Corner Cupboard, 17th Centuy, English, William & Mary, Vernacular, Oak

The plank top with moulded edge and fine medullary rays creating wave-like pattering in the top. In three sections bearing old butterfly cut out un...

This handsome cassone has ornament with romantic associations and was most likely a marriage chest. It is a good example of the Italian vernacular, simple in a sophisticated manner. ...

United with a mid-17th century rustic oak stool table. The plank top with a moulded edge. Two sets of metal nails and another set of screws show where it has been secured at differen...

The straight grain plank top in two sections with a moulded edge on all sides. The carpenter has selected oak with beautiful graining for the frieze fitted with a single drawer with...

Characterful, naive charm Perfect height for occassional table beside armchair or sofa for a drink and nibbles A mid-17th century oak joint stool...

Due to their utilitarian nature, surviving pairs of 17th century candle stands/torchères are extremely rare and generally only seen today in great houses. The quality of the marquetry decoration and the attention to detail indicate that these candle stands were probably made for a substantial household. The turned stems displays the skill of the turner, and create fluidity, variety of form, emphasing the quality of the solid walnut grain and the floral inlay as well as holding and balancing the form of the top. The sweeping, scroll feet balance the proportion and fluidity of the candle stands/torchères, giving them presence. They are sturdy and in excellent condition. Virtually identical turnings and form. Both with octagonal tops, one with a central marquetry floral spray, the other plain. The upper sections with solid walnut baluster and ring turnings leading into lower octagonal sections decorated with marquetry floral sprays repeated 3 times. The stems supported by octagonal blocks with a repeat of the floral spray and scroll tripod bases with two floral sprays on the upper facing sections. Excellent original colour and patina. English. Height 96cm, Top diameter 29cm Moveable stands to support a candlestick or lamp were intended to supplement the fixed lighting arrangements of rooms. The evidence of inventories suggests that they did not become common in France until about 1650 when they accompanied fine tables and cabinets. Such stands, being sometimes in the form of gueridons. The fashion for decorative candlestands spread rapidly after the Restoration, when they were often made en-suite to flank a sidetable with a mirror above. Such sets are mentioned in lists of household goods and by contemporary writers. In 1664, for instance, Mary Verney is anxious to obtain “a table and stands of the same coler”. The Academy of Armory, published in 1688, defines a candle-stand as a “little round table...

English oak corner cupboard, the cove cornice above large raised panel door (and smaller door below) with steel ''H'' hinges, reticulated brass escutcheons; both doors with working l...

This hanging English oak corner cupboard has the original brass open fretwork escutcheon. The door has applied molding forming a center panel. The c...

English carved oak corner cupboard, has a bow front and is carved with floral arabesques on a stippled background. The interior has serpenti...

ANTIQUE SWEDISH CORNER CABINET A decorative and characterful cabinet with a panelled door and sides and a moulded cornice. Layers of...

A Pair of late 17th century oak corner cabinets Each with an interior shelf. Left door latches with a locking right door. Doors with with raised beveled p...

This English corner cupboard has the original wavy glass panes and the original locks. The upper and lower sections have shaped butterfly shelves. The upper section is painted red on...