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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Georgian Mahogany Oblong Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Good Quality 18th Century Georgian Mahogany
Oblong Tea Caddy Having Well Figured & Inlaid
Hinged Lid Enclosing Original Paper Lined Interior
With Original Solid Lead Lid
(Te...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Mahogany
Fine 17th Century William and Mary Burl Walnut Cabinet on Chest, Circa 1690
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
17th century William and Mary burr walnut cabinet on chest, circa 1690. England. Concealing two secret compartments.
The Cabinet
The cross-grain cornice...
Category
17th Century English William and Mary Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Oak, Walnut, Burl
Antique Hester Bateman Sterling Silver Bottle Labels / Tickets
By Hester Bateman
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, pair of antique Georgian English sterling silver bottle labels / tickets made by Hester Bateman; part of our wine related silverware collection.
These exceptional and collectable George III sterling silver wine labels have a curvilinear ovoid-shaped form.
These antique silver labels / tickets are ornamented with a bright cut engraved and pin struck scrolling designs accented with gadroon decorated scrolling leaf motifs paralleling the borders.
The body of each label is engraved with the individual wine or spirit: 'Port' and 'Hock'.
The upper portion of each label features a circular cartouche ornamented with the contemporary bright cut engraved crest of a demi-lion, holding between the paws a roundel.
These Georgian silver bottle labels are suspended by two ring loops and connected by silver round link chains.
These fine bottle labels, crafted by the renowned female London silversmith Hester Bateman.
Condition:
These antique sterling silver wine labels / tickets are an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition.
The bright cut engraved decoration is very crisp.
These antique wine labels...
Category
1780s English Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique George III Inlaid Flame Mahogany Sideboard, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique George III inlaid flame mahogany bowfront sideboard, circa 1780 in date.
The top is banded in satinwood and...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Mahogany
Italian-Market Chinese Export Armorial PorcelaDish for the Marchesi di Sorbello
Located in Downingtown, PA
The Coat-of-Arms on this Chinese Export armorial are for the Marchesi di Sorbello from a service ordered by Uguccione III Bourbon del Monte, 12th Marquis Regent of Sorbello (1737-1816).
He was the son of Guiseppe I (1690-1747) a successful and important diplomat for the King of Sardinia...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Kangxi Octagonal Famille Verte Floral Painted Porcelain Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce Chinese Kangxi porcelain octagonal yen yen vase decorated with vases containing floral arrangements in the Famille Verte palette and ...
Category
1690s Chinese Qing Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Georgian Pair of Brass Candlesticks
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive pair of 18th century George
II period brass candlesticks having elegant
Petal bases.
Category
Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Baroque Crucifix Cushion Mirror
Located in London, GB
An early 18th century crucifix cushion mirror in the late baroque manner. Magnificently carved in giltwood and bone; the mirror depicts Christ on...
Category
Early 18th Century French Baroque Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Giltwood
Green Landscape with Dreamlike Nude Figure at waters edge 'Before Bathing'
By Georg Eduard Otto Saal
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
A German painter from Baden, he was a student of J W Schirmer in Dusseldorf and Baden Court.
Oil on Panel
Signed and Dated 1865
Provenance: Private Collection, Austria
Category
17th Century Impressionist Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Oil, Panel
18th century English portrait of a lady beside an urn, with a basket of flowers
By Tilly Kettle
Located in Bath, Somerset
Portrait of a lady wearing a white gown with a red cloak, pearls in her hair and draped over one shoullder, standing beside a classical urn with a basket of flowers, c.1765.
The portrait is believed to be a companion portrait of a John (1741-1816) or James (1751-1807) Durno which is housed in an identical frame. The sitter is possibly either the wife of John who was Janes Byres of Stonywood or John and James's sister Elizabeth. (James never married). The Durno family were based around the Aberdeen area of Scotland and John was an advocate in the area and then later a customs official in Jamaica. James was a successful timber merchant, spending time in the Baltic before being made His Majesty's Consul in Memel, Prussia.
The portrait is likely to have been painted before Tilly travelled to India in 1768, when John, Jane and Elizabeth would have been in their twenties.
We are gtrateful to Mark Beattie for sharing his family knowlege and research on the portrait.
Provenance:
With W. C. Beattie in the mid 19th century, and by descent through the family
Private collection, Kent
With thanks to Hugh Belsey who has confirmed this to be the work of Tilly Kettle from photographs.
