Posts Tagged ‘Queen Anne’

Victorian antique pedestal Desk, Edwardian antique and inlaid Writing Table, Queen Anne-style walnut and cross banded Chest

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Victorian antique pedestal Desk, Edwardian antique and inlaid Writing Table, Queen Anne-style walnut and cross banded Chest
A late Victorian antique pedestal Desk, the red leather inset top above an arrangement of nine drawers, 138cm.
A set of twelve Continental cherry wood Dining Chairs, 19th Century, with pierced splats and drop-in seats, on tapered square legs.
A Continental [...]

Antique Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco Mirrors

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

MIRRORSĀ  wall and pier, including girandoles
The Victorians were rather fond of somewhat florid mirrors and over-mantels, mostly made by building up gesso or plaster on a wood frame and subsequently gilding the surface. Some carved wood mirrors were made as well and these are, obviously, the most expensive type. Overmantels of the very large type [...]

Antique Toilet Mirrors

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

MIRRORSĀ  toilet
This form of mirror was introduced into Britain from the Low Countries in Queen Anne’s reign. The lower section was a miniature replica of a bureau. The mirror which was often of cushion shape was supported
between two uprights. Usually in walnut or japanned.
Value Points: Complexity of bureau part.
Shaped fronts.
Figured woods and inlays.
Original glass with [...]