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Pair of Vintage Black Painted Armchairs
Located in Southampton, NY
Vintage black painted armchairs, interlocking circle motif on the top rail, ball finials and
Category
Late 20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
19th Century Inlay Savonarola Armchair
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
a carved foliate back rail, ball head arms and inlaid with bone, mother of pearl, ebony and mixed
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian British Colonial Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century Conant Ball Solid Wild Cherry Full Size Semi Post Bed Frame
By Conant Ball
Located in Germantown, MD
Footboard ball tip x 31"H Footboard. Floor to box spring clearance 11.5" x Floor to top side rail 15"
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Cherry
Flamed Hardwood Gallery Rail Side Table with Claw & Ball Feet Regency Style
By Bevan Funnell Ltd.
Located in GB
flamed mahogany with Regency style gallery rail
A good looking and well made piece, I’ve not seen
Category
20th Century English Regency End Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Lovely Flamed Hardwood Gallery Rail Side Table Claw & Ball Feet Regency Style
By Bevan Funnell Ltd.
Located in GB
mahogany with Regency style gallery rail
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers
Category
20th Century English Regency Side Tables
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century French Brass and Glass Towel Rail or Rack
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 19th century French freestanding brass towel rack or rail with double glass bars. Sturdy
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Bathroom Fixtures
Materials
Brass
French Beaux-Arts Wood and White Enamel Coat and Hat Rail
Located in Philadelphia, PA
mounted wood rail has three bent metal arms with white enameled ball-shaped upper pegs for holding hats
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Beaux Arts Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Oversized Carved Mahogany Ball and Claw Chippendale Style Wingback Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
exaggerated shapely winged back, interior armrests with exposed wood supports, four ball and claw feet, carved
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Bergere Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
H 48.5 in W 35 in D 37 in
Late 20th Century Carved Mahogany Chippendale Armchair with Ball in Claw Feet
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style armchair, unbranded. Solid mahogany with decoratively carved crest rail
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
H 38.5 in W 24 in D 24 in
Antique Victorian Stick and Ball Partition Panel With Gate, Late 19th C.
Located in Harlingen, TX
This stunning antique Victorian stick and ball panel is an architectural salvage from a bank where
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Architectural Elements
Materials
Mahogany
Table Low Walnut Small Spanish Baroque Ball Bobbin 24.5" long, 20" high
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
featuring large carved flowerheads. Deep thumbnail carving on rail below. Original iron drop handle
Category
Antique 1680s Spanish Baroque Sofa Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 20.08 in W 24.81 in D 15.36 in
Six Bench Made Carved Mahogany Chippendale Style Ball and Claw Dining Chair Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of six antique bench made solid carved mahogany Chippendale style ball and claw dining side
Category
Early 20th Century American Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 39.5 in W 22 in D 22 in
19th C. Crotch Mahogany Chippendale Ball and Claw Highboy Tall Chest of Drawers
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Philadelphia, PA
drawers, two shell carved drawers, brass hardware, ball and claw carved feet with finely carved knees
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Chippendale Dressers
Materials
Brass
H 87 in W 44 in D 23 in
Art Deco Chrome Man in a Dory Cocktail Pick Set with 12 Red Ball Topped Picks
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
with a pierced rail to each side holding 12 red ball topped picks with forked tips.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Barware
Materials
Chrome
H 3.5 in W 8 in D 5.5 in
Antique Bamboo Corner Etagere
Located in Bradenton, FL
decorated with a pencil wood bamboo gallery rail, with posts topped with ball finials.
