Posts Tagged ‘centre’
Friday, December 18th, 2009
CHARLES II OAK CRADLE - WALNUT ARMCHAIR - CHARLES II OVAL OAK GATELEG TABLE - FOUR CHARLES II BEECHWOOD ARMCHAIRS - BEECHWOOD SIDE CHAIR
A CHARLES I OAK CHEST, with a three-panelled
top, the front with three panels outlined with geometrie
mouldings and enclosed by lunettes carved with fleur-de-
lys, lft. Whin. high by 4ft. 3in. wide (57cm. by [...]
Tags: 17th century, A CHARLES I OAK, armchairs, beechwood, CARVED, centre, CHAIR, charles ii, cherubs, CHEST, coffer, CRADLE, decoration, drawers, GATELEG, GILTWOOD, mid, MIRROR, oak bible, oak chest, rectangular plate, Restoration, seatrail, section, side chair, stretchers, table, WALNUT
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
PINE CORNER CUPBOARD - GEORGE IV MAHOGANY CHAIRS - MAHOGANY SMALL DRUM-TOP TABLE - ROSEWOOD CENTRE TABLE - MARQUETRY WRITING-CABINET
A GEORGE III PINE CORNER CUPBOARD
with moulded cornice and three shelves with
shaped fronts above a pair of doors with fielded panels,
8ft. 7in. high by 4ft. 2in. wide
(262cm. by 127cm.) circa 1800.
A SET OF FIVE REGENCY MAHOGANY [...]
Tags: A GEORGE IV, A WILLIAM IV, armchairs, baluster, breakfront, cabriole legs, CARVED, centre, CENTURY, CHAIR, CIRCULAR, CORNER, corner cupboard, cornice, crossbanding, cupboard, cupboard doors, diam, drawers, FIRESCREEN, george iv, Gothic, mahogany, MARQUETRY, ORMOLU, Regency, rosewood, rounded corners, SECRETAIRE, TRIANGULAR, TRIPOD, two pairs, WILLIAM IV, writing, WRITING-CABINET
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
MAHOGANY DINING CHAIR - MAHOGANY SIDEBOARD - MAHOGANY BUREAU BOOKCASE - MAHOGANY TOILET TABLE - COMMODE ARMCHAIR
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WINE COOLER OR
JARDINIERE, with oval, lead-lined, brass-bound body, the
conforming stand with square tapering legs, 2ft. Vhin.
high (65cm.) circa 1775.
A SET OF EIGHT GEORGE III MAHOGANY DINING
CHAIRS including a pair of Armchairs with arched
toprails, pierced waisted [...]
Tags: adjustable shelves, armchair, armchairs, bookcase, breakfront, breakfront mahogany, BUREAU, CARVED, centre, CHAIR, CHAIRS, COOLER, dining chairs, drawer, drawers, GEORGE II, george iii, gesso, HANGING, jardiniere, leg, mahogany sideboard, mirror back, part, satinwood, SATINWOOD-VENEERED, sideboard, splat, toilet table, WALL, WINE, wine cooler
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
CREDENZAS
Victorian ebonised credenza, about 1870.
Aintheir name means sideboard in Italian, in Britain, credenzas were drawing-room rather than dining-room pieces, distinguished from chiffoniers and simpler side cabinets by their extensive decoration and their shaped (usually curving) outline. The best show strong French or Italian influence.
Generally a central, straight-fronted section with one or two panelled doors, flanked [...]
Tags: Antique, breakfront, centre, credenza, CREDENZAS, honduras mahogany, neo classical, panelled doors, porcelain plaques, rosewood, sideboard, tortoiseshell
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Sunday, October 25th, 2009
DRESSERS drawers under, no superstructure
A dramatic piece with the moulded three-drawer form we saw in the previous section plus two extra cupboards below. The heavy top moulding, the geometric moulding on the cushion-shaped drawer fronts and the applied split baluster pieces on the cleverly arranged centre panel suggest an early date. c. 1680
A typical dresser [...]
Tags: centre, cupboard, cupboards, drawer fronts, DRESSERS, eighteenth century, fruitwood, mahogany, top and bottom
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