A Victorian antique oval Sutherland Table, Dressing Table Mirror, A walnut tripod Work Table, mid-19th Century

A Victorian antique oval Sutherland Table, the baluster ed support with a pole stretcher, 93cm.

A Victorian rosewood pedestal Table, the serpentine tilt-top with a lobed pillar and quadruple carved legs, 128cm.

A Victorian rosewood Card Table, with a foliate carved apron, on a chamfered pillar and circular base with paw feet, 91cm.

A set of six George Ill-style antique ’shield back’ Dining Chairs, with dished drop-in seats, on splayed square legs.

A set of six Victorian walnut balloon-back Chairs, with stuffed seats, on cabriole legs, two backs damaged.

A Victorian walnut and inlaid Card
Table, the lobed pedestal on quadruple
carved legs with claw and ball feet, 94cm.

A walnut tripod Work Table, mid-19th Century, the gadrooned rectangular top with a cavetto frieze above a columnar stem, 36cm.

A pair of Victorian walnut Side Chairs in the William and Mary-style, on fluted legs with ‘X’-shaped stretchers.

A Regency-style beech wood
Armchair, with lancet splats and caned
Seat.

A George III antique Chest of
two short and two long drawers, on bracket feet, altered, 110cm.

A George IV rosewood and boxwood inlaid Dressing Table Mirror, the plinth with three drawers, on ivory ball feet, 58cm.

A George III oak hanging Corner Cupboard, the inlaid cornice above a panel door centered by a shell medallion, 74cm.

A George III antique Tea Table, with a chamfered rectangular top, on tapered square legs, restored, 91cm.

A Victorian walnut Work Table, the
oval top with pierced trestle supports,
57cm.

A Victorian antique Occasional
Table, with a drawer, on bobbin-turned
ed supports joined by a stretcher, 53cm.

An Edwardian antique and
satinwood-banded cylinder Bureau, with
a pull-out writing surface above two
frieze drawers, on tapered square legs,
75cm.

A set of four Queen Anne-style
Dining Chairs, upholstered in cream
hide, including a pair of Armchairs, on
cabriole legs with acanthus carved knees;
together with a pair of leather cloth
upholstered Armchairs, on paw feet

A carved and gilt-gesso picture frame Mirror, molded with shells, cartouches and floral scrolls, 87 by 169cm.

A Queen Anne walnut small Chest
of three long drawers with paneled sides, on later bracket feet, cm.

A George III antique oval Box,
with a hinged top and brass bail handles,
possibly a hat box, 31cm.

A late George III antique oval
pedestal Table, the tulipwood-banded
and string-inlaid tilt-top on a turned
stem with splayed tripod supports,
restored, 116cm.