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Pair of Chippendale Revival Side Chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of mahogany side chairs, each with a yoked crest rail above a pierced splat with quatrefoil
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
A George III Fire Grate
Located in London, GB
A George III fire grate, iron and steel, with urn finials and serpentine railed basket, the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Steel, Iron
19th Century Irish Mahogany Open Armchair
Located in Dublin 8, IE
carved splat and top rail, outswept arms, oval seat, with scallop scroll seat rail, sitting on carved
Category
Antique 19th Century Irish Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Long and Stylish Victorian Gothic Revival Hall Bench in Oak / Church Pew
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
J034 Superb long Gothic Revival hall bench in oak, having shaped top rail with decorative ball
Category
Antique 19th Century English Benches
Materials
Oak
H 34.25 in W 88.98 in D 14.96 in
Set of Four Walnut George II Style Side Chairs
Located in Wilson, NC
Set of four walnut George II style side chairs, the crest rail features the Prince of Wales plume
Category
Antique 1880s English George II Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Regency Mahogany Bergere Chair
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Sherborne, GB
throughout with arched top rail and down swept arms ending with ball ebonised terminals on moulded sabre legs
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Bergere Chairs
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
Wrought Iron Folding Book Rest, with Page Weights This is a charming piece
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Iron the stand has an angle setting and a front rail to keep the page open, 2 ball weights hang from
Category
Vintage 1960s Country Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Iron
British Art Deco Wardrobe in Burr Walnut, 1930s
Located in South Shields, GB
with a hanging rail and shelf to the larger compartment and drawers and shelves to the smaller side
Category
Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Early 19th Century Cast Iron Coal Grate
Located in London, GB
, the reeded and railed basket with finials to either side and raised on ball and claw feet, all on
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Chippendale Dining Chairs - Antique Mahogany Set 8
Located in Potters Bar, GB
swept legs with boldly carved Ball and Claw feet.
These chairs retain their original lift out needlework
Category
Antique 1890s Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Standard Chippendale Chairs, Set of Ten
Located in Annville, PA
known at our shop as the set of “Standard Chippendale Chairs”. A carved crest rail, foliate carved back
Category
2010s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Eight Chippendale Style Dining Chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
with yoked crest rail above a pierced splat with quatrefoil cut-outs over a drop-in green leather seat
Category
Early 20th Century British Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Vintage Neoclassical Iron Four Poster Bed Maitland Smith
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
four posts are topped with brass accent and cascading vines. Brass ball feet and across the footboard
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Revival Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
Wing Armchair in the Queen Anne Style
Located in Sherborne, GB
scroll top cresting rail and arms resting on boldly carved ball and claw cabriole legs circa 1900.
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Queen Anne Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
19th C. Mahogany Bow Front Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
drawers with string inlays. Brass bales and keyholes (lacking a key). The carved skirt rail raised on
Category
Antique 19th Century Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
A fine pair of large late Victorian mahogany eagle sofas
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
its beak, above graduated flowerheads, the chair rail carved in low relief with Vitruvian scrolls, the
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 6 Single and 2 Arm Chippendale Revival Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
carved throughout having shaped top rail above interlaced splats with honeysuckle detail. The Chairs with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chippendale Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Dining Chairs, Antique Mahogany Set 8
Located in Potters Bar, GB
swept legs with boldly carved ball and claw feet.
These chairs retain their original lift out
Category
Antique 1890s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of George I walnut side chairs
Located in Salisbury, GB
the fit the shape of your back.
