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 129cm.)
circa 1640.

A CHARLES II OAK CHEST,
the moulded hinged top above a frieze set with two
geometrically moulded panels above one drawer similarly
decorated, on style feet, 2ft. high by 4ft. 2′/2in.
wide (73cm. by 128cm.) circa 1670, the sides carved with later carving.

A CHARLES II OAK CRADLE
with baluster finials and scrolling ends on rockers,
lft. lOin. high by 2ft. 10′Ain. wide (56cm. by 88cm.) late 17th Century.

A CHARLES II WALNUT ARMCHAIR with a pierced,
scrolling, arched cresting and caned back flanked by
turned baluster supports, the outcurved scrolling arms
supported on balusters, with caned seat on S-scrolled legs
joined by a pierced curved stretcher, circa 1680, seatrail
restored.

A CHARLES II OAK COFFER,
rectangular moulded top above a carved frieze, with three
carved arcaded panels beneath, with Stile feet,
2ft. 3′/2in. high by 4ft. Hin. wide (70cm. by 151cm.)
circa 1660, converted.

A LATE 17TH CENTURY CARVED GILTWOOD MIRROR,
the rectangular plate within a gadrooned frame carved
with scrolls, acanthus leaves and cherubs and with a
winged cherub cresting, 3ft. 4in. high by 2ft. 7in. wide
(102cm. by 79cm.) circa 1660, formerly a picture frame,
with restoration.

AN OAK COFFER, with four panelled hinged top,
the front similarly panelled and with two short drawers
in the base, 2ft. high by 4ft. 6in. wide (75cm. by
137cm.) mid-17th Century.

A CHARLES II OAK BIBLE BOX with hinged lid,
the front and sides applied with split ringed balusters
at the corners, with moulded base, high by lft. 91/2in.
wide (21.5cm. by 54cm.) circa 1680.

A CHARLES II OVAL OAK GATELEG TABLE on bobbin-
turned legs and stretchers, 4ft. 2in. long by 5ft. 4in.
open (127cm. by 163cm.) circa 1670.

AN OAK CHEST, the piain top with moulded and
carved edge above a panelled front and sides with chip
carving and dated 1773, 2ft. high by 4ft. 2in. wide
(80cm. by 127cm.) late 17th Century.

A CHARLES II OAK GATELEG TABLE with an oval
top, turned legs and moulded stretchers, 2ft. bin. wide
(74cm.) circa 1685.

AN OAK DROP-LEAF TABLE, the oval top with two
flaps raised on turned and trestle Support, 2ft. 3in. high
by 2ft. 5in. wide (69cm. by 74cm.).

AN OAK SIDE TABLE with a Single drawer in the
frieze, on ring-turned legs joined by an X-stretcher,
on scroll feet, 2ft. 5in. high by 2ft. 5in. wide (74cm. by 74cm.)

A CHARLES II OAK DRESSER BASE
with moulded top and three drawers, each with two geometrie
panels divided and outlined by split-bobbin turning,
raised on six legs, the front four of double baluster form,
2ft. 7in. high by 6ft. 6in. long (79cm. by 198cm.) circa 1670,
some bobbin decoration and handles of later date.

A SET OF FOUR CHARLES II BEECHWOOD ARMCHAIRS,
the acanthus leaf-carved and pierced toprail centred by a
crown and thistles, the cane panelled back carved with
double crowns, leaves and thistles, with carved turned
uprights, with carved turned finials, the out-swept
moulded and carved arms with turned supports, a caned
panel seat and carved moulded frame, the leaf-carved
scrolling legs joined at the front by a pierced carved
stretcher centred by a crown and joined at the sides
by turned H-stretchers, one chair stamped EP, one chair
stamped TT, circa 1660, with restorations and later
carving.

A PAIR OF SIDE CHAIRS similar to and en suite with
the preceding lot, one chair indistinctly stamped RMC

A LARGE CHARLES II OAK GATELEG TABLE, the oval
top raised on bobbin and baluster-turned legs joined at
the square section by bobbin stretchers, the top 4ft. 7in.
by 5ft. 6lMn. open (139cm. by 169cm.) circa 1680, re-
polished and restored.

AN OAK GATELEG TABLE with an oval top on eight
ringed supports joined by square stretchers, on turned feet,
2ft. 4V2in. high by 3ft. 4in. wide (72cm. by 102cm.) partly
late 17th Century.

ANOTHER also with an oval top, with a frieze
drawer and eight spiral-twist legs with square stretchers
and turned feet, 3ft. 6in. by 4ft. Vhin. open (107cm. by
141cm.) circa 1680.

