Dumfries House
Dumfries House: A Chippendale Commission (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
contents of Dumfries House which contained a large collection of furniture by Chippendale which had been
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Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Dumfries House Type, circa 1770
Located in Worcester, GB
George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Dumfries House Type, circa 1770
A fine George III period
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Antique Late 18th Century European Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
H 42.13 in W 38.98 in D 22.45 in
18th Century George III Spider Leg Table Circa 1780
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Richmond, London
manner of ‘The Dumfries House Cabinet-Maker’.
English or Scottish, circa 1780. A highly desirable and
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Antique Late 18th Century British Chippendale Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Materials
Brass
The Life & Work of Thomas Chippendale, Set of 2 (Books)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
detail on the now famous Dumfries House Commission which has been kept in tact by Prince Charles and a
Category
Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Georgian Four Pedestal Dining Table
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Greenwich, CT
-1819) for Eglington Castle, Ayrshire and now at Dumfries House. Other tables of the same type were
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Scottish Mahogany & Rosewood Crossbanded Sofa Table
By William Trotter
Located in Glasgow, GB
most important houses and institutions including the Holyrood House, Dumfries House, Mount Stuart
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Scottish Regency Sofa Tables
Materials
Brass
A George III mahogany spider-leg table attributed to Thomas Chippendale 1768
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
form to those at Dumfries House from 1760 although not necessarily by Chippendale.
For a related
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Tulipwood
H 27.96 in W 13 in D 31.11 in
19th Century Great Exhibition of 1851 Print in Original Maple Frame
By Dickinson
Located in Richmond, London
historic Dumfries House. This work of art offers a rare opportunity to own something of exceptional
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique Scottish Regency Rosewood Tea Table in the Manner of William Trotter
By William Trotter
Located in Glasgow, GB
important houses and institutions including: numerous apartments in the Palace of Holyroodhouse; Dumfries
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Scottish Regency Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
H 30.12 in W 38 in D 18.71 in
SIX GILLOWS OF LANCASTER ATTRIBUTED ANTIQUE HARDWOOD REGENCY 1810 DINING CHAIRs
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Stair, 1699-1768) for Dumfries House, Ayrshire.
THE RELATED CHAIRS
The chairs are of identical
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Antique 1810s English George III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
H 31.89 in W 17.72 in D 19.69 in
FOUR ANTIQUE COLONIAL THOMAS CHIPPENDALE HARDWOOD FRET WORK CARVED DiNING CHAIRS
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
-Dalrymple, 5th Earl of Dumfries (4th Earl of Stair, 1699-1768) for Dumfries House, Ayrshire.
THE RELATED
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
H 36.62 in W 22.05 in D 20.87 in
Six Imporatant George III 1760 Thomas Chippendale Chinese Pagoda Dining Chairs
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Dumfries (4th Earl of Stair, 1699-1768) for Dumfries House, Ayrshire.
THE RELATED CHAIRS
The chairs
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Antique 1760s English George III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
H 40.56 in W 21.26 in D 21.07 in
Recent Sales
Chippendale Mahogany Wall Hanging Bookshelves from Dumfries House
Located in Glencarse, GB
. This piece was originally housed in Dumfries House and is of particular interest to His Royal Highness
Category
Antique 18th Century British Chippendale Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
George II Period Mahogany Cabriole Leg Card Table
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Fresno, CA
for Dumfries House.
Category
Antique 1740s English George II Card Tables and Tea Tables
Chippendale Georgian 18th Century Pair of Hall Chairs in Mahogany
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Glencarse, GB
condition there has been restoration of the seat by a skilled craftsman.
Similar chairs, reference Dumfries
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Antique 1770s Scottish Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Style Bookcase
Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
, on a plinth base.
