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A beautifully drawn George III oval mahogany tilt-top breakfast table of the finest color and patination, having a thumb moulded top above a gun barrel stem and quadruped base with m...

Provenance available to buyer. English, circa 1680-1700 Ref: Similar chests are in Dictionary of English Furniture, Vol.

See: Ralph Edwards, "The Dictionary of English Furniture" Volume 3, page 316, plate 31.

The hinged top opening to interiors fitted for knives and spoons and inlaid with a polar star in ebony and box wood with further checkered inlay forming the divisions and perimeter, ...

He operated at 2 Queen Street (1826–31) and later at 27 Silver Street (1834), as documented in the Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840.

Edwards, The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture, London, 1964, p. 553, figs 18 & 19).

For further information see Ralph Edwards Dictionary of English Furniture Volume II p.34 fig.16

See also Ralph Edwards, Dictionary of English Furniture (1986), Vol. II, p. 29, fig. 3.

A elegant and quality George III satinwood and marquetry side table, decorated throughout with floral bands and husks Irish, circa 1790 Measures: Width 42” 107 cm Depth 19” ...

References: Geoffrey Beard & Christopher Gilbert, The Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, 1986, p.296.

From 1822 he added the trades of upholsterer, cabinet maker and appraiser to his existing business. Source: Dictionary of English Furniture makers 1660 - 1840.

The rectangular upholstered deep buttoned seats, on foliate and scroll carved legs and scroll feet, stamped to the underside, W BERTRAM, 100 DEAN STREET, SOHO, W William Bertram i...

See: "An Encyclopedia of English Furniture" by O. Brackett, page 227 and "The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture" R.

From 1822 he added the trades of upholsterer, cabinet maker and appraiser to his existing business (Source Dictionary of English Furniture makers 1660 - 1840).

Returned in Amsterdam he published a much enlarged re-edition of the famous English-Dutch dictionary of Sewel in 1766. He continued his work with the publication of a New and complet...

A fine daybed, this piece relate in size and form to a superb example made for Longford Castle, Wiltshire and illustrated in Ralph Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, Vol I...

A fine day-bed, this piece relates in size and form to a superb example made for Longford Castle, Wiltshire and illustrated in Ralph Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, Vol...

The rectangular upholstered deep buttoned seats, on foliate and scroll carved legs and scroll feet, stamped to the underside, W BERTRAM, 100 DEAN STREET, SOHO, W William Bertram i...

Returned in Amsterdam he published a much enlarged re-edition of the famous English-Dutch dictionary of Sewel in 1766. He continued his work with the publication of a New and complet...

Two similar examples are illustrated in The Dictionary of English Furniture (Volume 2).

Literature: A very similar settee is illustrated in colour in the Dictionary of English furniture by Percy Macquoid & Ralph Edwards from Penshurst Place Plate VII p. 99.

M'Lane & SON Pancras Street' after 1805, trade labels changed the spelling of the firm’s title to 'McLEAN & SON' (See Geoffrey Beared and Christopher Gilbert eds. The Dictionary of E...

Literature: Another writing table of this unusual type, with the outer front legs pulling out, is at Holkham Hall, Norfolk, (see Ralph Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, r...

For other examples see The Dictionary of English Furniture, 1954 ( rev. edn. ), Vol.1, p.136, figs. 27-29.  

The company (the C stands for Charles) were notable quality London Fine furniture, rug and floor cloth manufacturers (Furniture History Society, Dictionary of English Furniture Maker...

See plates 421, 422 and 436 "Chippendale Furniture, the work of Thomas Chippendale and his Contemporaries in the Rococo Style" by Anthony Coleridge, see Plates 23 & 339. "The Dicti...

Illustrated: Partridge Summer Exhibition 1989 P 29 Related literature: The Dictionary of English Furniture by Percy Macquoid & Ralph Edwards Page 216 Fig 43 Furniture in Engla...

A similar piece made for The Earl of Strathmore and later in the collection of Howard Reed is illustrated in the Dictionary of English furniture by Ralph Edwards Page 185 fig 23.

Literature: See the chapter on ‘Toilet Mirrors’ in Ralph Edwards, 'The Dictionary of English Furniture' (Antique Collectors’ Club, 1983), pp.357-369.

Ralph Edwards states in the Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture, (Hamlyn Publishing 1964, P. 638); "What-Not's" are Portable stands invented to carry or display a variety of obj...

Coleridge, Chippendale Furniture, London, 1968, fig. 87 and The Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, Leeds, 1986, p. 356).

Literature: The most unusual form of the top of this desk appears to have only one other counterpart, an unprovenanced library table illustrated in Ralph Edwards and Percy Macquoid, ...

Ralph Edwards, ‘The Dictionary of English Furniture: Volume Two’ (Antique Collectors’ Club, London, 1983, p. 292-3).

The Connoisseur Magazine, 'More on Pierre Langlois', September 1974 Geoffrey Beard and Christopher Gilbert, Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, Leeds 1996, pp. 526-527.