A CHARLES II BEECHWOOD SIDE CHAIR, the pierced
carved toprail above a caned panel back within twist-
turned uprights, the cane panelled seat on twist-turned
legs joined at the square front section by a pierced carved
stretcher and twist-turned H-stretchers, circa 1665, with
restoration.

AN OAK DRESSER - CHARLES II OAK GATELEG TABLE - CHARLES II WALNUT CHEST - 17TH CENTURY WALNUT TABLE - WILLIAM AND MARY OAK GATE-LEG TABLE

AN OAK DRESSER, the later rack with a moulded
cornice above an ogee-cut frieze with three shelves, the
base with three panelled frieze drawers, on ringed turned
front legs joined by stretchers, 6ft. 7lhin. high by 6ft. 2′/zin.
wide (202cm. by 189cm.).

Two SIMILAR CHARLES II WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS,
the toprails carved with flowerheads with spirally-
turned supports, with caned backs and seats and
spirally turned legs and stretchers, second half 11 th Century,
restored.

A CHARLES II OAK GATELEG TABLE
with a moulded edge, a frieze drawer and eight twist-turned
legs joined by square stretchers, 2ft. 5in. by 4ft. open (74cm. by 122cm.)
the base circa 1680, the top 19th Century.

A CHARLES II OAK SIDE CHAIR, the arched pierced
toprail above a solid central splat carved with S-scrolls
and foliage, the solid seat on ringed legs joined by
stretchers.

A CHARLES II WALNUT CHEST, the rectangular
moulded top above a band of dentil moulding, the frieze
with two short moulded drawers centred by a moulded-
front small drawer, with one deep and two shallow
drawers below, outlined with applied geometric mouldings,
on bun feet, 3ft. 3′Ain. high by 3ft. 2in. wide (100cm. by
97cm.) circa 1680.

AN UNUSUAL CHARLES II OAK CHEST, the hinged
lid above a dummy drawer and with three drawers below
of equal depth, each section carved at the front and the
sides with geometric strapwork or scale pattern and
divided by horizontal mouldings, 2ft. lVhin. high by 2ft. 7in.
wide (90cm. by 79cm.) circa 1680, with later applied silvered
metal mounts.

A WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT AND OAK CHEST,
with two short and two long drawers and panelled sides
and back, 2ft. lOin. high by 2ft. lOin. wide (86cm. by 86cm.)
late 17th Century.

A LATE 17TH CENTURY WALNUT TABLE, the rec-tangular three-plank
top with end cleats, the frieze with an end drawer, on turned legs
joined at the square section by a moulded H-shaped stretcher, 2ft.
high by 4ft. 5lhin. wide (78cm. by 136cm.) circa 1700.

AN OAK CHEST of four long geometrically panelled
drawers each with two panels, on bun feet, 2ft. 9in.
high by 2ft. (84cm. by 88cm.) third quarter
17th Century, top drawer replacee.

A WILLIAM AND MARY BEECHWOOD WING ARM-
CHAIR, with rectangular back, straight-sided wings, the
padded arms and cushioned seat on S-scroll supports
joined by turned stretchers and with a scroll front
stretcher, circa 1690, with restoration.

AN UNUSUAL SMALL WILLIAM AND MARY OAK
DROP-LEAF TABLE, the rectangular top with one flap and
raised on six slender legs joined by moulded stretchers,
with turned feet, 2ft.high by 2ft. 4in. wide (64cm. by
71cm.) circa 1690.

A GOOD WILLIAM AND MARY YEW-WOOD TABLE
with a moulded top, the frieze with a simple moulding
and a drawer, raised on spiral-twist legs joined by a plain
stretcher, 2ft. high by 2ft. 7in. wide (76cm. by 79cm.) circa
1690.

A WILLIAM AND MARY OAK TABLE
with moulded top, the frieze with an ogee moulding
along the front and a drawer, with a central applied
carved panel, spiral-twist legs with waved X-stretchers
and bun feet, 2ft. ?’Mn. high by 3ft. 4in. wide (82cm. by 102cm.) circa 1690.

A PAIR OF UNUSUAL WlLLIAM AND MARY OAK CHAIRS,
each back with a pierced strapwork toprail above a
splat also pierced with strapwork, the solid moulded seats on
turned front legs with spiral-twist front stretchers and piain
back legs and stretchers, circa 1690.

