Posts Tagged ‘Rococo’

Victorian rosewood Cabinet, George Ill-style small antique Bureau, Victorian antique Sideboard

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Victorian rosewood Cabinet, George Ill-style small antique Bureau, Victorian antique Sideboard
An Edwardian antique and
inlaid small rectangular Sutherland
Table, on turned legs, 76cm.
A pair of German 17th
Century-style walnut Hall Chairs,
made-up, the backs and seats with
satinwood and bone inlay depicting
hunting scenes, the turned and square
legs joined by stretchers .
A set of four Victorian antique
balloon-back Chairs, on fluted turned
legs.
A [...]

Flemish oak Refectory Table, Louis XV-style tulipwood gilt- metal mounted Bijouterie Cabinet, Dutch marquetry and mahogany ‘X’-frame Armchair

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

Flemish oak Refectory Table,  Louis XV-style tulipwood gilt- metal mounted Bijouterie Cabinet, Dutch marquetry and mahogany ‘X’-frame Armchair
A Flemish oak Refectory Table,
circa, the rectangular top on four
square baluster supports joined by
stretchers.
A Flemish walnut Mirror,
the rectangular ripple moulded
surround with later plate.
A Spanish walnut Armchair, made-
up, the back with fluted uprights, scroll
arms, stuffed seat and fluted legs [...]

Antique Wall Mirrors

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

MIRRORS  wall, and pier glasses
The wall mirrors of the walnut period were mounted in a rectangular frame of deal, with a convex section which was veneered in walnut and embellished with parquetry or marquetry if required.
With the influence of architects (and particularly William Kent) on furnishings in the 1715-1740 period, the wall mirror became the [...]

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 [...]