Posts Tagged ‘inlaid’

ANTIQUE SCULPTURE: WOOD FIGURE OF AN APOSTLE, FLEMISH ALABASTER CASKET, NETHERLANDISH OAK FIGURES, OAK LINENFOLD PANELS

Monday, December 28th, 2009

ANTIQUE SCULPTURE: WOOD FIGURE OF AN APOSTLE, FLEMISH ALABASTER CASKET, NETHERLANDISH OAK FIGURES, OAK LINENFOLD PANELS

A CARVED BONE GROUP of the Holy Family, a hill
with towers on either side, within a carved frame, now
mounted on red velvet, 83Ain. zvide (22cm.) in 15th Century
style.
A FLEMISH ALABASTER CASKET, the wood carcase
inlaid alabaster set in the form of [...]

ANTIQUE WHATNOTS AND WINE COOLERS (CELLARETS)

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

ANTIQUE WHATNOTS
A whatnot is a term usually applied to a shelved piece of furniture for incidental use, with or without a drawer and either mobile (on castors) or fixed. Examples date from about 1800 and have the usual characteristic turned uprights with collars or ‘bamboo’ double-collared designs. Later, like Canterburies, they exhibit Victorian features such [...]