In 2007, HRH The Prince of Wales formed a consortium to purchase Dumfries House
Category
Antique 17th Century Vietnamese Chippendale Bookcases
Hepplewhite French Taste Period Mahogany Pembroke Table, English, circa 1775
Located in New York, NY
supplied to Sir Lawrence Dundas for the blue drawing room at Dumfries House and illustrated by Christopher
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Antique 1770s English Hepplewhite Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Materials
Brass
H 28 in W 18.5 in D 30.25 in
George II Chippendale Period Mahogany Concertina Action Card Table, England 1755
Located in Chicago, IL
Dumfries at Dumfries House, Scotland in 1759. A concertina-action card table, circa 1755-60, with quadrant
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Game Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 28.38 in W 33.88 in D 16.38 in
Floating Female
By Carole Hallé
Located in Hudson, NY
residency in Scotland at the Dumfries House and will spend two month at the Vytlacil residency (Art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Unusual Mahogany Desk attributed to Thomas Chippendale
Located in London, GB
Newsam House, Leeds, and on another desk supplied to Dumfries House, Ayrshire in 1759. Chippendale’s
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks and Writing Tables
Pair of Late George II Marble Topped Mahogany Side Tables
By Alexander Peter, Thomas Chippendale
Located in London, GB
, 5th Earl of Dumfries, for the dining room at Dumfries House on 8 September 1759 ‘To making a Mahogy
Category
Antique 1750s British George II Side Tables
Materials
Marble
An Antique Late 18th Century Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
Dumfries House. Dumfries House, designed by the Adam brothers is one of the finest Palladian mansions in
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Late 18th Century Chimneypiece of Pleasing Architectural Form
Located in London, GB
Dumfries House. Dumfries House, designed by the Adam Brothers is one of the finest Palladian mansions in
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Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Set of Fourteen George III Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
Alexander Peter, circa 1759, at Dumfries House.
A similar set was supplied by the cabinet maker William
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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of 19th C. Italian Carved Paint and Parcel Gilt Triple Heron Side Tables
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
supported tables found in Chippendale’s directory, and also designs supplied to Dumfries House by Francis
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
H 30 in W 11.5 in D 11.5 in
The Life and Works of Thomas Chippendale.
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
, furniture designs, patrons - including the famous commission for the Earl of Dumfries for Dumfries House
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
English 18th Century George III Chippendale Spider Leg Mahogany Side Table
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Richmond, London
Dumfries House Cabinet-Maker’,
English, circa 1760
With an unusually thin, rectangular well-figured
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Chinese Chippendale Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 26.5 in W 23.75 in D 16.25 in
Bow Porcelain Seashell Form Sweetmeats or Salts with Scallop Shell Bowls
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Downingtown, PA
Dumfries for Dumfries House where the porcelain still remains and provides a valuable aid to dating.
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Rococo Porcelain
Set of 12 Wedgwood Creamware Dishes and two Platters, 18th Century
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
porcelains.
Reference: To see similar plates with a red enameled border see Christie's Dumfries House sale
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Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
Important George III Mahogany China Closet/Secretaire
Located in Greenwich, CT
of this overall form, such as the much more elaborate example at Dumfries House, this piece compares
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Bookcases
Materials
Brass
18th Century George III Chippendale Period Mahogany Pembroke Supper Table
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
supplied to Dumfries house by Thomas Chippendale “A mahog: breakfast table of fine wood wt. a Writing
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Antique 18th Century English George III Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
H 28.35 in W 22.45 in D 24.02 in
Georgian Serpentine Shaped Mahogany and Satinwood Chest of Drawers
By Mayhew & Ince
Located in Folkestone, GB
favoured by the eminent firm of Ince and Mayhew, (see Christies catalogue volume two, Dumfries House
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Extremely Fine and Rare Early George III Mahogany Supper Table Plausibly by t
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
was supplied to Dumfries house by Thomas Chippendale “A mahog: breakfast table of fine wood wt. a
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Tulipwood
H 72 in W 56 in D 66 in
18th Century Mahogany 'Cockpen' Armchair
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Folkestone, GB
Dalhousie family, circa 1775.
