Posts Tagged ‘mirror’

George III antique Pot Cupboard, Victorian walnut and inlaid bow-front Whatnot, Edwardian antique and satinwood-banded Display Cabinet

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 [...]

George II oak and burr wood banded Chest-on-Stand, Dutch mahogany and satinwood oval Centre Table, Wing Armchair

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 [...]

George III mahogany Sideboard, Chinese scarlet lacquer Jardiniere Stands, 17th Century-style matched oak Dining Room Suite

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, [...]

Chinese carved rosewood Display Cabinet, Victorian mahogany rectangular Card Table, Victorian walnut telescopic Dining Table, oak Buffet, 20th Century

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 [...]

Dutch oak Chest, Italian gilt-gesso framed Wall Mirror, Louis XV Fauteuil, Italian bleached chestnut Refectory Table

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 [...]

Italian walnut and rosewood marquetry Games Table, Louis XV carved giltwood Wall Mirror, French carved walnut Buffet, French chenywood Farmhouse Table

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 [...]

Antique English, French and Italian Toilet Mirrors

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 [...]

Antique Late 18th Century Mirror

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 [...]

Antique Early 18th Century Mirror

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 [...]