A GOOD WILLIAM AND MARY OAK GATE-LEG TABLE
with an oval top, a frieze drawer and raised on eight legs with
tapering turned centre sections, piain stretchers and knurled feet,
2ft. 4in. high by 3ft. 9in. long by 4ft. bin. open (71cm. by 114cm. by 135cm.) circa 1690.

A WILLIAM AND MARY OAK TRIPOD STAND, the
moulded octagonal top on baluster stem with hexagonal
base and three scroll legs, 2ft. 8in. high by Ift. 2lhin. wide
(81cm. by 37cm.) circa 1680.

ANOTHER also with an octagonal top, raised on a
spiral-twist stem and baluster base, on three flat scroll
feet, 2ft. 9in. high by lft. Vhin. wide (84cm. by 34cm.)
circa 1680y part of one foot replaced, top with three added
supports.

A GOOD SET OF FTVE CHARLES II OAK NORTH COUNTRY
CHAIRS, each with a piain solid semi-circular toprail
above a semi-circular arch, the moulded seat with turned
front legs and stretcher and piain back legs and stretchers,
circa 1660, one with part of toprail replaced, squab
cusbions.

A GOOD CHARLES II CHEST OF DRAWERS
in oak with walnut-veneered front and in two parts,
the front with four long drawers each divided into a pair
of geo¬metrie panels and the second drawer with a pair of
fielded octagons flanking an applied panel with an arch,
on bracket feet, 3ft. 3in. high by 3ft. 8in. wide
(99cm. by 112cm.) circa 1670, bracket feet 18th Century

A CHARLES II CANED WALNUT CHAIR, with rec-
tangular caned back panel enclosed by leaves and
flowers, spiral-twist supports, legs and stretchers, circa
1670, stamped LS.

OAK AND ELM SETTLE - WILLIAM AND MARY OAK SIDE TABLE - GEORGE II OAK LOW CUPBOARD - GEORGE I OAK PRESS CUPBOARD - OAK WALL CUPBOARD

AN OAK AND ELM SETTLE, the rectangular back
carved with lunettes above three panels set with lozenges
with down-curved arms and baluster supports, the solid
plank seat on baluster legs joined by stretchers, 4ft. 6in.
(137cm.)partl7th Century.

A WILLIAM AND MARY OAK SIDE TABLE, with
moulded top, frieze drawer and the turned legs joined by
plain stretchers, 2ft. 5in. high by 2ft. 8in. wide (74cm. by
81cm.) circa 1690.

AN OAK TRIPOD TABLE, the almost square top with
incurved canted corners and raised on a turned stem
with simple cabriole legs, lft. llViin. high by lft. 4in. long
(60cm. by 41cm.) base early 18th Century, top 18th
Century.

AN OAK COFFER with panelled top, front and sides,
2dr.high by 4ft. 4′/2in.. wide (73cm. by 134cm.)
17th/18th Century, the front now carved with lunettes
and lozenges.

AN OAK SETTLE, the rectangular back with six panels,
the loose-cushioned seat on turned front legs, 6ft.
wide (183cm.) late 17th/early 18th Century.

A PAIR OF UNUSUAL GEORGE I PROVINCIAL ELM
AND WALNUT S IDE CHAIRS with ogee-arched toprails, plain
splats and turned columnar supports, now with stufFed
seats on turned legs joined by a turned front stretcher
and H-stretchers, on later bun feet.

A GEORGE I OAK DRESSER, the low superstructure
containing six small drawers and with three drawers
in the shaped frieze, on cabriole front legs and turned
back legs, 3ft. 2lhin. high by 6ft. Hin. wide (98cm. by
211cm.) circa 1720.

A GEORGE II OAK LOW CUPBOARD, the moulded panelled top above a pair
of ogee fielded panelled cup-board doors, the lower part with three
short drawers above a further two short drawers with a serpentine apron,
on bracket feet, 3ft. llin. high by 4ft. lOin. wide (119.5cm. by 147cm.)
early 18th Century, top replaced.

A BRASS CHANDELIER, the baluster stem with gadrooned base and
supporting eight scroll branches, 20in. high (51cm.) early 18th Century,
English or Flemish.

ANOTHER SIMILAR, 3ft. 9in. high by 4ft. 9in. wide
(114cm. by 145cm.) early 18th Century.

A GEORGE I OAK PRESS CUPBOARD, the panelled
overhanging comice with pendant bosses above three
arched fielded panels, two forming doors, the projecting
lower part with three drawers above two cupboards also
with arched fielded panels, 5ft. 2in. high by 4ft. Hin. wide
(158cm. by 150cm.) circa 1725.

