Archive for the ‘Antique Furniture Glossary’ Category

A Knawel Settee, William and Mary-style oak Dining Chairs, Edwardian antique Display Cabinet, George III-style antique Chairs

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

A Knawel Settee, 1920 walnut drum table William and Mary-style oak Dining Chairs, antique cherrywood drop leaf dining table Edwardian antique Display Cabinet, antique fold up game table George III-style antique Chairs
A large Knawel Settee, small antique oak half commodes the back upholstered with a gross- and petit-point needlework panel depicting [...]

COMMODE - CONNECTICUT CHEST - CORNER ARMCHAIR - CORNER CUPBOARD

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

COMMODE - CONNECTICUT CHEST - CORNER ARMCHAIR - CORNER CUPBOARD
COMMODE* The commode is a loosely defined type of ehest or cabinet, usually low and used against a wall as a receptacle, bureau, ehest, console, etc. It may have doors or drawers, on the raoul lachenal pottery Continent the antique chippendale tip [...]

CHIPPENDALE, THOMAS - CLASSIC STYLE - CLOCK CASES - CORNUCOPIA SOFA - COFFEE TABLE - CLOTHES PRESS - CHOP INLAY

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

CHIPPENDALE, THOMAS - CLASSIC STYLE - CLOCK CASES - CORNUCOPIA SOFA - COFFEE TABLE - CHOP INLAY
CHINTZ. Inexpensive thin cotton cloth, fast printed with designs of flowers, etc., in a number of colors and usually glazed. It Is useful for minor draping and slip Covers.
CHIP CARVING. Simple carved ornament executed with [...]

CELLARET - CHAIR TABLE - CHESTNUT - CHEST OF DRAWERS - CHINESE CHIPPENDALE - CHINA CABINET - CHILDREN’S FURNITURE

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

CELLARET - CHAIR TABLE - CHESTNUT - CHEST OF DRAWERS - CHINESE CHIPPENDALE - CHINA CABINET - CHILDREN’S FURNITURE
CELLARET. Deep drawer for bottles in a sideboard. Also a separate cabinet for liquors, glasses, etc.
CELLULOID. Synthetic material used in furniture as a Substitute for ivory in inlays, handles, etc.
CENTER DRAWER GUIDE. Wooden [...]

CANDLE STAND - CARD TABLES - CARTOUCHE - CARVER CHAIR - CASTERS - CEDAR CHESTS

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

CANDLE STAND - CARD TABLES - CARTOUCHE - CARVER CHAIR - CASTERS - CEDAR CHESTS
CANDLE BOARDS Small sliding shelf beneath a table top, used to hold a candlestick. Principally English 18th Century.
CANDLE SLIDE. Sliding shelf just over the anglo american brass roll top desk lock desk section of secretaries, on which [...]

BUFFET - BUN FOOT - BUREAU BOOKCASE - BUTTERFLY TABLE - CABRIOLER - CANAPES

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

BUFFET - BUN FOOT - BUREAU BOOKCASE - BUTTERFLY TABLE - CABRIOLER - CANAPES
BRONZE. Extensively used for furniture in the gold, silver and copper leaf sideboards ancient world, its strength permitted an extreme lightness of design which is accepted as typically Greco-Roman and was so copied in the antique military square [...]

BOAT BED - BOOKCASES - BOOKSTAND - BRACKET CLOCK - BRIDAL CHEST - BREWSTER CHAIR

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

BOAT BED - BOOKCASES - BOOKSTAND - BRACKET CLOCK - BRIDAL CHEST - BREWSTER CHAIR
BOAT BED. Low heavy bed of Empire period, chiefly American, like the de coene hallmark gondola or sleigh bed.
BOBBIN-TURNED. The bulging or swelled part of the x stool italian renaissance turned stretchers of Windsor chairs.
BODYINGJN. The operation [...]

BED MOULDING - BENCH - BENT-WOOD - BIBLE BOX - BIRDCAGE CLOCK - BLANKET CHEST - BED STOCK

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

BED MOULDING - BENCH - BENT-WOOD - BIBLE BOX - BIRDCAGE CLOCK - BLANKET CHEST - BED STOCK
BEARING RAIL Member in table or cabinet Work which carries
the drawer. See Construction.
BEAU BRUMMEL. Late 18th Century English dressing table with complex arrangements of adjustable mirrors, candie brackets, shelves and drawers. Designed for men’s [...]

BACKGAMMON BOARDS & TABLES - BAG TABLE - BAKELITE - BARREL CHAIR - BAROMETER CASE

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

BACKGAMMON BOARDS & TABLES - BAG TABLE - BAKELITE - BARREL CHAIR - BAROMETER CASE
BACKGAMMON BOARDS & TABLES. The game goes back to the 1750 tripod table Middle Ages, and furniture for its play appeared as soon as specialized tables came in the antique 18-19 century wood carved mother of pearl [...]

ARCHITECTE FURNITURE - ARCHITECTE TABLE - ARMOIRE - ASH WOOD

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

ARCHITECTE FURNITURE. Specifically, English furniture of the elizabethan state bed 18th Century, designed by architects and exhibiting architectural features, as arches, columns, etc.
ARCHITECTE TABLE. Desk with drawing board in a drawer or otherwise attached, with other drawers for supplies. Made in England in the gillow & co pot cupboard late 18th [...]