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Mahogany Ball and Claw Curio Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, TX
Ball and Claw Cabinet
34”x12x”x48”
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Georgian Arm, Office Chair. Ball and Claw
Located in Manhasset, NY
Georgian Arm, Office Chair. Ball and Claw
A finely carved and well datailed Ball anc Claw Arm
Category
Mid-20th Century Georgian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Wrought Iron Chippendale Ball and Claw Miniature Chair
Located in Pasadena, TX
brings its presence full circle. It has really nice detailing and ball and claw feet.
Category
20th Century American Chippendale Garden Ornaments
Materials
Iron
Pair Chippendale Console Tables Ball and Claw
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Legs with Boldly Carved Ball and Claw Feet and Carved Decoration to the Knees.
The Demi Lune Shaped
Category
Vintage 1980s Chippendale Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Table Ball and Claw Foot, 19th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
mahogany ball and claw foot table
Chippendale side table ball and claw foot 19th century
With his patina
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Mahogany Ball and Claw Blockfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Annville, PA
A vintage Mahogany Ball and Claw Blockfront Chest of Drawers brought to you by Niagara Furniture. A
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Ball and Claw Mahogany Coffee Table by Leighton Hall
By Leighton Hall Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a made-to-order Chippendale Ball and Claw traditional mahogany coffee table made in the
Category
2010s American Chippendale Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Coffee Table Mahogany Ball and Claw Feet
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Carved Ball and Claw Legs and Features a Shaped Frieze.
The Top of The Table Having Book Matched Flame
Category
Vintage 1930s Chippendale Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Stool Mahogany Seat Ball and Claw Feet
Located in Potters Bar, GB
legs with boldly carved ball and claw feet.
The knees also having quality carvings.
The stool has
Category
Vintage 1920s Chippendale Stools
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Desk Mahogany Writing Table Ball and Claw
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Boldly Carved Ball and Claw Feet and Carved Knees.
The Table Having a Green Leather Writing Surface
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Side Cabinet Mahogany Ball and Claw Feet
Located in Potters Bar, GB
feature with ball and claw feet
Elegant designs to door and side with floral motifs and rosettes
Great
Category
Vintage 1980s Chippendale Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Wing Chair Antique 1880 Ball and Claw
Located in Potters Bar, GB
with carved knees and well carved ball and claw feet and shaped back legs.
The chair is of a
Category
Antique 1880s Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Vintage Matchbook Burl Ball and Claw Foot Side Tables
By Weiman
Located in Charleston, SC
sitting on ball and claw feet. Made by Weiman Furniture.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Chippendale Side Tables
Materials
Brass
French Oval Jardiniere or Planter Ball and Claw Feet, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
French oval jardiniere or planter ball and claw feet, 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Brass
Georgian Style Oversized Mahogany Ball and Claw Upholstered Wingback Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Georgian Style Oversized Mahogany Ball and Claw Upholstered Wingback Chair attributed to Harden
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Antique Chippendale Mahogany Carved Ball and Claw Highboy Tall Chest Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Chippendale Style Mahogany Carved Ball and Claw Highboy Tall Chest Dresser (1 piece
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
H 69.5 in W 37 in D 23 in
Fine 19th Century Ball and Claw Sofa After Howard and Sons
By Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in Benington, Herts
An extremely fine 19th Century Ball and Claw Down Feather Sofa after the Ramsden ball and claw
Category
Antique 1880s English Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
English Georgian Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany Ball and Claw Stools - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
English Georgian Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany Ball and Claw Stools - Pair. Item features a
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Georgian Stools
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
H 19 in W 20.5 in D 17.5 in
!9th Century American Mahogany Side Chair with Ball and Claw Feet
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century American mahogany side chair with ball and claw feet.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Chippendale Mahogany Lowboy with Ball and Claw Feet
Located in Germantown, MD
Well kept and refinished late 19th century Chippendale style mahogany low boy with ball and claw
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Commodes and Chests of...
Materials
Mahogany
Harvin Co Brass Federal Style Branch Leg Ball and Claw Andirons, a Pair
By Harvin Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The Harvin Co brass federal style branch leg ball and claw andirons - a pair. Item features branch
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
British Style Ball and Claw Foot Mahogany Coffee Table & Embossed Leather Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
ball and claw style.
#5876
Category
Vintage 1960s American Chippendale Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 17 in W 40 in D 22 in
Queen Anne Stool Walnut Seat Ball and Claw Feet
Located in Potters Bar, GB
carved ball and claw feet.
The stool is of good quality and presented in good condition.