Tilly Kettle (1735-1786) was born in London, the third of six children by Henry Kettle (c.1704-c.1773), a coach painter, and his wife Ann. He attended William Shipley...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Liverpool or Irish Delftware Massive Chinoiserie Blue & White Dish
By Dublin Delftware Pottery
Located in Downingtown, PA
Delftware Blue & White Chinoiserie dish,
Irish (Dublin) or Liverpool,
1745-65
The rectangular British Delftware underglaze Blue Dish with canted corners and of large size is pai...
Category
Mid-18th Century Georgian Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Delft, Faience
Vintage Set of 12 Sterling Silver Goblets
By Bishton's Ltd
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver goblets; an addition to our range of wine and drink related silverware.
These exceptional vintage sterling silver goblets have a flared bell shaped form supported by a plain paneled pedestal to a circular domed spreading foot.
The surface of each solid silver goblet...
Category
1660s British Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique 1782 Sterling Silver Locking Tea Caddy
By William Vincent
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver locking tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique George III sterling silver locking tea caddy has an oval, serpentine shaped form.
The body of this Georgian silver tea caddy...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Sterling Silver
German 18th Century Silver Hanukkah Lamp by Herfurth
Located in London, GB
German 18th century silver Hanukkah lamp by Herfurth
German, c. 1760
Height 17.5cm, width 23cm, depth 7cm
This exceptional German Hanukkah lamp was produced in the 18th century ...
Category
Mid-17th Century German Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Silver
Attributed to John Riley, 17th century English portrait of a girl on a terrace
By John Riley
Located in Bath, Somerset
Portrait of a young girl, full-length, wearing a blue silk gown, standing on a terrace beside a classical urn holding a branch with blossom. Attributed to John Riley...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Oil, Canvas
18th Century portrait oil painting of a lady in an ermine trimmed cloak
By Sir Godfrey Kneller
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller
Dutch, (1646-1723)
Portrait of a Lady in an Ermine Trimmed Cloak
Oil on canvas
Image size: 26.5 inches x 22.5 inches
Size including frame: 33.5 inches x 29.5 inches
A well-executed half-length portrait of a lady painted in a feigned oval, circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller. The use of a feigned oval was a device used in portraiture to give a sense of depth and add an intimacy to the painting, drawing your attention to the sitter.
The subject, posed without her wig in the undressed fashion of the day, wears a blue ermine trimmed blue cloak over a white silk robe...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Louis XV Kingwood Commode
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A Louis XV kingwood commode of a good color and patina: attractive serpentine and bombe shape, original mounts still retaining most of thei...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Kingwood
Georgian Sterling Silver Cream Jug / Creamer
By William Stroud
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver helmet shaped creamer; an addition to our Georgian silver teaware collection.
This fine antique George III sterling silver cream jug has a helmet shaped form onto a pedestal with a circular spreading foot and plain square base.
The body of this antique cream jug...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Imari Tureen and Cover-Duck in Pond
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese export porcelain Imari Tureen and cover,
Circa 1780
The Chinese Export porcelain tureen and cover are painted in the Imari palette. The body and cover are painted in underglaze blue and iron-red with ducks on a pond surrounded by water lilies . The unusual handles are in the form of upturned water lily pods. The finial is shaped as a closed flower with leaves and the rim of the tureen and the edge of the cover have an undulating design.
Dimensions: 9 inches high x 13 1/2 inches wide x 9 3/4 inches deep.
Provenance: Chinese Porcelain Company...
Category
1770s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Baroque Style Walnut Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with old crack over a trestle base with wrought iron stretchers. Old elements.
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Walnut
18th C Derby Porcelain Bowl in Pattern 110 Puce Mark, Ca 1790
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine quality Derby porcelain bowl in pattern number 110, fully marked with puce crown & battons and dating to 11790, George 111rd period.
It is beautifully decorated in ...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Spanish Baroque Embossed Leather Side Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular leather back and seat with brass studs, square legs with carved stretcher. Brass finials. Provenance William Hodgins.
Category
Early 1700s Spanish Baroque Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Wainscot Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine English 17th century oak wainscot chair, the scroll and strapwork decorated crest with carved berries, over diamond carved back panel, the shaped ...
Category
Mid-17th Century English Jacobean Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Rope, Oak
18th Century Hepplewhite Period Side Chair in Walnut, English circa 1785
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very elegant, good quality Side or Dining Chair from the late 18th Century period, circa 1785.
