Posts Tagged ‘Oval’

Flemish 17th Century-style oak Press Cupboard, Commonwealth oak Cupboard, William and Mary stained beech wood Side Chair

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 [...]

GEORGIAN AND REGENCY FURNITURE, George III mahogany Sofa Table, Regency mahogany rectangular Pembroke Table, Chinese black lacquer Cabinet-on-Stand

Friday, January 1st, 2010

GEORGIAN AND REGENCY FURNITURE, George III mahogany Sofa Table, Regency mahogany rectangular Pembroke Table, Chinese black lacquer Cabinet-on-Stand
A George III mahogany Sofa Table,  inlaid with ebonised stringing, the frieze with two drawers, the solid lyre-shaped end supports joined bv an arched stretcher, the splayed
legs ending in brass cappings and castors, cm. wide. when closed; ft.
A [...]

Antique Drawing Room Commodes

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

CHESTS: DRAWING-ROOM COMMODES
About 1750-1800
Fine quality drawing-room commode in French style, about 17 75.
Valuable and prestigious objects made for the main rooms of fine houses. Probably seldom used in a practical sense; principally valued for their fine decoration. Usually made in pairs to stand at either end of a room or against the window piers. Gradually [...]

Oak Chests with Moulded Fronts

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

CHESTS  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 [...]

Antique Bow-Fronted Chests of Drawers

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Bow-fronted chest of drawers
1. Fine, well-figured solid mahogany with well-matched mahogany veneer on drawer fronts.
2. Oak-lined drawers to c.1800 with slim cockbeaded outline and plain swan-necked drawer handles. Oval backplates from C.1810.
3. Delicate, double or triple reeding or thumb moulding to sides of the top on the overhang. Plain back edge is flush with backing [...]