English, French and Italian Toilet Mirrors

The antique toilet mirror, or dressing glass was introduced in England after 1700 and was fairly rare up to about 1740. Early examples, like that shown above, had a shaped mirror similar to wall mirrors, frequently with a gilt edging around the bevelled glass. The uprights could be turned or straight and the mirror could be tilted by a screw action. Under the mirror was either a shaped box made of deal and veneered in walnut, with tiered small drawers, or a miniature bureau with a fall, also veneered in walnut or possibly of a jappaned type like that above of c.1710 date. They are very charming miniature pieces with all the characteristics of larger furniture as far as mouldings, matched veneers and shaping is concerned. Price Range: Japanned and Walnut.
A mahogany French toilet mirror of c.1750 with a rectangular mirror, having a shaped moulding  or inward point  at the top corners similar to wall mirrors of the period. The supports are straight and tapering with turned finials at the top and there is a gilt surround to the glass. The top of the base shows an ovolo edge moulding and the drawer fronts are concave. The whole mirror stands on ogee bracket feet. Note that the key plate of the centre drawer is a replacement but that there is no pull, whereas the outer drawers each have a small pull or drop handle. This is a normal characteristic of these toilet mirrors. Usually the base box is made of pine with mahogany veneer on the outer surfaces.
When there is no box of drawers beneath the English toilet mirror, it is known as a cheval glass, as above. This example of c.1750 again has straight tapering uprights with turned brass finials at the top. Note that the mirror’s top corners are a simple curve in this case, without the inward point of the preceding example and that there is no gilt edging.
A plain Italian rectangular mahogany cheval glass of c.1780 veneered across the mirror frame with a boxwood stringing line around it. The square tapering uprights have no finials and it is probable that these were originally  fitted and have been lost. Good reproduction replacements are easily obtained. Where the uprights are square, the cross stretcher on the base, between them, also follows this shape.
An oval mahogany ‘Hepplewhite’ toilet mirror of a type which, with the shield back, has been much reproduced. This one is of c.1785 date and has a mirror frame faced with cross-banded mahogany. The box stand is veneered in figured mahogany and has a serpentine front as well as cross banding around the top. The feet are of the ogee bracket type. The drawers are edged with boxwood stringing and the inset keyhole and outer drawer knobs are ivory. The drawer linings are thin oak. This shape and the shield shape, deriving from chair back shapes of the period, are the most popular of late Georgian toilet mirror purchasers
Serpentine front
Figured woods and inlays
A rectangular French mahogany toilet mirror of c.1780 with reeded uprights ending in turned finials. The mirror frame is cross-banded with mahogany veneer and has a boxwood stringing line inlaid around the edge. The front of the box is slightly bowed and has the same boxwood stringing line around it, as have the drawers. The bracket feet are of a fairly sophisticated shape associated with the later eighteenth century.
A later Georgian mahogany toilet mirror of c.1810 with turned uprights to the rectangular mirror. The turning shows the double-beaded or `bamboo-ed’ effect beloved to the period. The front is bowed in a later shape from that originally introduced c.1780 and the ivory inlaid keyhole has been replaced later, due to damage, by another wood. Although the box carcase remains deal, the drawer linings are mahogany of a plain grain.
The veneers are highly figured and there is a dark stringing line around the drawers and top edge. The frame is again cross-veneered in mahogany and the mirror stands on ball feet.
Value points: Figured woods and inlays
N.B. It is interesting to note that turned uprights are not popular in the trade. Many a quick transition to square uprights has been made in order to enhance price.

MIRRORS  toilet
This form of mirror was introduced into Britain from the Low Countries in Queen Anne’s reign. The lower section was a miniature replica of a bureau. The mirror which was often of cushion shape was supported
between two uprights. Usually in walnut or japanned.
Value Points: Complexity of bureau part.
Shaped fronts.
Figured woods and inlays.
Original glass with bevelled edge.
A walnut toilet mirror with deep cross-grained moulding supporting the glass. A pretty little interior with stepped drawers (see Bureaux section). By no means the most complicated fittings but a good piece. c.1710
A walnut toilet mirror with concave-fronted drawers and inlaid stringing lines. The tapering supports are veneered and have acorn finials. The handles and keyplates are original. c. 1715
A serpentine- fronted walnut mirror with bevelled glass and one replacement (Victorian) finial on the upright. The drawers have an inlaid ebony and boxwood stringing line. 1730-1740
A mahogany toilet mirror, missing one finial, with a gilt surround. The top corners of the moulding have inward points. The handles and keyplates are replacements. The key serves as the pull for the centre drawer.
A ‘Hepplewhite’ toilet mirror with oval glass, edged in ebony and boxwood stringing. The front is serpentine, and the outer drawers have replacement pulls, but the centre drawer still has inset brass keyhole and
key. 1770-1800
A Sheraton bow fronted example. White inlay on the edges of the drawers and top, the supports reeded. The ivory keyplate is missing. The small bracket feet are a pleasant minor detail.
The paws, the heavy decoration on the uprights and the top scroll all point to late Regency. The mirror is landscape shape rather than the portrait shape of Queen Anne’s days. c. 1820