Camel back chairs of this date are popula...
Category
Late 18th Century British Hepplewhite Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
18th Century Swedish Treen Goblet
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Unusually large and rare 18th century Swedish turned wooden treen goblet in it's original finish.
Category
18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Wood
Chinese Export Porcelain Blue Enamel Plate Made for the American Market
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese export Porcelain blue enamel plate made for the American Market,
circa 1785.
The small Chinese Export American-market plate has a central roundel in brown depicting an, ...
Category
1780s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Porcelain
Georgian Yew Wood Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming and rare 18th century Georgian yew
wood miniature chest having four long drawers
with original brass knobs raised on original
shaped bracket feet.
(There is often debate as to whether miniature furniture was
made as an apprentice piece, which is when a craftsmen who
is looking for a job at a workshop would create something to
showcase their talents, or whether it was made as a travelling
salesman's sample piece, which is when a few articles were
made as scale models in advance of a road trip during which a
salesman would travel the country showing prospective clients
the kind of items they could produce back at the workshop and
take orders from. This particular example doesn't really appear
to quite fit either of those briefs however and may well have just
been made as an individual, one off piece in a provincial workshop.
One of the reasons for this is the construction from solid yewwood
which is a rarely used material in items any larger than this as the
trunks generally don't grow large enough. The overall quality is
excellent and clearly somebody has spent many, many hours
producing this wonderful piece. A really quite charming piece of
antique miniature furniture...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Yew
Chinese Porcelain Large deep Plate Blue & White, Qing late Kangxi circa 1720
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful hand painted blue and white Chinese porcelain large diameter deep plate or charger, dating to the first half of the 18th century, circa 1720, Qing dynasty, either...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Porcelain
George III Mahogany Collectors Cabinet
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top over a pair of paneled doors enclosing adjustable shelves, raised on turned feet and original casters. Provenance; Norman Adams Ltd. Londo...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Dutch Delft Shaped Chinoiserie Polychrome Plaque
Located in Downingtown, PA
Dutch Delft shaped Chinoiserie Polychrome plaque,
Circa 1730-40
The shaped plaque has a raised molded border decorated with a series of alternating painted panels of flowers and Chinese auspicious objects. The central scene is painted with a slightly off-center table with a vase filled with flowers and a large parrot perched on the branches. Several flying bugs can be seen around the flowers. To the left is a gardener with two watering pots at his feet. The whole in a puce, yellow and green palette. The top is surmounted with a blue shell pierced with a suspension hole. The exterior rim of the plaque in blue.
Dimensions: 8 7/8 inches high x 9 3/4 inches x 1/2 inch depth.
Provenance: B.F. Edwards Collection...
Category
1730s Dutch Georgian Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Delft, Faience
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Tripod Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality Georgian mahogany occasional table
Having well figured circular tilting top raised on elegant
Vase turned central stem terminating on tripod legs
And pad feet ...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Mahogany
Studded Leather Travel Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine early 18th century leather travel chest or trunk in beautiful brass and iron studded Spanish leather, having elaborate geometric floral ...
Category
Early 1700s Spanish Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Leather
17th Century portrait oil painting of a gentleman
By John Riley
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Circle of John Riley
British, (1646-1691)
Portrait of a Gentleman
Oil on canvas
Image size: 29 inches x 24 inches
Size including frame: 36 inches x 31 inch...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Oil, Canvas
First Period Dr. Wall Worcester Porcelain Teapot Stand Fisherman Ptn, Circa 1775
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good 18th century, First period (Dr. Wall), Worcester porcelain teapot stand, printed in cobalt blue with the "Fisherman" pattern and with a mock oriental or painters ...
Category
18th Century British George III Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Porcelain
German Faience 'Tin-Glazed Earthenware' Pewter-Mounted Tankard, Thuringia
Located in Downingtown, PA
German Faience Pewter-mounted Tankard,
Probably Thuringia,
circa 1750
A tin-glazed earthenware tankard with polychrome decoration and pewter cover. The tankard depicts a Turkish horseman with a saber held high over his head with trees and rockwork to either side painted in unusual colors.
The inside of the pewter cover with stamped touchmark of a hand-held pair of scales below initials CM. On top of the cover are the initials JAS over 1798.
Dimensions: 7 inches high (with cover 9 1/2 inches) x 4 inches x 6 1/2 inches
Reference:
Catherine Sawinski, the Assistant Curator of Earlier European Art at the Milwaukee Art...
