Posts Tagged ‘chinoiserie’

William IV rosewood pedestal Table, Victorian oak pedestal Desk, George I walnut Tallboy, early Victorian mahogany Writing Table

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

William IV rosewood pedestal Table, Victorian oak pedestal Desk, George I walnut Tallboy, early Victorian mahogany Writing Table
A George III mahogany tripod Table,
now with a fixed rectangular top, on a turned
stem and cabriole legs with pad feet, 82cm.
wide.
A George IV mahogany Clerk’s Desk,
the fall revealing a fitted interior, below are
two undertiers and a drawer, on [...]

Italian walnut and satinwood banded Work Table, Louis XV-style kingwood parquetry Table, Regency tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl inlaid Tea Caddy

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Italian walnut and satinwood banded Work Table, Louis XV-style kingwood parquetry Table, Regency tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl inlaid Tea Caddy

An Italian walnut and satinwood banded Work Table, circa 1850, with kingwood crossbanding and pierced brass gallery, the circular hinged top revealing a velvet-lined well, the
triple supports above an undertier and scroll feet, 38cm. diam.; lft. 3in.
An [...]

MAHOGANY TUB CHAIR - WALNUT ARMCHAIRS - EDWARDIAN ART NOUVEAU OAK WRITING DESK - PEDESTAL DINING TABLE - GILT LACQUER PEMBROKE TABLE

Friday, December 25th, 2009

MAHOGANY TUB CHAIR - WALNUT ARMCHAIRS -  EDWARDIAN ART NOUVEAU OAK WRITING DESK - PEDESTAL DINING TABLE - GILT LACQUER PEMBROKE TABLE
A MAHOGANY TUB CHAIR, the frame inlaid with boxwood stringing with a padded back and sprung bow-fronted seat on square tapering legs, with castors, c. 1900.
A SET OF SIX GRAINED WALNUT CHAIRS,
each with an [...]

Antique 18th Century American Sideboards.

Monday, October 12th, 2009

1700`s American Rococo Sideboards
In America, the Rococo sideboard emerged as a distinctly restrained version of the European style : interiors were hardly as fanciful as their European counterparts, and drawing room walls were ornamented with architectural pediments and rectangular panels rather than gilt cartouches, in a persistence of the Palladian style. Japanning was popular, especially [...]