Posts Tagged ‘rosewood’

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 [...]

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 [...]