Posts Tagged ‘william and mary’

Queen Anne walnut dressing table - A Victorian folding walnut card-table - A George I period card table in mahogany - Small Walnut William and Mary period dressing table

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Queen Anne walnut dressing table - A Victorian folding walnut card-table - A George I period card table in mahogany - Small Walnut William and Mary period dressing table
A Queen Anne japanned dressing table and mirror set which Ulustrates clearly the form of the previous dressing table, but with octagonal legs. The arched front of [...]

17th century oak gate-leg table - William and Mary period side table - Walnut side table - William and Mary period carved wood table

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

17th century oak gate-leg table -  William and Mary period side table - Walnut side table - William and Mary period carved wood table
One of the chief innovations of the Stuart and Commonwealth period (1603-60) was the gate-leg table. It appeared in Jacobean times but was perhaps not fully developed until after 1650. The turned [...]