Similar examples can be seen in Dumfries House, Normanton Park, Rutland, and
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Antique 18th Century English Chinese Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Crocodile Mahogany Pembroke Table by Thomas Chippendale
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in New Orleans, LA
Lawrence Dundas’ drawing room at Dumfries House exhibit the same cabriole legs as illustrated in The Life
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Thomas Chippendale Pembroke Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Chippendale for Sir Lawrence Dundas’ drawing room at Dumfries House exhibit the same cabriole legs (ill. in
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Antique Late 18th Century Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Christies 2 Volume Set Catalogue Dumfries House, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Christies 2 volume set catalogue Dumfries House, first edition. Rare and hard to find catalogues as
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Early 2000s Great Britain (UK) Books
Materials
Paper
Antique Georgian Chippendale Side Table
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Richmond, London
Dumfries House Cabinet-Maker’.
English or Scottish, circa 1770.
Why we like it
We love the elegant
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Antique Late 18th Century British Chippendale Side Tables
Materials
Brass
English 18th Century Chippendale Lamp Table
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Richmond, London
chinoiserie taste, attributed to ‘The Dumfries House Cabinet-Maker’.
English or Scottish, circa 1770
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Antique Late 18th Century British Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Pembroke/Dressing Table Attributed to Thomas Chippendale
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Greenwich, CT
table. It is, however, more closely related to a breakfast table supplied by Chippendale to Dumfries
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Antique 1770s English Chippendale Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Antique Wedgwood Etruscan Creamware Platters Crest & Monogram circa 1790
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
.
Reference: To see similar plates with a red enameled border see Christie's Dumfries House sale Volume II lot
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Antique 1790s English Neoclassical Platters and Serveware
Materials
Creamware
H 14.5 in W 19.5 in D 1 in
George III Chinese Chippendale Period Cockpen Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
antique English late 18th century chair is almost identical to several in Dumfries House, Scotland
Category
Antique 1770s European Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Black and Gilt Lacquer Six-Panel Screen
Located in London, GB
The Marquess of Bute, Dumfries House.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
H 83.08 in W 127.56 in D 0.99 in
A Very Fine George II Nightstand
Located in Woodbury, CT
reminiscent of pieces designed at Dumfries House commissioned by Alexander Peter, a contemporary of Thomas
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Night Stands
Materials
Mahogany
A Pair of Girandoles
Located in Mississauga, ON
seen at the Dumfries House Collection, Scotland.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Wall Mirrors
George III mahogany serpentine commode in the manner of Thomas Chippendale
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Knutsford, GB
pieces of mahogany furniture at Dumfries House, Ayrshire, which were attributed to ‘The Dumfries House
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
H 34.5 in W 37.5 in D 18.5 in
Pair of George II Mahogany Hall Chairs (1740-1760)
Located in London, GB
mahogany. For comparable examples see the entrance hall: Dumfries House, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George II Chairs
Materials
Wood
Chippendale Style Carved Giltwood Heron Side Table
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Chippendale’s directory, and also designs supplied to Dumfries House by Francis Brody.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chippendale Side Tables
Materials
Giltwood
Set of 18 Mahogany Chippendale Chairs
By Philip Boorman Furniture 1
Located in Millwood, VA
Dumfries House, Scotland (Home to one of the largest original collections of Thomas Chippendale's work
Category
Early 2000s English Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
An Important Overmantle Mirror
Located in Woodbury, CT
information: Christies "Dumfries House" catalogue, July 27th, 2007, Lot 140, A Chippendale George II Mirror
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English More Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Canvas
Superb 19th Century Venetian Mirror, Signed by the Carver, Valentino Besarel Ven
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
Andrew Pettigrew who had been Head Gardener at Dumfries House, Ayreshire, for the 3rd Marquess of Bute
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Antique 1880s Italian Wall Mirrors
H 41.34 in W 33.47 in D 7.09 in
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Dumfries House For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic dumfries house available at 1stDibs. A dumfries house — often made from wood, mahogany and paper — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer dumfries house, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A dumfries house, designed in the Georgian, modern or Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one dumfries house that is appealing in its simplicity, but Thomas Chippendale produced versions that are worth a look.
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