Circa 1900
Category
Antique Early 1900s Stools
Materials
Wood
Vintage Carved Mahogany Chippendale Style Ball and Claw Marble Top Console Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Carved Mahogany Chippendale Style Ball and Claw Marble Top Console Table (B). Item features
Category
Late 20th Century Chippendale Console Tables
Materials
Marble
H 31 in W 37 in D 20 in
Vintage Carved Mahogany Chippendale Style Ball and Claw Marble Top Console Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Carved Mahogany Chippendale Style Ball and Claw Marble Top Console Table (B). Item features
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Chippendale Console Tables
Materials
Marble
H 31 in W 37 in D 20 in
18th Century Irish Walnut Occasional Table with Ball and Claw Feet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th c. Irish Walnut Occasional Table with Ball and Claw Feet. The table has Giltwood Accents and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Irish Side Tables
Materials
Giltwood, Walnut
Antique Chippendale Camel Back Sofa With Ball and Claw Feet
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique chippendale sofa features solid mahogany wood, camel back and ball and claw feet. Clean and
Category
Vintage 1970s Chippendale Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Mahogany Chippendale Style Ball and Claw Marble Top Console Hall Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mahogany Chippendale Style Ball and Claw Marble Top Console Hall Table. Item features black
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Chippendale Console Tables
Materials
Marble
H 31 in W 37 in D 20 in
Carved Ball and Claw Feet Flame Mahogany Book Matched Dresser Bachelor Chest
By Drexel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Bombay 4 drawers flame mahogany ball and claw feet dresser chest by Drexel. Campaign style "carry
Category
20th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Lane Chinese Chippendale Banded Mahogany Ball and Claw Console Sofa Hall Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lane Chinese Chippendale banded mahogany ball and claw console sofa hall table. Item features solid
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 26.75 in W 53 in D 16 in
Georgian Centre Table, Circular on Ball and Claw Feet with Cabriole Legs
Located in Manhasset, NY
Georgian Style Centre table, circular on ball and claw feet with cabriole legs. The scalloped edged
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Lane Chinese Chippendale Georgian Mahogany Ball and Claw Console Sofa Hall Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lane Chinese Chippendale Georgian style mahogany ball and claw console sofa hall table. Item
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Chippendale Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 26 in W 54 in D 17 in
Mid-Century Chinese Chippendale Style Ball and Claw Secretary by Biggs Furniture
By Biggs Furniture
Located in Kennesaw, GA
. It is very good condition with ball and claw feet and brass hardware.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 57.75 in W 41 in D 22 in
Vintage Traditional Chippendale Ball and Claw Mahogany Dining Chairs - Set of 6
By Henredon
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Traditional Chippendale Ball and Claw Mahogany Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Featuring 6 carved
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 39 in W 26 in D 20 in
Louis XV Style Painted Gilt Console Table with Ball and Claw Feet
Located in Miami, FL
Louis XV Style Painted Gilt Console Table with Ball and Claw Feet
Offered for sale is a Louis XV
Category
20th Century Louis XV Console Tables
Materials
Wood
A George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers, with Ball and Claw Fee
Located in London, GB
Handsomely drawn and raised on ball and claw feet, the four long drawers presenting a dry and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Dressers
Materials
Brass
English George II Style Gold Giltwood Ball and Claw Foot Console Hall Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
English George II Style Gold Giltwood Ball and Claw Foot Console Hall Table. Item features a scroll
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown George II Console Tables
Materials
Marble
H 30 in W 41 in D 21.5 in
Antique Chippendale Style Round Tilt Top Pinwheel Inlay Ball and Claw Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Chippendale Style Round Tilt Top Pinwheel Inlay Ball and Claw Side Table. Item features
Category
Early 20th Century Chippendale Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mid Century Chippendale Heirloom Mahogany Ball and Claw Lowboy Chest
Located in Germantown, MD
color.
Design: Features four drawers, cabriole legs with ball-and-claw feet, and a decorative carved
Category
20th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Brass Andirons circa 1880 Ball and Claw Feet of Twisted Column Form
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of brass andirons circa 1880 ball and claw feet of twisted column-form.
