Posts Tagged ‘mirror’
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
George III antique Pot Cupboard, Victorian walnut and inlaid bow-front Whatnot, Edwardian antique and satinwood-banded Display Cabinet
A George III antique Chest of two short and three long drawers, on splayed bracket feet, 105cm.
A Regency antique small Chest of three long drawers, on bracket feet, restored, 90cm.
A George III antique Chest of two short and three [...]
Tags: A George Ill-style, antique chest, Armchair, beech wood, Chest, collec, collector, Cupboard, Display, display cabinet, drawers, dressing table mirror, drop leaf table, Edwardian, mirror, Mirrors, Occasional, occasional table, pair, panel doors, platform base, Regency, ring, spade feet, square legs, swing frame, trochee, walnut, Whatnot, william iv, windsor chair
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Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
George II oak and burr wood banded Chest-on-Stand, Dutch mahogany and satinwood oval Centre Table, Wing Armchair
An Edwardian ‘Regency-style’ Berger Chair, the rectangular caned back with two loose cushions, on turned tapering legs with castors.
A French carved walnut Buffet in the
18th Century style, 20th Century, the raised
back with cupboards, the breakfront base with
three frieze drawers [...]
Tags: A George, American, Armchair, Berger, bracket, bureau, cabriole, cabriole legs, CARTOUCHE, charles ii, Chest-on, circular table, cornice, dressing table, Edwardian, GEORGE II, george iii, George Ill-style, loose cushions, Mary Chest-on-, mirror, open shelf, parquetry, platform base, reading table, regency style, square legs, tripod base, velvet, victorian mahogany, walnut, William, william and mary
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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
Chinese carved rosewood Display Cabinet, Victorian mahogany rectangular Card Table, Victorian walnut telescopic Dining Table, oak Buffet, 20th Century
A Chinese carved rosewood Display
Cabinet in two parts, late 19th Century, the
upper section with open shelves and pierced
fretwork, the base enclosed by a pair of panel
doors above a pierced apron, on stile feet,
191cm. high by 98cm.
A George [...]
Tags: A George, A George IV, A Louis XV, A Louis XVI, A Louis XVI-style, ball feet, cabriole, Card, Century, chinese hardwood, Chippendale, chippendale style, claw, Cupboard, display cabinet, drop leaf, fire screen, frieze, GEORGE II, george iii, george iv, leg action, mahogany cabinet, mahogany chest, marble, mirror, oak, open shelves, Pembroke, rosewood, sliding doors, square legs, victorian mahogany
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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
Italian walnut and rosewood marquetry Games Table, Louis XV carved giltwood Wall Mirror, French carved walnut Buffet, French chenywood Farmhouse Table
A pair of Louis XV-style tulipwood
Tables Ambulantes, 18th Century, each
with brass galleried individual marble tops
above quarter veneered and banded
friezes including lateral drawers, on
cabriole legs.
An Italian walnut and rosewood
marquetry Games Table, circa, the
quarter veneered detachable top [...]
Tags: A Louis Phillipe, A Louis XV-style, A Louis XVI-style, arabesques, ball feet, Cabinet, cabriole, CARTOUCHE, Century, chenywood, display cabinet, farmhouse table, giltwood, italian walnut, louis xv style, louis xvi style, mahogany, marble, marble tops, marquetry, mirror, moulding, parquetry, rosewood, spandrels, stretchers, Tables, undertier, wall mirror, 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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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Early XVIII Century mirrors
At the end of the 17th century, a mirror about 1m x 90cm (40in x 36in) would have cost the equivalent of 20,000 in today’s currency. The earliest mirrors were handheld, but by the 18th century, the mirror had become an essential part of the fashionable home.
ENGLISH GILDED EASEL MIRROR
This mirror was [...]
Tags: 15th century, 17th century, bronze, charles ii, Chinoiserie, curved glass, design, ENGLISH, GILDED, glass, gold, HISTORY, louis xiv, mirror, Mirrors, murano, Rococo, silver, silver gold, steel
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