This is the first edition from 1924, in 3 volumes which covers the 500 years (approx), from the middle ages to the late georgian period. There are literally hundreds of black & white...

The Dictionary of English Furniture from the Middle Ages to the late Georgian Period, by Percy Macquoid & Ralph Edwards.

Beautiful antique English music or dictionary stand made from brass and mahogany with paw feet and casters.

The massive "Century Dictionary, an Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language."

A Dictionary of Modern English Usage - by H.W. Fowler - Published by G.P.

For further reading see 'The Development Of English Black Japanning 1620-1820'. For a definition of 'Japanning' see Collins English Dictionary.

II, plates 206 & 207; Edwards, "The Dictionary of English Furniture", pp.318-319; "Gillow Furniture Designs", 93/30, 96/1125, 95/703/, 912 & 993. 63" w., 30"h., 32" d. + loper suppor...

Of outstanding quality; of breakfront form, rising from a plinth base; the lower part with four pairs of lockable fielded panel blind doors dressed with rectangular fielded panel res...

Ralph Edwards CBE FSA, 'Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture', Hamlyn (Fourth edition 1972), p. 518, ill.3 & in the V&A Museum, London.

Ralph Edwards CBE FSA illustrates a similar chair in his ‘Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture’ Hamlyn (Fourth Impression 1972) p. 131, ill. 59.

Literature: Ralph Edwards CBE FSA, 'Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture', Hamlyn (Fourth edition 1972) p. 551, ills. 9 & 10.

Edwards CBE FSA, 'The Dictionary of English Furniture', London, 1954, vol. 2, pp. 42-43, and vol. 1, p. 140.

Morant & Co (fl.1885-1915) The dictionary of English furniture makers 1660-1840, published by the Furniture History Society informs that Morant Snr. was a maker of carved and gild...

Thomas Willson are recorded in the ‘Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840,’ published by the Furniture History Society in 1986, as ‘furniture brokers’ over the period from...

The term "Bedouin" therefore means "those in badiyah" or "those in the desert". In English usage, however, the form "Bedouin" is commonly used for the singular term, the plural being...

Dixwell was either a furniture maker or upholster. References; Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, edited by Geoffrey Beard and Christopher Gilbert; assistant ed...

A versatile designer and craftsman, Wilkinson worked in a variety of styles, producing furniture in the Egyptian, Rococo, and Grecian manner (see Christopher Gilbert and Geoffrey Bea...

Harris and Sons, p.386-9, and the Bridwell commission, a satinwood card table and pair of Pembroke tables, see C.Gilbert and G.Beard The Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1...

Circa 1850 Charles Blake The Dictionary of English Furniture published by the Furniture History Society, published 1986, lists Robert Blake at 8 Stephen Street, Tottenham Court Ro...

See Ralph Edwards, Shorter Dictionary Of English Furniture, Pg 216, plate 17.

References: Ralph Edwards CBE FSA, 'Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture', Fourth edition 1972, states: ‘’Sideboard pedestals… (introduced circa 1760) afforded and opportunity fo...

Literature: Note a very similar model in Ralph Edwards CBE FSA ’The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture’ Hamlyn, London (Fourth Impression 1972) illustration 156, p. 157 (C.D.

A Fine and Rare Assembled Set of Four French Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Carved and Japanned-Chinoiserie Lacquer Decorated Bergers Armchairs, attributed to Maison Jansen (House of Janse...

Set of 12 English porcelain botanical plates, Spode, circa 1900.

*Winner of the 2022 Masterpiece Fair Furniture Highlight* The 1851 Great Exhibition Carved Bog Yew Armchair by Arthur Jones of Dublin Carved entirely from Irish bog yew wood, ...

This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...

A handsome and very well crafted English break-front bookcase or bibliotheque in solid mahogany by S.E. & R. Johnson of Warrington, England, circa 1870. Features six doors with glass...

"The Coward" (Woman Kissing Soldier). Original cover illustration for Life Magazine, published April 1919. Norman Rockwell’s The Coward (or, Woman Kissing Soldier) was published on...

Painted in collaboration with Hendrick van Balen (Antwerp, 1575 – 1632). Provenance: Private Collection, Uruguay, since the 1930s. The eldest son of Jan Breughel the Elder, Jan the...

Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the Hi...

AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston. TITLE: The World Crisis. 1911-1918 / The Aftermath / The Eastern Front. PUBLISHER: London: Thornton Butterworth, Ltd., 1923-1931. DESCRIPTION: ALL FIR...

Portrait of Princess de Joinville riding a Bay Horse Henri d’Aincy, Le Comte Monpezat (French 1817-1859) Painted circa 1837-9 oil on canvas 113 x 92 inches (including frame) 92 x 70 ...

This exquisite writing desk is crafted of rich mahogany and features the straightforward design prevalent in England during the early 19th century. A luxurious leather-covered top pr...

Louis XVI style bunk beds, exclusive to La Maison London: Hand carved featuring a band of intricate laurel leaves along the side bars and hand finished to order (picture shows a pale...