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 [...]

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 [...]

Art Noveau and Art Deco French and Austrian Tables
TABLES AND STANDS About 1890-1920
Walnut and marquetry table by Galle.
Art nouveau: Centres in Paris, Vienna, Nancy, Munich, Brussels, St Petersburg, Milan, produce tables original in design but not entirely divorced from past or devoid of exotic influences. A gueridon by Galle, though impossible to confuse with anything [...]

TABLES AND STANDS About 1730-1770
Above, a Portuguese side-table, made in the English style, about 1750.
Rococo: After French and Dutch success at end of 17thC in correcting baroque excesses by the use of straight, slightly tapered legs terminating in bun feet, the elongated S-shaped cabriole leg becomes, by 1730, universally adopted for most tables and stands.
Below [...]