A GEORGE II OAK AND ELM DRESSER with a three-
quarter gallery, three frieze drawers above three central
drawers flanked by a pair of fielded panel cupboard doors,
the sides similarly panelled, 3ft. lin. high by 5ft.
wide (194cm. by 177cm.) circa 1740.

A RARE GEORGE II OAK GATELEG TABLE
with oval top and unusual hipped moulded legs ending
in paw feet, 2ft. 4in. high by 5ft. 4lhin. wide, circa 1730.

A GEORGE II OAK CHEST with a hinged top, the front
with three fielded panels, the centre one now form-ing a door,
with pair of drawers below, 2ft. Hin. high by 4ft. 9in. wide
(89cm. by 145cm.) circa 1740.

A GEORGE II OAK SIDE TABLE with a moulded rec-
tangular top, the frieze with one long drawer flanked by
a deep drawer, on cabriole legs ending in pad feet,
2ft. 3′/2in. high by 2ft. 8in. wide (70cm. by 81cm.) circa
1730.

A GEORGE II OAK BUREAU, the Aap crossbanded in walnut
and enclosing an interior fitted with drawers and pigeon-holes
surrounding a central cupboard with canted fluted sides, with
two short and three long walnut crossbanded drawers, 3ft.
high by 3ft. lin. wide (103cm. by 94cm.) circa 1740, feet missing.

A GEORGE II OAK WALL CUPBOARD, the moulded
cornice above a pair of shaped panel doors crossbanded
in burr-oak, lft. Hin. high by 2ft. 5′Ain. wide (59cm. by
75cm.) circa 1730.

AN EARLY GEORGE II OAK MINIATURE BUREAU, the
sloping front enclosing a fitted interior above four
shallow drawers, with a separate ehest stand of two
drawers, 3ft. 2in. high by lft. Hin. wide (97cm. by 58.5cm.)
circa 1730.

AN OAK DRESSER, the rack with moulded cornice
and three shelves, the lower two shelves flanked by a
pair of doors, the base crossbanded in mahogany with
three drawers and cabriole front legs, 3ft. 5in. high by
5ft. 8V2in. wide (104cm. by 174cm.) mid-18th Century,
cornice of rack and front legs replaced.

A GEORGE II OAK CHEST with hinged lid, the
frieze carved with the initiais IR and the date 1752, above
a pair of panels and a drawer, 2ft. high by 3ft. 9in. long
(63cm. by 114cm.) mid-18th Century.

OAK CUPBOARD - OAK DRESSER - OAK CORNER CUPBOARD - GEORGE III OAK CHEST - OAK TALLBOY -  ELM CRICKET TABLE - OAK CHILD’S TABLE

A SMALL GEORGE II OAK CUPBOARD with cavetto
cornice and a pair of pendant finials, above a pair of
recessed doors with fielded ogee-shaped panels, the
slightly projecting lower part with a pair of drawers
above a pair of doors each with four fielded panels,
5ft. lin. high by 3ft. wide (110cm. by 106cm.) circa
1150, later handles.

A GEORGE III OAK CUPBOARD, the rectangular
moulded cornice above a central moulded panelled
door flanked by a pair of moulded panelled cupboard
doors, the base with three moulded dummy drawers
above three opening drawers, on bracket feet, 1ft. high by
5ft. Win. wide (21cm. by 178cm.) circa 1160, with restora-
tions.

A GEORGE III OAK DRESSER, the superstructure with
three shelves, the breakfront lower part with four drawers
in the centre section flanked on each side by a drawer
above a cupboard, 6ft. 6in. high by 5ft. 4in. wide (198cm. by
163cm.) circa 1770.

A GEORGE III OAK DRESSER
with three frieze drawers, on ringed-baluster
front legs, 2ft. 6in. high by 5ft. 6in. wide
(76cm. by 168cm.) late 18th Century.

A GEORGE III OAK CORNER CUPBOARD,
the frieze set with split acorns and a mahogany panel
flanked by lozenges above a pair of cupboard doors
crossbanded in mahogany and set with lozenges, with
three frieze drawers below and canted corners, 3ft.
high by 3ft. 2in. wide (117cm. by 196.5cm.) circa 1780.

A GEORGE III OAK AND ELM DROP-LEAF TABLE
with rounded ends, on chamfered moulded square taper-
ing legs, 2ft. 3in. high by 3ft. 4′/2in. wide extended (68cm. by
103cm.) circa 1790.

