Posts Tagged ‘furniture’
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
George III mahogany Sideboard, Chinese scarlet lacquer Jardiniere Stands, 17th Century-style matched oak Dining Room Suite
A George III mahogany Sideboard, with single frieze drawer, on square tapered legs, 86cm.
A George III mahogany and yew-wood cross banded oval Pembroke Table, the molded folding top above single frieze drawer, on inlaid square tapered legs with spade feet, [...]
Tags: A George Ill-style, arched back, Armchair, astragal, Cabinet, cabriole legs, Card, central pillar, Century, Century-style, Chest, corner, Cupboard, Dining, dining room table, ENGLISH, Etagere, frieze drawers, furniture, george iii, Gilbert, green velvet, HISTORY, Ill-style, James Winter, mahogany, mahogany sideboard, mirror, open cabinet, pediment, pembroke table, Regency, Sideboard, space the base, spade feet, square legs, wall mirror, yew wood
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Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
Louis XVI-style Suite of Seat Furniture, Vernis Martin-style rosewood and gilt-metal mounted Vitrine, Louis XV-style kingwood parquetry Vitrine
A pair of Louis XV/XVI
transitional-style kingwood and
tulipwood marquetry Tables Ambulantes,
18th Century, with gilt-metal mounts and
martial trophy inlaid oval tops, each above
three drawers with floral scrolls bordered
by chevron bandings flanked by
conformingly inlaid sides, on cabriole legs
with kidney-shaped undertiers.
A Restauration [...]
Tags: A Louis XV, A Louis XV-style, brass castors, bureau, cabriole legs, CARTOUCHE, Century, century design, Chairs, cherrywood, cornice, empire style, Etagere, frame, furniture, GERMAN, grey marble, ITALIAN, louis xv style, louis xvi style, mahogany, Martin-style, parquetry, Restauration, rising, rosewood, side chairs, spiral twist, trophy, tulipwood, Vernis, Vitrine, walnut, XV-style, XVI-style
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Sunday, November 8th, 2009
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 [...]
Tags: boxwood, drawer fronts, England, ENGLISH, english french, furniture, glass, ITALIAN, mahogany veneer, mirror, Mirrors, moulding, Price, walnut
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Late XVIII Century Mirrors
Nowhere was the influence of Rococo style stronger than in mirror design. It was difficult to produce big sheets of glass, so large mirrors were often made of several pieces of glass. 18th-century glass tends to be thin with shallow bevels. Many pattern books were published at the time, and as [...]
Tags: 18th century glass, American, Candelabra, CARTOUCHE, coloured glass, design, ENGLISH, frame, fruitwoods, furniture, GEORGE II, GERMAN, giltwood, gold, ITALIAN, mirror, mirror design, mirror frames, Mirrors, pattern, Rococo, rococo period, rococo style, silver, walnut, xviii century
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