Category
Late 18th Century German Georgian Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Faience
Chinese Porcelain Bowl Hand Painted Famille Rose, Qing Qianlong circa 1760
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a finely hand painted Chinese porcelain bowl from the 18th century, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795.
The bowl is beautifully decorated with two panels of figure s...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 18th Century Japanese Imari Lidded Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of late 18th century Japanese lidded Imari vases. Each with Dog of foo gilded finials. Blue ground scrolling decoration, with i...
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Tea Bowl Hand Painted Famille Rose Qing Qianlong, circa 1760
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a finely hand painted Chinese porcelain tea bowl from the 18th century, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795.
The bowl is well decorated, continuously around the body ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Porcelain
Georgian Oak Childs Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive George III period oak childs chest having well
Figured and crossbanded top above two short and three long
Drawers flanked by curved corners raised on replaced bracket
Feet
(This charming little childs chest is the perfect size to use as a coffee
table, or to Stand a lamp on and has a large amount of character and
charm. It is a good weight which highlights the solid construction from
high grade oak and is certainly robust. It has various minor old marks,
scuffs and scratches but these all add to the character of the piece.
Children’s furniture...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Oak
18th c. Italian Blue and White Tin Glazed Apothecary Jar
Located in Greenwich, CT
An 18th century Italian apothecary jar with blue and white tin glazing and hand painted decoration depicting a hilltop village in a lush settin...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Ceramic
17th Century portrait oil painting of a lady
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Circle of Sir Peter Lely
Dutch, (1618-1680)
Portrait of a Lady, traditionally identified as Princess Henrietta Anne Stuart
Oil on canvas
Image...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Oil, Canvas
18th century portrait of the German Flautist and composer Johann Joachim Quantz
By Arthur Devis
Located in Bath, Somerset
Portrait of Johann Quantz (1697-1773), flautist and composer, wearing a blue velvet coat, waistcoat and breeches, standing in a garden landscape with ...
Category
18th Century English School Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Oil, Canvas
German Faience or Dutch Delft Powdered Manganese & Blue Large Vase & Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
Massive German Faience or Dutch Delft Powdered manganese & blue vase & cover,
Mid-18th Century,
The German faience powered manganese-ground vase, of baluster form, has a wide should...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Georgian Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Delft
Newhall Porcelain Coffee Can Hand Painted Pattern 683, Circa 1800
By New Hall
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hard paste porcelain coffee Can by New Hall, dating to the turn of the 18th century, George 111rd period, circa 1800.
The piece is well potted of hard paste porcelain on a low foot with a loop handle having rounded attachments.
The cup is decorated over-glaze with hand painted pattern...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Porcelain
Dutch Baroque Brass Twelve Light Chandelier
Located in Essex, MA
With two tiers of six lights attached to a turned stem with large sperule at base.
Provenance; Fogg Art Museum. Bobeche and candleholder drilled for wire.
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Brass
William Pitts & Joseph Preedy Antique Sterling Silver Plate
By William Pitts & Joseph Preedy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver plate; an addition to our ornamental Georgian silverware collection
This exceptional George III sterli...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Chinese Export Porcelain Blue Fitzhugh Sauce Tureens, Covers & Stands
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese export porcelain blue fitzhugh sauce tureens, covers and stands,
circa 1780-1810
The pair of Chinese export porcelain sauce tureens, covers a...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Porcelain
Dutch Delft Polychrome Shaped Plaques with Flower Baskets
By Delft
Located in Downingtown, PA
Dutch Delft Polychrome Shaped Plaques,
A Pair,
Mid-18th century
The shaped Dutch Delft plaques each depict an exuberant display of flowers in a...
Category
1760s Dutch Georgian Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Delft, Faience
18th Century large scale portrait oil painting of a lady with a lamb
By Arthur Pond
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Attributed to Arthur Pond
British, (1701-1758)
Portrait of a Lady
Oil on canvas
Image size: 50.75 inches x 41.5 inches
Size including frame: 58.5 inches x...
Category
18th Century Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Dutch Delft Dore Chinoiserie Teapot & Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
Dutch Delft Dore Chinoiserie teapot & cover,
Early 18th Century.
The circular Dutch Delft Dore large teapot is painted in with Chinoiserie scene...
Category
Early 1700s Dutch Queen Anne Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Delft, Faience
Qing Kangxi Chinese small Dish Porcelain Blue & White, Circa 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand-painted Chinese porcelain blue and white Dish from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722.