AN OAK CUPBOARD
with a fielded top and moulded corners above a pair of
fielded doors enclosing shelves, the sides similarly panelled
on a plinth base, the doors with two copper plates engraved with
the names of James Harrison 1794 and Thomas Ogden 1814, which
suggests that it was a clerk’s locker, 3ft. llin. high by 3ft.
wide (120cm. by 103cm.) late 18th Century.

A RARE GEORGE II SOLID YEW-WOOD DROP-LEAF
TABLE, with one flap, raised on slender turned legs and
four fluted scroll feet, the gateleg support with unusual
pierced stretcher, 2ft. 3in. high by 2ft. wide (69cm. by
70cm.) circa 1755.

A GEORGE III OAK CHEST with a hinged top, on
bracket feet, lft. 4in. high by 3fa. lin. wide (43cm. by
94.5cm.) late 18th Century.

A GEORGE III OAK AND ELM CRICKET TABLE on
square tapering legs joined by a circular platform stretcher,
2ft. high by lft.diam. (67cm. by 59cm.)
late 18th Century.

A PAIR OF EARLY GEORGE III OAK CHAIRS with
stufied buttoned serpentine-topped backs, stufFed seats
and square chamfered legs with H-stretchers, circa
1770.

AN ARMCHAIR in elm and fruitwood, with simple
raked back, dipped solid seat and square legs, circa
1810.

A RARE WELSH OAK CHILD’S TABLE, with attractively
figured cleated two-plank top, on square tapering legs
joined by H-stretchers, 2ft.high by 2ft. 6in. long
(62cm. by 77cm.) late 18th Century.

A GEORGE III OAK TALLBOY, the moulded and key
pattern comice above a shallow drawer inlaid with a
patera and a lozenge above three short and three long
graduated drawers with pilaster sides, the base with a
brushing slide above three long graduated drawers, on
bracket feet, Oft. 3in. high by 3ft. 8in. wide (190cm. by
112cm.) circa 1790.

TWO SIMILAR YEW-WOOD AND ELMWOOD WlNDSOR
CHAIRS with arched backs and pierced vase-shaped splats
flanked by dowels, the crossbars curving around to form the arms,
on turned supports with slide seats and ringed legs joined by
crinoline stretchers, late 18th Century.

WINDSOR ARMCHAIR in elmwood with an arched toprail,
dowelled back, solid seat and ringed legs joined by an
H-stretcher, late 18th Century.

ANOTHER WINDSOR ARMCHAIR IN ELM, with vase-
shaped splat, solid seat, ringed legs and crinoline stretcher,
earlyl9th Century.

A RARE SET OF TEN ELMWOOD AND BEECHWOOD
CHILDREN’S SCHOOL-ROOM CHAIRS, the railed backs with
curved toprails and with dished seats and turned legs
and stretchers, first half 19th Century.

153 A HARLEQUIN SET OF SIX ELMWOOD LADDERBACK CHAIRS,
each with five crossbars, rush seats, turned legs
and stretchers and pad feet, late 18th/early 19th Century

A WINDSOR ARMCHAIR in elm and yew-wood, the
arched dowelled back with pierced two-tier splat, shaped
seat and turned legs with crinoline stretcher, second
quarter 19th Centur.

AN ELM WINDSOR ARMCHAIR, the high dowelled
back with a crossbar curving to form the arms, on a solid
seat and splayed legs joined by an H-stretcher, late 19th
Century.

CHARLES I OAK COFFER - FOOD OR CHEESE CUPBOARD - OAK REFECTORY TABLE - CHARLES I OAK ARMCHAIR - OAK LIVERY CUPBOARD - CHARLES II OAK COFFER

A GOOD CHARLES I OAK COFFER with hinged lid,
the front with a wrought-iron lockplate and carved with
stylized flowerheads in a geometrie pattern, on trestle
supports, lft. 5′/2in. high by 3ft. 21hin. wide (45cm. by
98cm.) circa 1630.

A SMALL OAK COFFER with a hinged lid, on trestle
feet, lft. 5′/2in. high by 2ft. Win. wide (44.5cm. by 86cm.)
early 17th Century, restored.

AN UNUSUAL ELMWOOD TRIANGULAR FOOD OR
CHEESE CUPBOARD, the top with rounded corners, the
sides each pierced with a gothic quatrefoil within a
diamond and the front panel forming a door, on plain
legs, 2ft. 4in. high by 2ft. 5in. wide (71cm. by 74cm.) con-
structed from old timber.

