Archive for November, 2009

William and Mary Period Carved Wood Table - A George I Period Table - A Virginian Walnut Table

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

William and Mary Period Carved Wood Table - A George I Period Table - A Virginian Walnut Table
Another walnut card table, c.1720, of the early eighteenth century with graceful cabriole legs decorated with shell motif on the knee and ending in ball and claw feet. The shaping for candle stands at the corners is
clearly [...]

A ‘Chippendale’ Folding Card or Tea Table in Mahogany - A Sheraton Period Satinwood Card Table - Regency Card Table

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

A ‘Chippendale’ Folding Card or Tea Table in Mahogany - A Sheraton Period Satinwood Card Table - Regency Card Table
A ‘Chippendale’ folding card or tea table in mahogany with moulded square legs, serpentine front and elegantly shaped frieze, c.1760-70. Tables of this kind are always higher in value if of the ‘tea’ type, i.e. with [...]

A William and Mary Period Side Table - Mid-seventeenth Century Oak Side table - A William III Walnut Card Table

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

A William and Mary Period Side Table - Mid-seventeenth Century Oak Side table - A William III Walnut Card Table
Probably one of the most collected forms of antique furniture is the occasional side table which is both decorative and sometimes functional. Early forms of side table of the seventeenth century are perhaps a little too [...]

A Queen Anne period dressing table - A George III mahogany dressing table - country dressing table in walnut and fruitwood

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

A Queen Anne period dressing table - A George III mahogany dressing table - country dressing table in walnut and fruitwood
Towards the end of the seventeenth century the small tables in walnut and oak or country woods specifically designed as dressing tables made their appearance. Before that it seems to have been the practice to [...]

Regency Rosewood Sofa Table - A Sheraton Mahogany Pembroke Table

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Regency Rosewood Sofa Table - A Sheraton Mahogany Pembroke Table
Pembroke tables are said to be named after the Countess of Pembroke who first gave orders for one of them. It seems they first appeared about 1750 and were generally made in mahogany. They do not seem to have
really caugla on until after 1780, when [...]

Tripod Table of Mid-Eighteenth Century - A Georgian Mahogany Dumb Waiter - A Papier-Mache Tea Table - Early Nineteenth Century Tripod Table

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Tripod Table of Mid-Eighteenth Century - A Georgian Mahogany Dumb Waiter - A Papier-Mache Tea Table - Early Nineteenth Century Tripod Table
The tripod table is not strictly speaking derived from the candle stand in our illustration above, but it is possible to trace the influences derived from it. This stand, c.1670, is of walnut, [...]

A Mahogany Gate-Leg Drop-Flap Table - A Mahogany Dining Table - A Regency Period Rosewood Circular Table - A Mahogany Late Victorian Dining Table

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

A Mahogany Gate-Leg Drop-Flap Table - A Mahogany Dining Table - A Regency Period Rosewood Circular Table - A Mahogany Late Victorian Dining Table
A mahogany gate-leg drop-flap table of c.1770. The ‘Chippendale’influence has produced the square section legs chamfered down the back edge. The wood is still a rather heavy Cuban mahogany with good figure, [...]

Antique Work Table - A Regency Work Table in Mahogany - A Victorian Walnut Work Table

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Antique Work Table - A Regency Work Table in Mahogany - A Victorian Walnut Work Table
Work tables for use by ladies, with space for needlework materials in a well below were a later 18th century phenomenon and were made in a variety of forms. We have illustrated some typical examples and have
included a number without [...]

Oak Table of Refectory Type - Late Seventeenth Century Oak Gate-Leg Table - George I Period Mahogany Drop-Leaf Gate-Leg Dining Table

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Oak Table of Refectory Type - Late Seventeenth Century Oak Gate-Leg Table - George I Period Mahogany Drop-Leaf Gate-Leg Dining Table
An early oak table of refectory type, c.1600. The large turned legs are connected almost at floor level with heavy stretchers. The main under frame is tenoned into the square tops of the legs [...]

Antique Mahogany Tripod Table - Tripod Tea Table - Regency Rosewood Library Table

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Antique Mahogany Tripod Table - Tripod Tea Table - Regency Rosewood Library  Table
The principle role of tripod tables has been as wine or occasional tables for social use. As a piece of furniture a tripod table of small size is decorative and useful in this respect but easilyknocked over and liable to damage. Many of [...]