Posts Tagged ‘Mahogany’

Restauration mahogany Fauteuils, Louis XV provincial beechwood and oak Armoire, Danish mahogany miniature Chest, Louis XV provincial oak Armoire

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Restauration mahogany Fauteuils, Louis XV provincial beechwood and oak Armoire, Danish mahogany miniature Chest, Louis XV provincial oak Armoire
A Louis XV provincial
beechwood and oak Armoire,
signed P. C. Turcot, the later
moulded cornice above a pair of panelled
doors with mitred mouldings and central
star medallions, on stile feet.
A pair of Portuguese rosewood
Chairs, mid- 18th Century, with arched
stuffed backs [...]

Victorian thuyawood lady’s Dressing Box, Victorian ebonised stationery Casket, A Danish birch serpentine Chest, Scandinavian mahogany bow-front Chest

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Victorian thuyawood lady’s Dressing Box, Victorian ebonised stationery Casket, A Danish birch serpentine Chest, Scandinavian mahogany bow-front Chest

A William IV satinwood Tea Caddy,  of sarcophagus form, with twin lidded canisters and an associated glass blending bowl.
A William IV rosewood Tea Caddy,  of sarcophagus form, with mother-of-pearl inlaid escutcheon, the pair of lidded canisters flanking a [...]

A Japanese hardwood Cabinet, Japanese lacquer and grained hardwood Table Cabinet, A Chinese carved and ebonised hardwood Cabinet

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

A Japanese hardwood Cabinet, Japanese lacquer and grained hardwood Table Cabinet, A Chinese carved and ebonised hardwood Cabinet

ORIENTAL FURNITURE
A Japanese black lacquer Zushi,
modern, with brass mounts, the pair of
doors revealing a pair of trellis doors
and an ornate architectural interior, the
base with an arrangement of three
drawers.
A Burmese carved rosewood Side
Cabinet,  the front enclosed
by two pairs of [...]

ANTIQUE CANES AND STICKS

Monday, December 28th, 2009

ANTIQUE CANES AND STICKS
A MALACCA CANE,   silver   knap
hallmarked London 1923; and
another Cane with a horn knap;
and an Ebonized Walking Stick
with an ivory knap and silver
band; and a Rough Knapped
Walking Stick.
AN EBONISED CANE with a silver
knap, hallmarked Birmingham 1897;
and a Pat Ridgewood Walking
Stick with a mahogany crook terminal; and an Ebonized Walking
Stick with a horn and [...]

GILT BRONZE CANDELABRA, ALNUT COMBINED LETTER SCALES, LACQUERED COPPER AND SILVER COLOURED METAL DESK SUITE, LIGNUM POUNCE РОТ, BRONZE WALL PLAQUE

Monday, December 28th, 2009

GILT BRONZE CANDELABRA, ALNUT COMBINED LETTER SCALES, LACQUERED COPPER AND SILVER COLOURED METAL DESK SUITE, LIGNUM POUNCE РОТ, BRONZE WALL PLAQUE
A PAIR OF GILT BRONZE CANDELABRA,
each with four foliate candle holders emanating from a central
sconce, supported on a bulbous
baluster applied with stork handles on a stylized lotus cast base
and slate plinth, third quarter 19th century.
A [...]

POLYCHROME PINE FIGURES, ART NOUVEAU EMBOSSED PEWTER RECTANGULAR FRAME, WALNUT FITTED WRITING SLOPE, PAPIER-MACHE TRAY, ANTIQUE MUSICAL BOX

Monday, December 28th, 2009

POLYCHROME PINE FIGURES, ART NOUVEAU EMBOSSED PEWTER RECTANGULAR FRAME, WALNUT FITTED WRITING SLOPE, PAPIER-MACHE TRAY, ANTIQUE MUSICAL BOX
A WALNUT WRITING SLOPE, the top and sides with brass bandings, 7 by 20in; 18 by 51cm, c. 1870.
AN OAK SMOKERS’ CABINET with silver-
plated mounts and a fitted interior, 13in; 33cm, with key and presentation date, 1914.
A CHINESE [...]

ANTIQUE CANTERBURIES

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

ANTIQUE CANTERBURIES
Above, typical early Regency mahogany canterbury.
n 1803 Thomas Sheraton used the term ‘Canterbury’ to describe two different items: a small stand with partitions to hold music which could slide under the piano when not in use; and a small trolley for transporting cutlery, condiments and so forth for an informal supper. Although the term [...]

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 [...]

Antique Washstands and Occasional Stands

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Antique Washstands and Occasional Stands
This one word covers a large number of different types. Most supported some sort of lighting equipment or enabled some work of art to be seen from the right angle. They are popular today because they help to vary
the levels in a room and often find employment for vases of flowers.
One [...]

Antique Hall Stands for Coats and Umbrellas

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Wooden Hall Stands (for coats, umbrellas, etc.)
The hall stand is an interesting piece of furniture for sociological reasons as much as stylistic ones. What did the first hall stand look like Are there 18th century hall stands There are boot racks and planks full of pegs or nails from the 18th century but the hall [...]