AN OAK SIDE CABINET with a moulded cornice
above a carved frieze and a pair of panelled
cupboard doors inlaid with boxwood and ebony
with geometrie stylized floral designs and enclosing a shelf, on stile feet, 2ft.
9′/2in. high by 3ft. 73Ain. (85cm. by 111cm.)

AN OAK REFECTORY TABLE with a three-plank top,
the frieze fluted at the front and back and carved at each
end, on moulded stop-fluted legs, with plain stretchers,
2ft. 8in. high by 8ft. long (81cm. by 244cm.) part of frieze
broken.

A COMMONWEALTH OAK ARMCHAIR, the solid back
carved with a lunette frieze, with downeurved arms on
ringed supports, the solid seat with scrolling apron on
ringed baluster legs joined by stretchers, circa 1655,
bearing the joiner’s mark T.S.

A CHARLES II OAK JOINT STOOL with recatangular
top, moulded shaped frieze and turned legs joined at the
square section by stretchers, lft. 8in. high by lft. 4′hin.
wide (51cm. by 42cm.) top replaced.

AN OAK STOOL with rectangular top, moulded
carved frieze and turned legs, Win. high by lft. 4V2in.
wide (25cm. by 42cm.) stamped T.B., reconstructed and
eut down.

A CHARLES I OAK ARMCHAIR, the rectangular
back carved with strapwork around an arch, set with
interlocking roundels, the downeurved arms on ornately
carved balusters, the solid seat on fluted ringed baluster
legs, first half of the 17th Century.

AN OAK JOINT STOOL with moulded seat and frieze
on splayed ringed cup and cover legs joined by plain
stretchers, lft. 9′/2in. high by lft. 4′/2in. wide (54cm. by
42cm.).

AN OAK LIVERY CUPBOARD, the moulded frieze
above a central cupboard door flanked by carved panels,
the lower part with a lunette-carved frieze supported on
ringed balusters with a platform base on turned feet,
4ft. 2V2in. high by 4ft. l’Ain, wide (128.5cm. by 125cm.)
circa 1640, restored extensively.

ANOTHER, with turned columnar legs joined by
stretchers, lft. 9in. high by lft. 7in. wide (53cm. by
48cm.).

AN OAK CUPBOARD with a pair of carved doors
divided by a similar carved panel, with a drawer below,
on bracket feet, 3ft. lin. high by 3ft. ll’hin. wide
(94cm. by 120cm.) construeted from 17th Century wood
and with a later superstructure.

A RARE OVAL-TOPPED LOW TABLE, formed from an oak joint
stool with splayed ring-turned legs joined by plain stretchers,
on turned feet, lft. Hin. high by 2ft. 4′hin. wide (59cm. by 72.5cm.) late 17th Century.
?150-250

AN OAK JOINT STOOL with a carved apron on
ringed baluster legs j oined by stretchers.

A CHARLES II OAK COFFER with a hinged three-
plank top and three-panel front, on stile feet, 2ft. 2V2In.
high by 4ft. wide (68cm. by 122cm.) circa 1660, with some
19th Century carving.

ANOTHER JOINT STOOL
with a lunette carved frieze on splayed ring-turned
baluster legs joined by stretchers.

A CHARLES II OAK COFFER with hinged top and three-panelled
front, on stile feet, 2ft. 2′/2in. high by 3ft. 6in.
wide (67cm. by 107cm.) circa 1670.

AN OAK CHEST, the hinged lid and front each with
four panels and the front with simple foliate carving,
2ft. 4in. high by 4ft. 9′/2in. wide (71cm. by 146cm.) third
quarter 17th Century.

A SMALL CHARLES II OAK SIDE TABLE with moulded
top, a frieze drawer, on ringed baluster legs joined by
stretchers, 2ft. 3in. high by 2ft. lin. wide (69cm. by
63.5cm.) circa 1680.

“BIBLE” BOX ON STAND - OAK COFFER - 17TH CENTURY OAK COFFER  - CHARLES II OAK WRITING BOX - CHARLES I OAK CHEST

A CARVED PEARWOOD WALL APPLIQUE in the style
of Grinling Gibbons and well carved with ribbon-tied
fruit and flowers, 3ft. 2lhin. high (98cm.) late 19th
Century, mounted on board.

A CHARLES II “BIBLE” BOX ON STAND, the hinged lid above a
florally-carved frieze, the stand with a similarly carved
frieze drawer, on baluster legs joined by stretchers, 4ft.
8′/2in. high by 2ft. 2in. wide (73cm. by 66cm.)
late 17th Century, stand associated.