Category
Antique 1890s Georgian Andirons
Materials
Brass
H 21.75 in W 13 in D 24 in
19th C. Chippendale Style Mahogany Ball and Claw Highboy Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th C. Crotch Mahogany Chippendale Style Ball and Claw Highboy Tall Chest of Drawers. Item
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Mahogany
H 87 in W 44 in D 23 in
Antique Carved Mahogany Chippendale Style Ball and Claw Leather Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Carved Mahogany Chippendale Style Ball and Claw Leather Arm Chair. Item features a solid
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 39.5 in W 25.5 in D 26.5 in
Antique Chippendale Style Mahogany Ball and Claw Dining Side Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Chippendale Style Mahogany Ball and Claw Benchmade Dining Side Chairs - Set of 6. Listing
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 39.5 in W 22 in D 22 in
Henkel Moore Chippendale Mahogany Leather Top Ball and Claw Executive Desk
By Henkel Harris
Located in Pasadena, TX
Henkel moore Chippendale mahogany leather top ball and claw executive desk
Tooled leather inlay
Category
Vintage 1970s North American Chippendale Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Style Flame Mahogany Ball and Claw Dining Room Table w/ 2 Leaves
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Reproduction Chippendale Style Flame Mahogany Ball and Claw Dining Room Table with 2 Extension
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Chippendale Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 30.5 in W 76.5 in D 44.5 in
Indonesian Vintage Rococo Style Red and Gold Low Table with Ball-and-claw Feet
Located in Yonkers, NY
accents and ball-and-claw feet. Created in Indonesia during the midcentury period, this coffee table
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
H 8 in W 30.5 in D 16.5 in
Vintage Regency White Ball and Claw Foot Carved Chippendale Chairs - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic pair of vintage Regency side Chippendale chairs. Beautiful hand carved detail on a ball
Category
Late 20th Century Regency Chairs
Materials
Paint
H 39.5 in W 23.5 in D 16.5 in
Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany Ball and Claw Dining Room Chairs - Set of 8
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Quality Reproduction Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany Ball and Claw Dining Room Chairs - Set of 8
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 40 in W 28 in D 26 in
Chippendale Style Mahogany Carved Ball and Claw Dining Side Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Reproduction Chippendale Style Mahogany Carved Ball and Claw Dining Side Chairs with Shell Carved
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 39 in W 23.5 in D 20.5 in
Vintage Chippendale Style Mahogany Pie Crust Ball and Claw Tilt Top Tea Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chippendale Style Mahogany Pie Crust Ball and Claw Tilt Top Tea Table. Item features
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Chippendale Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 30 in W 30.5 in D 30.5 in
Antique Georgian Chippendale Pie Crust Mahogany Ball and Claw Tilt Top Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Georgian Chippendale Pie Crust Mahogany Ball and Claw Tilt Top Table. Item features bird
Category
Antique 19th Century Georgian Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 19 in W 36 in D 49.5 in
Maison Jansen Style Brass Brushed Steel & Glass Ball and Claw Foot Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Maison Jansen Style Brass Brushed Steel & Glass Ball and Claw Foot Coffee Table. Item
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
H 18.5 in W 41.5 in D 25.5 in
Chippendale Style Mahogany Carved Ball and Claw Dining Arm Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Reproduction Chippendale Style Mahogany Carved Ball and Claw Dining Arm Chairs with Shell Carved
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Other Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Glass Ball and Claw Black Ebonized Oak Table, circa 1870s
Located in Hastings, GB
Victorian glass ball and claw ebonised table
C'1870's
Beautiful ebonised side table with turned
Category
Antique 1870s British Aesthetic Movement Side Tables
Materials
Oak
English George II Period Chippendale Mahogany Ball and Claw Foot Card Table
Located in Vero Beach, FL
English George II Period Chippendale Mahogany Ball and Claw Foot Card Table
Rare mid eighteenth
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Game Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Chippendale Style Rope Carved Mahogany Ball and Claw Parlor Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Chippendale Style Rope Carved Mahogany Ball and Claw Parlor Side Table. Item features shell
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Chippendale Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 30 in W 36 in D 26.5 in
A Gorgeous 20th Century Long Stool with Ball and Claw Detail
Located in Dublin, IE
with a stunning arrangement of foliate and flowerhead motifs on knee, terminating on ball and claw
Category
Mid-20th Century English Stools
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Philadelphia Centennial Mahogany Chest on Stand with Ball and Claw Feet
Located in Miami, FL
and well articulated ball and claw feet. The hardware is hand forged iron including exterior hasp
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Queen Anne Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Henredon Furniture Mahogany Chippendale Ball and Claw Dining Chairs - Set of 6
By Henredon
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Henredon Furniture Mahogany Chippendale Ball and Claw Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Set of 6
Category
Mid-20th Century Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 39.5 in W 23.5 in D 23.5 in
Vintage Carved Mahogany Chippendale Style Ball and Claw Marble-Top Console Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
shapely legs with shell carved knees terminating at ball and claw feet, Rope carved front skirt, finished
Category
Late 20th Century Chippendale Console Tables
Materials
Marble
H 31 in W 37 in D 20 in
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Ball and claw furniture has been popular through a range of eras. It has been a notable feature of the Queen Anne era and the Rococco period, covering the early to late 1700s. It was also highly popular during the Edwardian period in the early 1900s. Find a collection of ball and claw furniture from various eras on 1stDibs.
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- When were claw foot tables made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Claw foot tables were first made in the 18th century. Typically, artisans carved the feet out of solid wood. Many Chippendale-style furniture designs show off this feature. Later works sometimes featured metal claws holding glass balls. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of antique claw foot tables.
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- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Today, a disco ball usually represents the 1970s. That's because the discotheques that heavily influenced society, fashion and music during that decade often had a mirrored disco ball mounted on the ceiling. Its purpose was to cast reflections down onto the dancers as they moved. You'll find a range of vintage disco balls on 1stDibs.
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