Posts Tagged ‘moulding’

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 [...]