The top rail has a shaped outline and a finely carved shell to the
Category
Antique 1880s English George I Chairs
Materials
Walnut
American Serpentine Brass Finial and Artistic Wire Work Fire Fender, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Empire serpentine fire place fender with brass ball ringed finials, brass rail top, and
Category
Antique 1810s American American Empire Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Brass, Iron
H 14.5 in W 50 in D 15 in
Philadelphia Chippendale Style Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Philadelphia Chippendale style mahogany armchair with shaped crest rail above openwork leaf-carved
Category
20th Century Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Fine 19th Century Carved Velvet Upholstered Sofa for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
. The leafy carved arms end in rosettes, the serpentine seat rail with scrolling acanthus leaves. The
Category
Antique 19th Century Georgian Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
A fine pair of generous late Victorian mahogany eagle armchairs
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
its beak, above graduated flowerheads, the chair rail carved in low relief with Vitruvian scrolls, the
Category
Antique Early 1900s Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Chippendale Style Mahogany Side Chairs, ca. 1900, Set of 6
Located in New York, NY
Chippendale style mahogany side chairs, likely ca. 1900 with scrolling shaped crest rail above a
Category
Early 20th Century Chippendale Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
1800 Federal Style Brass and Wire Steeple Top Fire Fender
Located in Sheridan, CO
Fireplace surround in the Federal Style. American brass rail top and wire fire fender with brass
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Edwardian Period Carved Painted Chippendale Single Chair
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
. Featuring serpentine crest rail and pierced back splat with carved ornamentation. The chair with original
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Paint
19th Century Chinese Hongmu Side Table finely carved, Qing circa 1870
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
ball feet. The freeze sections are crisply pierced carved on all four sides and depict trailing grape
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
H 16.54 in W 13.19 in D 8.67 in
Queen Anne Balloon Back Side Chair, c. 1730-1750
Located in Pasadena, CA
shell to the crest rail, beautiful burl walnut veneer, carved knees and claw and ball feet. The compass
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Queen Anne Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Pair of Swedish Period Rococo Carved-Wood Side Chairs, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
chairs from Sweden feature shell motif carvings about the top rail crest and center front seat rail
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Swedish Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
American Serpentine Brass Finial and Artistic Wire Work Fire Fender, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Empire serpentine fire place fender with bulbous ringed brass ball finials, brass rail top
Category
Antique 1810s American American Empire Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron, Wire
H 15.5 in W 49.5 in D 16 in
American Pressed Back High Chair
Located in Wilson, NC
This high chair is made from oak and maple wood. The crest rail is impressed with arabesques
Category
Antique 1890s American Chairs
Materials
Maple, Oak
18th Century Pair of Chippendale Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Norton, MA
crest rail, rare tassel and rope motif carved splat, shell carved knees, and ball and claw feet
Category
Antique 18th Century English Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Suite of Fourteen George III-Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Suite consists of two armchairs and twelve side chairs each with a shaped crest rail
And pierced
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British George III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Oak Corner Chair
Located in High Point, NC
shaped and embellished with hand carved decorations. The top rail of the chair is supported on hand
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Corner Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Late 18th Century Spanish Side Chairs
Located in L'Escala, ES
condition. Side chairs with carved cresting rail above quarter-woven seat on turned legs terminating in ball
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Antique Mahogany Armchairs 19th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A fine pair of late 19th century cabinetmaker armchairs with ball and claw feet. The pair of sturdy
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American American Colonial Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Portuguese Chair
Located in Houston, TX
back centering a shaped flat splat, scalloped seat rail centering a stylized splayed leaf pendant
Category
Antique 19th Century Portuguese Rococo Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century German Baroque Armoire Made of Oak
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
-door body standing on ball feet with bevelled corners and profiled base with 2 drawers. Floral carvings
Category
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Oak
Late 19th Century Walnut Twin Chair Back Sofa After a George II Design
Located in Benington, Herts
slip-in stuffed seat above a veneered seat rail and gadroon moulded apron, the eagle headed carved arms
Category
Antique 1880s English George II Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Chippendale Mahogany Side Chairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
crest rail, rare tassel and rope motif carved splat, shell carved knees, and ball and claw feet. English
Category
Antique 1760s European Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Semi Antique Chippendale Style Mahogany Settee
Located in Bridgeport, CT
serpentine crest rail with scroll details and three openwork carved splats with ribbons, bows and leaves. The
Category
Early 20th Century Chippendale Settees
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
18th Century George II Mahogany Corner Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. Three turned columns support the rail with pierced splats exhibiting ribbons interlacing in-between. The
Category
Antique 1740s English George II Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
French Fire Screen
Located in Wilson, NC
top rail. The center needlework panel is framed with molding and carved ball and capsule molding. The
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
English Chippendale Mahogany Round Back Armchair
Located in New York, NY
decorated with ornate carvings on the top rail and open work mahogany panels on the back and sides above an
Category
Antique 19th Century Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Dutch Marquetry Armchair
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th century mahogany Dutch marquetry armchair, having an arched crest rail and vase shaped
Category
Antique 1820s Dutch Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
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