A patented mechanical campaign invalid chair by Chapman
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
invalid chairs, sofas, spinal carriages, etc.’ There is also ‘a second-hand Hydrostatic bed to be sold
Category
Antique 1850s English Chairs
Materials
Brass
Invalid Chair
Three Wheeler Invalid Chair by John Carter, London, 1890s
By John Carter (Furniture)
Located in Delft, NL
Three wheeler invalid chair by John Carter, London, 1890s A mahogany self propelling wheelchair
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chairs
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Invalid's Mechanical Chair
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine chair made during the reign of Louis Philippe circa 1870 was created from mahogany
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Armchairs
Materials
Bronze, Steel
ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ROBERT DAWS HARDWOOD BROWN LEATHER RECLINiNG LIBRARY ARMCHAIR
$12,056
H 39.97 in W 26.58 in D 35.04 in
ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ROBERT DAWS HARDWOOD BROWN LEATHER RECLINiNG LIBRARY ARMCHAIR
By Robert Daws
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, “Figure 1913 is a view of Dawe’s reclining chair for an invalid the position of the back of this chair can
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Armchairs
Materials
Brass
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Invalid's Chair, 19th C. French
Located in Hudson, NY
19th C. French Invalid's chair, mahogany with brass fittings, covered in modern French ticking
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Antique English Campaign Traveling Folding Armchair
By J. Alderman
Located in Sheffield, MA
manufacturer of invalid chairs, couches and carriages when he established an independent business at 16 Soho
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Marks Adjustable Folding Chair Company Campaign Style Invalid Deck Chair
By Cavedra B. Sheldon, Marks Adjustable Chair Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Antique adjustable folding Campaign style invalid chair or deck chair by the Marks Adjustable Chair
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Campaign Chaise Longues
Materials
Iron
Rare 1871 Wilson's Adjustable Iron Chair
By Wilson's Adjustable Iron Chair Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
This amazing and complex Invalid chair is as rare as they get... but more important is it's look
Category
Antique 19th Century Chaise Longues
Materials
Iron
Early Victorian Patent Invalids Armchair
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A interesting design for an early design on self powered invalids armchair, the design in based on
Category
Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Antique American Victorian Wicker Boardwalk Wheelchair Chair Medical Carriage
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H 43.5 in W 26 in D 47 in
Antique American Victorian Wicker Boardwalk Wheelchair Chair Medical Carriage
Located in Dayton, OH
by several other names. They were called invalid chairs, movable chairs, couches, garden chairs, and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Neoclassical Style Hooded Cane Porter’S Chair Vintage
Located in Topeka, KS
leather hoods may have come about from their later use in France as chairs for invalids and the elderly
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Wood
19th Century Invalids' Chair, Stamped J. Ward
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
19th Century Invalids Chair with moveable arm rests, reclining back, gout stool on a ratchet all in
Category
Antique 19th Century British Chairs
19th Century Invalids Chair
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
19th century Invalids chair with moveable armrests, reclining back, gout stool on a ratchet all in
Category
Antique 19th Century British Armchairs
Industrial Work Table
Located in Dallas, TX
, invalid chairs and wheels for the automotive industry.* THE METAL PORTION OF THE TABLE HAS BEEN PAINTED
Category
Vintage 1930s Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Two Satinwoods Campaign Chairs
Located in New York, NY
listed in the London directories from 1860 as a manufacturer of invalid chairs, couches and carriages. At
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Satinwood
Two Satinwood Campaign Chairs
Located in New York, NY
the London directories from 1860 as a manufacturer of invalid chairs, couches and carriages. At this
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Satinwood
English 19th Century Leather Covered Gout Stool
Located in Southampton, NY
under, invalid's wing chair. The stool is on brass barrel castors and adjusts from 12" high to 18" high
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Stools
Materials
Leather, Oak
English 19th Century Leather Covered Invalid's Wing Chair
Located in Southampton, NY
English early 19th century leather covered invalid's wing chair. The chair adjusts and the arms
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
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Tobias Stranover18th century portrait of a Spaniel dog with fruit in a wooded landscape., Circa 1730
$19,500
H 24.5 in W 34.5 in
18th century portrait of a Spaniel dog with fruit in a wooded landscape.
