive from the [...]

Antique English Mule, Dover and Counter Chests

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

CHESTS: MULE, DOWER OR COUNTER CHESTS
About 1630-1800
Late-17thC oak mule chest.
Alidded chest with one or two drawers added below. A transitional piece in the 17thC, marking the change from simple chest to full chest of drawers; a country piece in the 18thC.
Thought by some to have been used by tradesmen; many have a small till or [...]

Antique Oak Panelled Chests of Drawers

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

CHESTS OF DRAWERS: EARLY PANELLED OAK
About 1650-1730
Oak chest of about 1680, with applied, mitred and geometrical mouldings.
Distinctive, often ornamental, pieces of furniture made by traditional methods. Still produced by provincial and country makers long after more sophisticated walnut-veneered chests were introduced from the Continent in about 1670.
Various combinations of single and double depth drawers, cupboard [...]

Military Chests

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

CHESTS: MILITARY CHESTS
About 1810-1915
Teak military chest with removable bill feet.
Regulation campaign furniture for British army officers, dating originally from the Napoleonic War; and still available in virtually identical form from the Army & Navy Stores in London as late as 1915. Originally transported in green-painted pine packing-cases.
Made in two parts for easy transportation, with screw-on [...]

Antique English Oak, Walnut and Elm Chests

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 [...]

Antique English Chests and Chests of Drawers

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 [...]

Chests on Cabriole Legs Stands

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

CHESTS  on cabriole leg stands, 1700-1750
A fine quality walnut veneered chest on cabriole leg stand, the legs have a scroll at the shoulder. The veneers on the drawer fronts are matched and the carcase edges around the drawers have double-D cross-grained mouldings. c.1720
The introduction of the cabriole leg meant that stands as well as chairs [...]