18th Century and Earlier Furniture

Georgian mahogany corner cupboard with glazed astragal doors

Georgian Mahogany chest of drawers with secret drawers withn, The priamary wood is mahogany wth the secondary wood in oak of the highest qality and in wonderful condition,. The dra...

A highly important Japanese export lacquer cabinet with depiction of the Dutch East India Company tradepost Deshima and the annual Dutch delegation on its way to the Shogun in Edo Edo period, circa 1660-1680 H. 88 x W. 100.5 x D. 54 cm This cabinet includes a later European japanned stand, but also a modern powder-coated steel frame. The latter can be designed and added to your specific needs. The sides and front of the rectangular two-door cabinet are embellished in gold and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e on a black roiro lacquer ground with a continuous design. The two doors depict a long procession of numerous figures travelling on foot and horseback along buildings and a pagoda into a mountainous landscape. This is the annual court journey, Hofreis, of the Dutch from Nagasaki to the Shogun’s court in Edo. Three horseback riders are dressed as Dutch merchants and a fourth figure, probably het Opperhoofd, is seen inside a palanquin, norimon. Just about to cross the bridge, two men are carrying a cabinet like the present one. Many Japanese figures on either side of the procession are engaged in various activities; some play musical instruments on board of small boats, others are fishing; figures inside buildings are depicted playing go, and farmers are tending to their rice paddocks. The upper part of the right door shows a large mansion, probably the local daimyo’s castle, with men kneeling before a man in the central courtyard. The court journey fits in with the foreign policy of the shogunate which accorded a role to the VOC alongside China, Korea, and the Ryukyu Islands who also had to pay tribute. However, the VOC employees were traders, having low status in Japan’s social hierarchy, and they were received with less deference than were the state embassies from Korea and the Ryukyu Islands. Nevertheless, the contacts with the Dutch were a welcome source of information to the Shogun about Europe and European science and technology. The left side of the cabinet depicts, in mirror image, a rare view of the artificial fan-shaped Deshima Island, the trading post for the Dutch in Japan. The island, where the Dutch flag flies, is surrounded by small Japanese boats and an anchored three-masted fluyt (cargo ship), flying Dutch flags, with on the stern the VOC monogram. On the bottom right a busy street of Nagasaki is shown, bordered by shops and leading up to the stone bridge. On the island the trees are beautifully painted, two cows can be seen, and the flagpole, all in very fine detail. Dutchmen and enslaved Malay are visible outside the buildings and two Japanese figures, probably guards, sit in a small hut in the centre. A maximum of fifteen to twenty Dutchmen lived on the island at any time and soldiers or women were not allowed. Restrictions on Deshima were tight, and the merchants were only allowed to leave the island by special permission. The Opperhoofd had to be replaced every year, and each new Opperhoofd had to make a court journey to pay tribute, present gifts, and to obtain permission to Margaret Barclay eep on trading. In the distance, many birds fly above the hills and a four-story pagoda can be seen. The right side of the cabinet is painted with other horse riders and their retinue journeying through mountains. The pair of doors to the front open to reveal ten rectangular drawers. The drawers are decorated with scenes of birds in flight and landscapes with trees and plants. The reverse of the left door with two thatched buildings, one with a ladder, underneath a camelia tree with large blooms; the right door with a three-story pagoda nestled among trees and both doors with a flying phoenix, ho-oo bird. The cabinet, with elaborately engraved gilt copper mounts, hinges, lock plates and brass handles, is raised on an 18th-century English japanned wood stand. A pair of large cabinets...

The China Chair is the only pure wooden chair in Fritz Hansen's collection. It was inspired by the design of the "Quan Yi" chair from 18th century China and has been in production si...

Behold the splendor of Ming Dynasty artistry with this magnificent Kang table (SKU: ZD71), an exceptional piece of furniture from the 16th to 17th century. This table is not merely a...

This is a large antique 4 panel coffer. An English, oak carved trunk or window seat, dating to the William III period, circa 1700. Superb example with appealing carving and stout an...

This is an antique gentleman's nightstand. An English, mahogany bedside chest of drawers, dating to the Georgian period and later, circa 1780. Appealingly figured bedroom nightstand...

Probably Sri Lanka, 2nd half 17th century H. 55 x W. 40.5 x D. 40.5 cm Seat height 27.5 cm The chair is overall densely carved with a scrolling flower motif on four connected turne...

Chinese , Low Table / Daybed dating to the latter part of the 18th century . Solid elm wood , generous proportions , traditional design, solid thick single plank top with cleated ends , mortise and tenon construction. Wonderful colour and amazing surface patination . The clean lines used in Chinese antique furniture...

The square top with 18' century coromandel screen decorated with polychrome landscape scene. On four square "sang de boeuf" color lacquered legs of the 20th century base . Measures:...

A Chinese 16-17th century Ming stone table carved from a solid piece of stone. This table has a traditional scalloped apron and legs ending in scrolled feet. In well-preserved origi...

