Posts Tagged ‘Walnut’

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 [...]

OAK SIDE TABLE, OAK BENCH, CHARLES II OAK COURT CUPBOARD, 17th CENTURY OAK SIDE CABINET, WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS, WILLIAM AND MARY EBONISED BEECHWOOD CHAIR

Monday, December 28th, 2009

OAK SIDE TABLE, OAK BENCH, CHARLES II OAK COURT CUPBOARD, 17th CENTURY OAK SIDE CABINET, WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS, WILLIAM AND MARY EBONISED BEECHWOOD CHAIR
A CHARLES II OAK STOOL, with rectangular stuffed top and turned legs, 6in. vide (47cm.) circa 1670, with a needlework-covered seat and loose cover
AN OAK SIDE TABLE with a molded top above [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

Art Nouveau and Art Deco French and Austrian Stands and Tables

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

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 [...]