Antique Furniture Directory

For a very similar chair in a published form in all aspects see "The Antiques Furniture Directory" by Judith & Martin Miller page 622.

This Directory girandole with both mat and shiny nickel finish has six-light. A real work of art, the details of the figures of its base were made with remarkable precision.

Beautiful round table, late 18th century and very early 19th century, solid walnut wood, excellent cabinet-making. Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the...

A pair of elegant nightstands veneered with walnut and olive burl, embellished with geometric inlays. The nightstands feature truncated pyramid legs typical of the period and a curve...

Elegant pair of console tables in solid wood and walnut veneer, embellished with a Carrara marble top set into the lintel. The consoles are crescent-shaped, with three curved saber l...

A set of congressional directories belonging to Connecticut Congressman Edwin W. Higgins and one belonging to Connecticut Governor George L. Lilley. Nine are not personalized on t...

Title: French Directoire Costume Lithograph – Under the Directory, 1797 – Published 1847 Description: A beautifully hand-colored French lithograph depicting an elegantly dressed gen...

A Rare Pair of Iconic Stools from the the French Directoire period (1795 -1803). These Elegant and Exquisite Pair of French Directory period stools / benches have dramatic round tap...

A nice 19th century walnut directory Gondola chair from Italy restored and re-upholstered Measure cm: H 76\40 W 53 D 51.

Stunning French Bonheur du Jour mahogany desk or bureau, dating from the early 19th century, with a leather top and mirrored upper doors. The piece, entirely crafted in a beautiful ...

In 1871 Filmer, Thomas Henry & Son were at 31, 32, 34 & 35 Berners Street [1871 London Post Office Directory], and in 1877 Filmer & Son were working as cabinet makers in Berners Stre...

Jones & Willis were listed as church furniture makers, cabinet carvers & gilders and art metal workers at 16 Temple Row, Birmingham and 260 Euston Road & 43 Great Russell Street, Lon...

Reference: "The Antiques Directory: Furniture" by J. Miller & M. Miller. pg. 475, example F10 for a nearly identical Empire period armchair.   

Reference: The Antiques Directory: Furniture" by J. Miller & M. Miller, pg. 498, example E2 for a similar Walnut canape of slightly later date.

In fact by 1876 they were listed in The Furniture Gazette Directory as operating from four locations across London, including 151 – 158 Tottenham Court Road which covered 1.75 acres ...

In 1864 Shapland and Petter bought the Raleigh mill and converted it wholly to furniture production. Shapland & Petter advertised ‘High-class Bedroom Suites in Oak, Ash, and Fancy Wo...

They operated out of 2 Charter House Buildings, Aldersgate, London and were listed in the The Furniture Gazette Directory, 1 December 1877, and The Furniture Gazette, 21 July 1877 as...

By 1821 he was styled in the Post Office Directories as antique furniture and ornamental china dealer, and in 1826 he described his activities in a bill heading as ‘buying, selling, ...

For reference, please see pg. 473 of "The Antiques Directory: Furniture" by Judith & Martin Miller, examples related to this chair's design found in plates E1 & E2.

The address was recorded in the listing for the firm in The Furniture Gazette Directory, 1876 & 1877. Period Press Coverage & Art Critic Review.

Further, we have found another very similar example illustrated in "The Antiques Directory of Furniture" page 430 figure 3 under the heading writing tables.

Similar versions are featured in Victorian and Edwardian Furniture by John Andrews, and in The Antiques Directory of Furniture, edited by Judith and Martin Miller.

For similar, though less elaborate examples, please refer to The Antiques Directory: Furniture, by Judith & Martin Miller, page 492, illustrations E7, E9, E10, & E11 for the general ...