Small Wine Table This table is made in the "inserted shoulder joint" style of construction in which the legs join the aprons with flush mitered joints. The edges of the legs and the...

Available from Shogun's Gallery in Portland, Oregon for over 40 years specializing in Asian Arts & Antiques. This is a very rare 350 year old antique Japanese...

Chippendale mahogany book or display sheves originaling from a collection now under Royal Patronage . fine piece in mahogany with oak seconday wood.

Georgian Corner Cupboard (Handy for keeping Drinks)

This is a very old and rare Japanese tooling storage tansu. It was made early Edo period of Japanese cedar and its handle was made of iron. Its ultimate...

Korean hardwood chest on stand 18th Century A rectangular top projecting over four short frieze drawers and three panels of mounted floating panel doors within concave mounted border...

Embark on a journey through time with the 18th-century Atelier Ceramic Table, a magnificent worktable sourced from a ceramic workshop. This substantial piece, crafted from solid wood...

Apart from being a highly decorative object and a status symbol, these miniature pieces of furniture also functioned as collector’s items. Just like the dollhouses were for rich wome...

Step into the lavish embrace of the 18th century with this exquisite French solid walnut dresser. This opulent piece, a testament to the grandeur of French design, boasts a meticulou...

Schrank, Nussbaum massiv, Rückwand in Obstholz, 2türig + 2 Schübe, kassettierte Füllungen, Messingbeschläge, Frankreich, E. 18. Jh. Alte Restaurierung, Innenböden ergänzt H 230 cm...

Antique 18th century quality oak coffer having a quality oak lift up lid opening to reveal a large storage compartment, carved frieze three inlaid panels with moulded edges to the fr...

An 18th century Raj East Indies bed with elaborate carving, carved tiger paw feet, and a finished tester. Often copying Western or British forms, Rajput courts extracted influence fr...

Mahogany Georgian Candle box measurements are approximate

Beautifully proportioned small marquetry Dutch Display Cabinet with Chest of 4 drawers and delicately shaped . The cabinet can be fitted with wood or glass shelves depending on pr...

Louis Majorelle (French, 1859-1926) Art Nouveau Ash and Mahogany Dining Room Suite, circa 1900, comprising: Two Armchairs, Eight Side Chairs And a Dining Table With Two Modern Extens...

Amazing wooden Gifu chôba’dansu (merchant's document cabinet) with sturdy iron hardware and a well-hidden secret compartment. Fully restored, cleaned and w...

Large Antique Thai Buddhist Manuscript Storage Cabinet. A tapering upright cabinet made of teak with black lacquered exterior and red interior. The decoration of gold on a black ground on three sides is created by the Lai Rot Nam...

Chinese dry lacquer table with gold designs depicting floral arrangements and accoutrements.

19th c. Kuruma tansu - cabinet on wheels. These were used to store belongings and the wheels made them easy to move outside during house fires, which were...

This book stand is all original without any replacement pieces. The piece has very clean lines and a simple form typical of the Ming style which emphasizes purity of form. The two ...

18th Century Painting Table This is a flush sided painting table with straight horse hoof feet. The aprons are in the form of open carved dragons with tails of thunder spirals. T...

A Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan coromandel wood miniature chest of drawers with silver mounts Sri Lanka, 18th century, circa 1750 H. 35 x W. 48 x D....

A mid 18th century mahogany octagonal brass bound wine cooler with side carrying handles, having flame figured top and original lead lined interior, supported on square tapering leg...

Fancy cupboard with special charisma due to the beautiful articulation and brass inlays. The elegant size as well as the small depth let it als appear elegant as a bibliotheque , cab...

A Charming George 1 Mahogany Davenport with Lockable Side Door and Four Graduated Drawers This Davenport Dates C1720 and is in Excellent Original Condition

An early Georgian solid red walnut drop flap gate leg Kitchen/dining table, with naturally faded warm colour top, above a turned support base with double gates opening to support the...

A Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan coromandel wood document box with silver mounts Probably Galle, 18th century H. 19 x W. 49 x D. 33 cm The ches...

A pair of rectangular shape stools. The seat is made of woven cowhide framed in mitered mortise and tenon members. The legs are recessed and connected to the seat in elongated bridle...

Elegant sofa in carved and gilded wood. The piece of furniture comes from an important Florentine residence. The carvings and pure gold gilding are of excellent workmanship, circa 18...

An extremely rare, possibly unique, Chinese export lacquer bureau for the Dutch market Canton, circa 1737 H. 118 x W. 102.5 x D. 63 cm Provenance: - Private collection, The Netherlands - J.K. Driessen Antiques, Arnhem (Art Fair Breda, 1989) - Noble collection, Belgium Literature: - C.J.A. Jörg, ’De handel van de V.O.C. in Oosters lakwerk in de 18de eeuw’ in: Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek , Jr. 31 (1980), pp. 355-363 (ill.) - Annigje Hofstede, Nederlandse meubelen van Barok tot Biedermeier, 1700-1830, Waanders, Zwolle 2004, pp. 35-37 (ill.) This lacquer bureau is one of the four writing desks purchased in Canton in 1737, and as far as is known, this is the only remaining bureau of its type from the period. As the VOC believed that large pieces of import took up too much valuable space in their trading ships...