By Tobias Stranover
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding early 18th-century portrait of a seated Spaniel dog in a landscape with an array of fruits. Attributed to the work of Tobias Stranover. Tobias Stranover or Toby Strano...
Category
1730s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...
Category
20th Century Danish Victorian Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
$229,142Sale Price|33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Other
Antique Chinese Carved Canopy Bed with Alcove
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mid to late 19th century, elaborately carved, antique Chinese bed Chambers was used to greet visitors and usually was furnished with two chairs and a center table: from which tea, wi...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Four Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Chinoiserie Bergères, Jansen Attr., 1890
$42,500 / set
H 34.25 in W 24 in D 23 in
Four Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Chinoiserie Bergères, Jansen Attr., 1890
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Chinoiserie Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Giltwood, Lacquer
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
$114,505
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Francesco de MuraItalian 18th Century Oval Religious Oil on Canvas Painting with Saint Dominic, 1711-1782
$12,924
H 21.66 in Dm 15.75 in
Italian 18th Century Oval Religious Oil on Canvas Painting with Saint Dominic
By Francesco de Mura
Located in Firenze, IT
This beautiful Italian 18th Century old masters oil painting on oval canvas with giltwood frame is attributed to Solimena and features a religious scene. In this splendid oval-shaped...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture gilded peacock handmade in precious porcelain one by one, feather by feather. Each feather is unique. Made with shiny porcelain, hand-painted with 24-karat gold and preciou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
Bird Cage Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Bird Cage, Art Nouveau Year: 1900 Country: French Material: Iron It is an elegant and sophisticated bird cage. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles s...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Bird Cages
Materials
Iron
Monumental Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu and Crystal Girandoles by Baccarat
$303,102 / set
H 75 in Dm 29 in
Monumental Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu and Crystal Girandoles by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of Louis XV style Ormolu and crystal girandoles Probably by Baccarat Constructed from finely cast and chased ormolu, the imposing floor candelabra—almost 2-me...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Floor Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Impressive Antique Hand Carved Oak Gothic Revival Door Complete with Wall Frame
$15,863
H 109 in W 52.6 in D 8 in
Impressive Antique Hand Carved Oak Gothic Revival Door Complete with Wall Frame
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning Gothic architectural door with strong iron hardware in original frame. This striking and all hand carved door was originally probably part of a church or monastery and the ...
Category
Antique 19th Century European Gothic Revival Doors and Gates
Materials
Iron
Midcentury Trumeau Handpainted in Italy Wood Venetian Art Technique by Cupioli
$74,903Sale Price|25% Off
H 92.52 in W 47.25 in D 20.87 in
Midcentury Trumeau Handpainted in Italy Wood Venetian Art Technique by Cupioli
By Cupioli made in Italy
Located in Rimini, IT
This Trumeau has been handmade using the technique of Venetian art. In the 18th century in Venice the fashion of lacquering spread. Using small prints, cut out and then glued on the ...
Category
20th Century Italian Other Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Art Glass
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cages
Materials
Metal
Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service German, c. 1900 Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Rococo Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
19th century wooden spiral staircase with hollow core
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Beautiful antique spiral oak staircase, with a hollow core made in the 19th century. The railing, also in wood, rests on wrought iron rods.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Adam Style Stairs
Materials
Iron
Rare Baby Grand Phonograph
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is an original Fern-O-Grand Co. Baby Grand Piano Phonograph. Mahogany baby grand piano style case stands on cabriole legs with Queen Anne style feet; the keyboard section opens ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Queen Anne Musical Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
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