Posts Tagged ‘oak chest’

A George III provincial oak Press, Queen Anne oak Chest-on-Stand, William and Mary oak Mule Chest, George I oak Blanket Chest

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

Oak Chests with Moulded Fronts

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

CHESTSĀ  early oak with moulded fronts
A less decorated example, illustrated with one lower door open to show the three drawers fitted in the lower part. Many of the mouldings and applied split balusters are made of fruit-wood which would originally have been ebonised. The piece is typically Anglo-Dutch and the ivory and pearl inlay, of [...]