A Dutch-colonial Indonesian small Albizia adoratissima, Nangka and Ambalo wood Lady’s tambour bureau with silver mounts Batavia (Jakarta) or Palembang, late 18th century H. 129.5 x W. 70 x D. 39 cm The tambour desk or bureau a` cilindre came into fashion in the Dutch East Indies of the late 18th century, when French forms prevailed in the Netherlands. The carvings on the apron and the stiles on the sides and at the top of the central stile are typical Indonesian designs. This small piece of furniture is not a miniature but was probably used as a regular bureau-cabinet by colonial society women of Indonesian-European descent. They usually are smaller than European women and often didn’t use chairs but sat or kneeled, and even slept on the floor for coolness. Earlier that century Dutch-colonial Indonesian and Cape Dutch...

18th Century sideboard or side cabinet. Decorated with fine ornate relief carvings on front and drawer and carved spandrels at each side that taper down to the feet. Original polyc...

The altar table with everted flanges covered in rich black lacquer, the lacquer on the top worn out, exposing the beautiful grain, the top above cusped curvilinear foliage aprons car...

The superb altar coffer with a floating panel top, inserted within the rectangular frame ending with everyted flanges, five drawers decorated with relief carved floral and foliage ca...

FINE SQUARE TABLE The table with a floating top panel, enclosed within an ice-plate edged frame, above a waist and plain apron, supported on square-sectioned legs, braced with hum...

This classic French Louis XVI style wall console is crafted from wood, with a marble top. Its elegant lines and ornate detailing are reminiscent of furniture from its time. An ideal ...

An old tea shelf from around the 18th century with maki-e painted on all four sides. The lacquer work of this product is a delicate artwork, and the composit...

Four-panel screen 86.25 H x 22 W x 2.75 D This set of screens has four panels. Each panel is 86.25 H x 22 W x 2.75 D (inches) and contains three sections. The top section is open ...

Beautiful pair of corner consoles, carved and gilded with mecca, the top is veneered in green and brown marbles. Naples, Louis XV.

Antique 18th century Chinese Yumu ( northern elm wood ) table with early mortise tenon and mitered construction, floating skirted top and modified hoof fe...

Exceptional museum quality, Italian, renaissance walnut cassettone with fitted bureau in the upper part & exceptional Bambocci carving, Lombardy. This magnificent cassettone exudes the character and quality of the finest, late-Renaissance furniture. Late 16th century, Northern Italian furniture often had the sides, legs or angles, 'a Bambocci', incorporating carved figures which were unique sculptures in their own right. The putti on this cassettone are beautifully carved and of sculptural quality. Each angel has one arm raised to heaven, a poignant touch. Showing customary signs of wear from time, the lion’s paw feet make a great statement. This cassettone was conceived to have visual impact through the quality of the carving, as well as being very practical with the writing compartment fitted in the top part. It has survived in very original condition with a few small repairs and losses, and the color and patina are warm and lustrous. This cassettone was illustrated in one of the seminal works on Lombardy furniture in the 1969 and has been in two renowned collections. The hinged top in two sections faced with a solid moulded edge. The front part has a fall front and opens to reveal a writing compartment. The fall front retains its original lock and is concealed with a false drawer which is above three drawers. All with moulded panels, escutcheons and retaining the original iron handles. The front ends have exceptional, bambocci, carved putti raising their arms to heaven above trailing foliage. Standing on magnificent lion...

A late 18th century 4-door lacquered cabined from the Qing Dynasty, China, decorated in red lacquer with gilt and painted scenes of traditional village life of the period. The fitted...

Gilt Painted Table Screen 25h x 24w x 4d This unusual table screen has a built in storage compartment in the back. The front is painted with land...

18th Century cabinet original untouched in good condition. Thick black lacquer decorated with classic Chinese scenes of women, trees, pavilions etc. Naturally beautiful natural age...

Cloth Rack The well finished frame members and the sharpness of joints indicates that this cloth rack was a product of a very experienced and skillful artisan. The whole piece is ke...

A furniture item by Napoleone III from a prestigious Villa of como. All the details are studied and made by wood and brass. Designed by Mice

This table was used as a small painting table. The form and design of the table is typical of Ming style with straight corner legs and high waist. The top frame is beaded around the low concave edges. The waist is decorated with the begonia motives. The table was originally covered with thick lacquer finishes, but due to wear and tear, the original lacquer finishes are gone. The table exemplifies the good taste, clean lines, simple form, and good proportion of Ming style furniture...