A PAIR OF PARCEL-GILT WALL APPLIQUES each with
ribbon-tied fruit and flowers with insects on a red
ground, 3ft. 9lhin. high by wide (116cm. x 23cm.)
late 19th Century.

A LATE CHARLES II OAK TABLE DESK, the sloping
front etched with the date and enclosing a fitted interior
with a sliding panel enclosing a secret compartment, the
front and sides with applied lozenges, 12in. high by
2ft. 3in. wide (31cm. by 6cm.) dated 1685.

AN OAK “BIBLE” BOX, with hinged moulded lid,
and plain body, 2ft. lin. wide (64cm.) circa 1700.

AN OAK COFFER with hinged moulded lid, the
front carved with lunettes, on stile feet, lft. 3in. high by
2ft. 7in. wide (38cm. by 79cm.) early 17th Century, legs
associated.

AN OAK “BIBLE” BOX with moulded hinged lid,
the front carved with flowerheads, lft. 7in. wide (48cm.)
circa 1700, lid and carving later.

AN OAK COFFER with moulded hinged lid, the
front carved with fluted and stop-fluted arcading and
stylized tulips and leaves, lft. 8in. high by 3ft. 8′/2in. wide
(51cm. by 113cm.) early 17th Century.

AN OAK COFFER with a hinged lid, the front set
Sold by Order of the Executors    with fielded panels flanking a central arched panel
carved with the figure of Saint Sebastian, on stile feet,
2ft. 5in. by 5ft. wide (74cm. by 52cm.) circa 1640, hinged
lid possibly associated.

A CHARLES II OAK “BIBLE” BOX ON STAND, the
six-panelled hinged lid above a lunette-carved frieze and
a long drawer, on ringed baluster legs joined by stret-
chers, 3ft. IV2 in. high by 2ft. 63Ain. wide (95cm. by
78cm.) circa 1680, stand associated.

A CARVED OAK CHIMNEY SURROUND
with five panels carved and outlined with gothic tracery, 6ft.
square (208cm.) panels early 16th Century, carved and set in surround in the 19th Century.

AN EARLY 17TH CENTURY OAK COFFER, the hinged
lid with a wrought-iron lockplate, on restored bracket
feet, lft. 8in. high by 3ft. 5in. wide (51cm. by 105cm.).

AN EARLY 17TH CENTURY OAK COFFER with hinged
lid, the tapering body with chip-carving, on trestle feet,
lft. 6in. high by 4ft. 2in. wide (46cm. by 127cm.).

A CHARLES II OAK WRITING BOX with a hinged lid
enclosing an interior with drawers, the front carved with
stylized flowers and floral decoration, the lid now with
the initiais IG and the date 1744, now on a Charles II
oak lowboy with a moulded top above a frieze drawer
and spirally turned legs joined by plain stretchers, the
whole, 3ft. 2lhin. high by 2ft. 11′/2m. wide (98cm. by
90cm.) bot h circa 1670.

A CHARLES I OAK CHEST,
the hinged plank top above an ornately carved arched
front inlaid with floral marquetry and with carved
spandrels, 2ft. 4in. high by 4ft. 7in. wide (71cm. by 140cm.) circa 1640.

A CHARLES I OAK COFFER
with a panelled hinged lid and panelled front,
on stile feet, 2ft. 3in. high by 4ft. wide (69cm. by 122cm.)
first half of the 17th Century.

A CHARLES I OAK CHEST with moulded hinged lid,
The Property of G. A. Baker, Esq., deceased
tne front with three panels carved with leaf-scrolls below
Sold by Order of the Executors    a
lunette-carved frieze, 2ft. 3′/2in. high by 4ft. llhin.
wide (70cm. by 125cm.) circa 1640.

AN OAK COFFER with a hinged lid, the front carved with four
linen-fold panels, on square legs, 3ft. high by 3ft.
9in. wide (91cm. by 114cm.) mid-16th Century.

A SMALL OAK COFFER of simple plank construc-
tion the top with the initiais W M in nails, 3ft. 2′/2in.
wide (98cm.) 17th Century.

A RARE HENRY VIII FINELY CARVED AUMBRY, the
front divided into three horizontal sections, the top one
with an almost square portrait panel carved with a
bearded man with a feathered hat within a wreath and
flanked by a pair of doors, each carved with a flowering
tree and one with a pair of birds on branches, the centre
section with a pair of drawers each with a row of gothic
roundels, the lower part with a door carved with an
endless knot design flanked by two panels of gothic
tracery of different design, ail outlined with guilloche
moulding, the oak sides with three linen-fold panels,
the back panelled in oak and walnut, 4ft. e’Ain. high by
5ft. ‘Ain. wide by Ift. lin. deep (113cm. by 153cm. by
48.5cm.) circa 1540, with restoration.

