About Hastening Designs
Hastening Designs is a direct importer of 18th and 19th century French provincial, Italian, English furniture and art objects. Located in the 250 year old village of Middleburg, Virginia, an hour west of Washington DC, in a neighborhood of grand equestrian estates, hunt fields, and celebrated vineyards, we maintain a spacious showroom and interior design studio. Owner and principal designer, Louis Shields has been involved in the creative process of art and design all his life. He was a natural artist from an early age. He studied painting at the University of Alabama,...Read More
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Early 19th Century French Provincial Night Stand
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 19th Century French Provincial Night Stand. Made of highly figured Cherry wood with a rich color and original patination. Single drawer and cupboard. Made in the Loire Valley c...
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Antique Early 19th Century French French Provincial Night Stands
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Cherry
19th Century Scandinavian Trestle Table
Located in Middleburg, VA
19th Century Scandinavian Trestle Table. Pine top with shaped cleated ends over Molded Trestle base with central stretcher. Good patination with a nice old painted finish. Comfortabl...
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Antique Late 19th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Farm Tables
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Pine, Paint
Early 18th Century French Regence Period Carved Gilt Mirror
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 18th Century French Regence Period Carved Gilt Mirror. Extraordinary quality with arched floral top centered on a child playing music flanked by two large carved Phoenix. And i...
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Antique Early 18th Century French Regency Wall Mirrors
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Giltwood
Unusually Large Chinese Red Lacquered Low Table
Located in Middleburg, VA
Unusually Large Chinese Red Lacquered Low Table. Excellent condition with subtle gilt line decoration. Made in China circa 1850 for export to Europe.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Wood
A fine quality 18th century French Provincial Games Table
Located in Middleburg, VA
A fine quality 18th century French Provincial games table. Made of richly colored oak with finely shaped cabriole legs, and tooled leather top. Made in Provence, circa 1780.
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Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Game Tables
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Leather, Oak
Small Mid 19th Century Moorish Cabinet
Located in Middleburg, VA
Small Mid 19th Century Moorish Cabinet. Two drawers over two cupboard doors and matching end panels. All with extraordinary geometric deep mouldings and original iron handles. Intere...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Moorish Cabinets
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Iron
Unusual Pair of Mid Century Style Modern Arm Chairs
By Hastening Designs
Located in Middleburg, VA
Unusual Pair of Mid Century Style Modern Arm Chairs. Styled after a 1960’s Danish design called the “Viking Chair”. Upholstered in a textured linen fabric with blue piping and blue a...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
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Linen, Ash
Baroque Style Carved and Gilt Wood Venetian Lantern
Located in Middleburg, VA
Baroque Style Carved and Gilt Wood Venetian Lantern. Wonderful delicate carved decoration with original gilded finish and dramatic proportions. Recently rewired. Made in Venice cir...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Baroque Lanterns
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Giltwood
Early 19th century Louis XVI style French Provincial Extending Dining Table
Located in Middleburg, VA
Fine quality early 19th century Louis XVI Style French Provincial Extending Dining Table. Made of richly patinated figured Circassian walnut with six elegantly turned legs and caster...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
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Walnut
Rare 17th Century Octagonal Baroque Inlaid Wood Framed Mirror
Located in Middleburg, VA
Rare 17th Century Octagonal Baroque Inlaid Wood Framed Mirror. Made of deeply patinated walnut and Rosewood with intricate inlaid Ivory and tor...
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Antique Mid-17th Century Portuguese Baroque Wall Mirrors
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Silver, Brass
Extremely Rare Small Early 18th Century English Burled Yew Wood “Bureau Bookcase
Located in Middleburg, VA
Extremely Rare Small Early 18th Century English Burled Yew Wood “Bureau Bookcase”. A single door retaining the original beveled mirror enclosing adjustable shelves and three small dr...
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Antique Early 19th Century English British Colonial Bookcases
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Brass
Early 20th Century Musical Bird Automaton
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 20th Century Musical Bird Automaton. An automated singing bird with a strong voice and flamboyant plumage amidst foliage in a gilded brass cage. France, circa 1930.
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Early 20th Century French Other Antiquities
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Brass
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