The dish is finely potted with an octagonal shape using a clear w...
Category
Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Porcelain
Antique George III Mahogany Library Writing Table Desk, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique George III mahogany and marquetry library table, circa 1780 in date.
The table features beautiful floral and scrolling foliate marquetry throughout, with flame mahogany marquetry panels and gonçalo alves crossbanding.
The rectangular top is fitted with the original emerald green gold tooled inset leather writing surface above a pair of crossbanded frieze drawers, raised on square tapered legs.
It is freestanding, finished on all sides, so that it can stand freely in the middle of a room, making it extremely suitable for a large home or office.
Complete with original brass handles, working locks and keys.
THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THIS ITEM IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, and only shows minor signs of wear commensurate with age and use.
Please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 76 x width 144 x depth 84
Dimensions in inches:
Height 29.9 x width 56.7 x depth 33.1
Marquetry
is decorative artistry where pieces of material (such as wood, pewter or brass silver) of different colours are inserted into surface wood veneer to form intricate patterns such as scrolls or flowers.
The technique of veneered marquetry had its inspiration in 16th century Florence. Marquetry elaborated upon Florentine techniques of inlaying solid marble slabs with designs formed of fitted marbles, jaspers and semi-precious stones. This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San Lorenzo is completely covered in a colored marble facing using this demanding jig-sawn technique.
Techniques of wood marquetry were developed in Antwerp and other Flemish centers of luxury cabinet-making during the early 16th century. The craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-seventeenth century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Gobelins, charged with providing furnishings to decorate Versailles and the other royal residences of Louis XIV. Early masters of French marquetry were the Fleming Pierre Golle and his son-in-law, André-Charles Boulle, who founded a dynasty of royal and Parisian cabinet-makers (ébénistes) and gave his name to a technique of marquetry employing brass with pewter in arabesque or intricately foliate designs.
Flame mahogany
Thomas Sheraton - 18th century furniture designer, once characterized mahogany as "best suited to furniture where strength is demanded as well as a wood that works...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 1790s Newcastle Sterling Silver Rum Decanter Label or Bottle Ticket
By Thomas Watson
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver ‘rum’ decanter label / bottle ticket made in Newcastle; an addition to our wine and drinks silverware collection.
This fine antique George III sterling silver decanter label / bottle ticket has a subtly convex, plain rectangular cut cornered form.
The body is embellished with the engraved inscription ‘RUM' to the center.
The antique decanter label is suspended from two ring loops to the upper border connected by a silver belcher style chain.
This fine example of Georgian silverware has been crafted by the Newcastle maker Thomas Watson but assayed in London; this was an occasional practice with smaller items of Newcastle silver, where no town mark was struck.
Condition
This antique sterling silver decanter label...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
17th Century Antique German Silver Beaker
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive 17th century German silver Beaker made in Augsburg; part of our continental silverware collection
This exceptional antique 17th century silver beaker...
Category
1670s German Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Silver
Renaissance Style Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
Large and heavy possibly made by Caldwell in the Italian Renaissance style. Old rich brown patina. Three light.
Category
1650s Italian Renaissance Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Bronze
Newhall Porcelain Coffee Can Hand Painted Pattern 171, Circa 1795
By New Hall
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hard paste porcelain coffee Can by New Hall, dating to the late 18th century, George 111rd period, circa 1790 t0 1795.
The piece is w...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Porcelain
George II Giltwood Mirror
Located in Essex, MA
With original gilding. Broken arch pediment with central shell carving over a beveled mirror plate set within a frame with carved shaped corners , backplates that once held candle arms.
Category
1740s English George II Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Wood
Georgian Sterling Silver Old English Pattern Gravy Straining Spoon
By Charles Hougham
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique Georgian sterling silver old English pattern gravy straining spoon; an addition to our collectable flatware collection.
This exceptional antique George III sterling silver straining spoon...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
George II Antique Sterling Silver Coffee Pot, London 1730 by John Swift
By John Swift
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1730 by John Swift, this very handsome, George II, Antique Sterling Silver Coffee Pot, is straight sided, and features an armorial engraving...
Category
1730s English George II Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th Century Bronze Censer of a Boy Riding a Bull
Located in Hudson, NY
An incense burner in the shape of a boy playing a flute while riding a bull. The boy is the removable top to the incense receptacle located inside the bull's body.
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Antiques Associations Members
Materials
Bronze