DRESSERS
About 1650-1915
Late-17thC dresser with applied geometric moulding.
At all times a respected piece of furniture in rural homes - good enough for use as a sideboard in the parlours of large farmhouses and manor houses, but found only in the kitchens of more sophisticated town and city dwellers. Tremendous regional variation; as a very general rule, an open base and open shelves above are southern characteristics, and backboards on the rack and solid drawers and cupboards below, northern features.
Welsh dresser has become a popular term for all types of dresser, regardless of their place of manufacture.
Until the late 17thC generally a base only was present. This could be in the form of a long table with a single frieze of two, three or more (often deep) drawers supported on turned (commonly baluster) front legs, occasionally joined by stretchers, sometimes by a ‘pot board’ (a deep platform shelf to hold large vessels). Rear legs always straight and square in section. Top usually bordered by an applied moulding, matched by a moulding beneath the drawers; or made as a solid piece with a frieze of drawers with cupboards below, with or without top and base mouldings, and with stile feet.
Mid-18thC dresser with arched and helded panels.
After 1700 a shaped apron, and occasionally cabriole legs, were introduced on the first type, and after 1710, bracket feet on the second. Fielded and shaped panels were common on doors; occasionally a shaped plinth, or bun feet.
Early-l8thC dresser.
A rack (or superstructure of shelves) was introduced about 1690; until about 1750 this was seldom attached, merely sitting on top of the base or being fixed to wall above. Usually two or three shelves (sometimes of graduated depth); most have grooves or stays (narrow strips of moulding) to support plates. Sides can be shaped or straight. Projecting moulded cornice may have shaped and/or pierced apron below. Some racks have small (often square-fronted) spice drawers in, or just above the base. Some have backboards, but many are later additions (see CONSTRUCTION).
Variations include: an open ‘dog kennel’ in centre of base; a clock in centre of upper part of rack (a Yorkshire characteristic); glazed doors on rack of fitted kitchen dressers (from about 1870).
Mid l8thC cupboard base dresser, rack with spice drawers above.
The popularity of dressers of sideboard type for use in the dining-rooms of town houses towards the end of the 19thC resulted in some ornate machine-carved examples with turned supports and stretchers made in Renaissance or Jacobean’ style. A few were made in Arts and Crafts and progressive styles.
Predominately oak; elm, fruitwoods, occasionally ash and other local woods. Mahogany, sometimes walnut, for decorative cross-banding. Pine for some genuinely Welsh dressers from 18thC onwards, and for most Victorian and Edwardian kitchen pieces.
Frame and panel construction with pegged (in later 19thC, glued) mortise-and-tenon joints.
Drawer rebated and nailed, with coarse dovetails. Applied and mitred mouldings on drawer fronts until about 1710-1720, when sometimes replaced by ovolo lip mouldings (covering gap between carcase and drawer. Sometimes simple cockbead after about 1730, or groove.
Shelves of rack tenoned and pegged through side uprights.
Marriages of racks to older bases common. Check for matching colour and grain of timber. Look for regular machine saw marks on underside of shelvesindicating 19thC (or later) date.
Backboards often later addition (particularly on once-fitted pine kitchen dressers). Can usually be identified by regular width. Decorative friezes and aprons may also be added to increase value. Look again for regular machine-cut saw marks on their back.
As functional pieces of furniture in everyday use, old dressers should show signs of considerable wear, especially on the top, shelves and drawer linings. As they are mostly used in kitchens, expect to see build-up of dirt and grease around handles, in plate grooves and around all exterior joints. The insides of drawers will be scratched and dented.
Seldom any decoration. Occasionally mahogany or walnut cross-banding on drawers and cupboards doors.
Handles: Typical for their day (for details see page 87). Iron or brass drop handles in 17thC, brass bails in 18thC, and wooden knobs after about 1825.
Polish. Stain or paint on 19thC pine. (Many of these are sold incorrectly stripped and waxed today. Ironically they may be worth more in their changed condition than with their original, but usually less attractive, finish.)
VALUES
If ‘right’ (though allowing for minor repairs), price undoubtedly in the thousands; the best and earliest in five figures. Late, pine kitchen dressers not far behind, even when originally fitted.
A firm regional attribution or inclusion of a dog kennel, or clock, price advantage.
Marriages, if done convincingly, may not affect value greatly.
A simple Kitchen dresser