Posts Tagged ‘English’

SEMI-CIRCULAR MARQUETRY CARD TABLE, ANTIQUE SIDEBOARD, MARQUETRY COMMODES, ANTIQUE DRESSING TABLE

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

SEMI-CIRCULAR MARQUETRY CARD TABLE, antique porcelain metal top table ANTIQUE SIDEBOARD, 17th century style antique sideboard MARQUETRY COMMODES, antique chairs 1890 casters on front legs ANTIQUE DRESSING TABLE
A GEORGE III SEMI-CIRCULAR MARQUETRY CARD TABLE, carved cabriole legs oak dining the top with a panel of flame-figured ANTIQUE within a broad [...]

COMPANION DRESSING TABLE, ANTIQUE SOFA TABLE, ANTIQUE WRITING TABLE, ANTIQUE SECRETAIRE CABINET

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

COMPANION DRESSING TABLE, antique bed turn of the century ANTIQUE SOFA TABLE, antique pewter rosettes and pearl grape vine jewelry stand ANTIQUE WRITING TABLE, silver victorian shell bon bon fish legs dish ANTIQUE SECRETAIRE CABINET
A REGENCY ANTIQUE SOFA TABLE, art nouveau wood inlay designs the rectangular top cross banded in rosewood [...]

GEORGE I GILT GESSO CENTRE TABLE, QUEEN ANNE WALNUT SETTEE, REGENCY BURR-ELM LIBRARY TABLE, ORMOLU-MOUNTED COMMODE

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

GEORGE I GILT GESSO CENTRE TABLE, photos antique half round vertical chest QUEEN ANNE WALNUT SETTEE, jug and bowl 18th century REGENCY BURR-ELM LIBRARY TABLE, the value of a 1900’s settee with chairs ORMOLU-MOUNTED COMMODE
A FINE GEORGE I GILT GESSO CENTRE TABLE, huge 1880 eastlake antique double mirrored wardrobe the rectangular [...]

GEORGE II MAHOGANY SERPENTINE-FRONTED CHEST OF DRAWERS, GEORGE II WALNUT LIBRARY ARMCHAIR, PEMBROKE TABLE

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

GEORGE II MAHOGANY SERPENTINE-FRONTED CHEST OF DRAWERS, GEORGE II WALNUT LIBRARY ARMCHAIR, PEMBROKE TABLE
A FINE PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY ARMCHAIRS, the www.french candleabra molded scrolling top rails cantered by acanthus leaf, with pierced scrolling Gothic splats, the large brass casters for tables out curved arms with shapedmounded supports, the bergman [...]

ANTIQUE FURNITURE BUYING AND SELLING

Monday, December 14th, 2009

ANTIQUE FURNITURE BUYING AND SELLING
COLLECTORS whose habit it is to look with suspicion on every dealer in old furniture with whom they may be tempted to do business would be better advised, on the whole, to transfer their misgivings from the tradesman to his wares.  Antique dealers are no more dishonest than any other class, [...]

ANTIQUE 18TH and 19TH CENTURY FURNITURE CABINET MAKERS AND ANTIQUE CABINET MAKERS AND FURNITURE BOOKS AND DRAWINGS

Monday, December 14th, 2009

ANTIQUE 18TH CENTURY FURNITURE CABINET MAKERS AND ANTIQUE CABBET MAKERS AND FURNITURE BOOKS AND DRAWINGS
There are several references to painted furniture at Strawberry Hill which must, however, have met with the approval of the owner. In the inventory one reads of Welsh armed chairs, painted blue and white “… ” chairs, settees, and long stools [...]

CHIPPENDALE FURNITURE. CHIPPENDALE TABLES, CHARS, BEDS, DRESSERS, CUPBOARDS, BEDS, SOFAS

Monday, December 14th, 2009

CHIPPENDALE FURNITURE. CHIPPENDALE TABLES, CHARS, BEDS, DRESSERS, CUPBOARDS, BEDS, SOFAS
NO style of furniture is better known to the average collector than Chippendale, yet no style  has  suffered  more  from  general ignorance about it.   The name appears to have caught the imaginations of collectors, apart from the huge prices realised at auction for authentic work of [...]

ANTIQUE QUEEN ANNE PERIOD FURNITURE

Monday, December 14th, 2009

ANTIQUE QUEEN ANNE PERIOD FURNITURE I702-I714
FURNITURE known to collectors under the antique art deco writing desk name of Queen Anne illustrates in the palissy gay day main, as far as construction goes, the antique movado pocket watch gold development of curvilinear forms in place of the 18th century bed legs traditional [...]

ANTIQUE CROMWELLIAN PERIOD FURNITURE

Monday, December 14th, 2009

ANTIQUE CROMWELLIAN PERIOD FURNITURE
Commonwealth Period. 1649-1660
DURING the afghan needlework rug Commonwealth in England a tendency towards simpler furniture made itself manifest. The extravagance of the german porcelain manufacturers court of James I., and the birds eye maple sofa table rectangular -conference -bedroom personal interest taken by Charles I. in the [...]

ANTIQUE ENGLISH CHAIR FURNITURE

Monday, December 14th, 2009

ANTIQUE ENGLISH CHAIR
AN interesting field for the antique american cupboards collector of furniture whose means are not equal to the antique chairs 1870-1900 ordeal of competition in the century chair co antique glass table & chairs auction room for fine specimens by great masters can be found in the claw foot [...]