Posts Tagged ‘late eighteenth century’

OAK OPEN BOOKCASE, UPHOLSTERED OCCASIONAL CHAIR, MAHOGANY AND INLAID DISPLAY CABINET, ROSEWOOD CARD TABLE, MAHOGANY REVOLVING BOOKCASE

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OAK OPEN BOOKCASE, UPHOLSTERED OCCASIONAL CHAIR, MAHOGANY AND INLAID DISPLAY CABINET, ROSEWOOD CARD TABLE, MAHOGANY REVOLVING BOOKCASE
AN OAK OPEN BOOKCASE, Victorian, with adjustable shelves and shaped side/on a plinth base, 297cm. wide.
A MAHOGANY EXTENDING TABLE, with a lUdrng one spare leaf and cabriole legs, 192cm.
A WALNUT AND UPHOLSTERED OCCASIONAL CHAIR, Victorian, with a balloon shaped [...]

Antique French Cupboards

Posted by admin on November 8th, 2009 under French CupboardsTags: , , , , , , , , , , ,  • No Comments

French Cupboards
A walnut cross-banded glazed-door antique French cupboard of c.1725, with broken pediment. It has been suggested that such cupboards became popular at the time to store and display the expensive tea sets then in vogue.
The figure of the walnut veneers is elegantly matched and the moulding on the cornice is gross-grained.
Quality of decoration and [...]

Antique Free Standing Corner Cupboards

Posted by admin on October 25th, 2009 under Corner CupboardsTags: , , , , , , , , , ,  • No Comments

CORNER CUPBOARDS free standing
This type of corner cupboard is much in demand and the supply of the better quality examples has never been plentiful. Prices are therefore constantly increasing. Beware of ‘marriages’ like 431.
A fine large architectural corner cupboard of a type that would have been built into the corners of large panelled rooms, often [...]