Posts Tagged ‘fruitwood’

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 [...]

Georgian Side Table - George I Mahogany Card Table - George III Mahogany Gate-Leg Table

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Georgian side table - George I mahogany card table - George III mahogany gate-leg table
A George I mahogany card table, showing the candle stands and cups for counters similar to the walnut tables of an earlier period. The bold cabriole legs end in ball and claw feet and the shaped frieze has an echo [...]

Antique Side Tables and Cabriole Leg Lowboys

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

TABLES  side, lowboys (mainly cabriole leg)
Largely ignored in standard textbooks concerned with the development of furniture design is a delightful little group of tables which ranges from finely made town examples down (or should it be up) to enchanting small country fruitwood or yew pieces; these are eagerly sought after but are often impossible to [...]

Antique English Occasional Gateleg Tables

Friday, October 30th, 2009

TABLES - occasional gateleg - Willian and Mary fruitwood small side tables - oak occasional table - French country rococo table - Regency carved wood - jacobian gate leg - walnut baroque gateleg table with drawers
First an example of a fruitwood  gateleg table. It has a main turned support at each end, showing baluster and [...]