Posts Tagged ‘ITALIAN’
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
Victorian walnut Wellington Chest, George Ill-style painted break-front Pier Cabinet, 18th Century-style Continental carved beech wood Armchair
A late Victorian walnut Wellington Chest of seven drawers flanked by hinged pilasters, 59cm.
A late George III antique and kingwood cross banded semi-circular Card Table, inlaid with stringing, on tapered square legs, restored, 91cm.
A Regency-style antique and cross banded [...]
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Dutch parquetry and walnut Games Table, Italian Roman carved and gilt Stool, George III satinwood Knife Box
A French-style boucle and ebonized Meoble dapped, circa 1860, with gilt-metal mounts, the break-front with an oval paneled door, the bowed wings with a pair of doors enclosing a
velvet-lined and shelved interior, on a plinth base, wing door lacking [...]
Tags: arabesques, armchairs, Berger, cabriole, cabriole legs, Caddy, chessboard, Edwardian, foliate, french style, GEORGE II, george iii, glass, interior, ITALIAN, ivory, kingwood, Louis XV, louis xv style, maho, medallion, parquetry, playing card, rectangular plate, Regency, rounded corners, satinwood, splats, Table, TEA, velvet, victorian mahogany, wall mirror, walnut, William, william iv, XV-style
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Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
Louis XV Provincial oak Armoire, Charles I oak carved Livery Cupboard, Charles II-style oak Gateleg Table
An oak box-seat Settle, with a solid back above open arms and a hinged seat.
A George II oak Chest-on-Stand, circa, the moulded cornice with a ‘cushion’ frieze drawer above two short and three long graduated drawers, the base with one [...]
Tags: A Charles II-style, A George, A Louis XV, Armchair, armchairs, back, century design, Chairs, chamfered, charles i, charles ii, Chest-on, cornice, Cupboard, cushion, farmhouse table, floral embroidery, GEORGE II, george iii, ITALIAN, italian walnut, Louis XV, lunette, oak armoire, oak chairs, Provincial, rosette, saddle maker, square legs, Table, william and mary
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Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
Louis XVI provincial pine Cabinet Bookcase, Italian walnut Cassone, Louis XIV carved walnut Armchair, Louis XV-style mahogany and cherrywood Bureau de Dame
A Restauration mahogany Pier
Table, circa, with a semi-circular top
above sabre legs joined by a triform
stretcher.
earrings diamond 18kt white gold
A pair of Italian carved and gilt-
gesso Girandoles, circa, the
cartouche-shaped foliate scroll frames formerly with candle [...]
Tags: A Louis XV, A Louis XV-style, A Louis XVI-style, bellflowers, Bookcase, boulle, bureau, candle sconces, CARTOUCHE, Century, chamfered corners, Cupboard, cupboard doors, Dame A Restauration, gesso, GILDED, ITALIAN, italian walnut, louis xiv, Louis XV, louis xv style, Louis XVI, mahogany, marquetry, open shelves, pine cabinet, platform base, sabre, serpentine, stretchers, Table, XV-style, XVI-style
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Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
Dutch oak Chest, Italian gilt-gesso framed Wall Mirror, Louis XV Fauteuil, Italian bleached chestnut Refectory Table
A Dutch oak Chest, circa, the
serpentine top above an ogee-shaped base,
with four long drawers, on shaped bracket
feet.
A Dutch walnut and crossbanded
Commode, circa, the serpentine
front with two short and two long drawers,
on later turned feet, restored.
A Napoleon III walnut and
marquetry Centre [...]
Tags: A Louis XV, A Louis XV-style, armchairs, bracket, brocade, cabochon, cabriole, cabriole legs, Century-style, Chairs, Dining, escritoire, frieze, gesso, interior, ITALIAN, kingwood, louis xv style, marquetry, mirror, Napoleon, oak chest, rectangular plate, Refectory, russet, serpentine form, spiral twist, Transitional, transitional style, velvet, wall mirror, walnut
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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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