John Carter Furniture

An extremely adaptable and functional Victorian solid oak adjustable reading table by John Carter, also known as the "Literary Machine." Beautifully crafted, this piece would likely ...

A very rare pair of early George III Cast Tapersticks made in London in 1771 by John Carter. The Tapersticks are cast and stand on a shaped foot decorated with a gadrooned band. Th...

Victorian Carters Patent Telescopic Reading Stand Walnut Lectern & Circular top. Lectern with hinged book rest & brass support at top, With J Carter Norths Patent Badge Adjustable ...

Victorian Carters Patent Reading Stand Literary Machine with enamel badge Circular Mahogany dish shaped top, screws on, Brass telescopic column, half with painted grained detail Ca...

Superb quality late 19th century adjustable rectangular reading stand with circular table. Two solid mahogany tables which can be used flat or angled on a brass column with a brass adjustable mechanism above a heavy cast iron reeded column and carved quadripartite base. Quality metal work with a patent stamp from the London cabinet maker John Carter, Portland Place, London. England circa 1880. Famous for his various inventions under the trademarked banner 'Literary Machines', John Carter was a Victorian inventor and cabinetmaker operating out of 6A Cavendish Street, Portland Place, London. John Carter was maker to The Queen Victoria, Prince of Wales and Emperors of Russia...

Victorian Mahogany CARTERS adjustable bed Reading Table. Mahogany top with two hinged book rests each side, Telescopic top with Rachet support Sliding top, & tilting top action. John Carter badge, & John Carter London...

This is a wonderful pair of English 18th Century antique sterling silver salvers by the renowned silversmith John Carter. They each have hallmarks for London 1772, the makers mark of John Carter and are typical of his work with the exquisitely detailed rims, ball and claw feet and the superb engraved decoration. They each bear a beautifully engraved coat of arms and the crest of the Terry Family, which I have researched: The Arms of the Family of Terry The arms as engraved upon this Pair of George III English Sterling Silver Footed Salvers by John Carter hallmarked London 1872 are those of the family of Terry. They may be blazoned as follows: Arms: Sable on two bars or three cross crosslets two and one (……?) and issuant from the bar in chief a demi-lion rampant Crest: A boar’s head erased and erect Motto: E cruce leo [From the cross a lion] The arms as engraved upon this pair of salvers certainly have characteristics with arms borne by another family and branch thereof named Terry who hailed from the County of Cork in Ireland. Notably the use of the three cross crosslets and the demilion rampant, but in a different placement upon the arms. The crest seen here is also at a variance with the other Terry arms where a demi-lion rampant is used. Upon an exhaustive examination of other sources, together with the present evidence, I believe that the family who had the salvers in their possession undoubtedly bore these arms without authority a fact that often occurred in the 18th and 19th Centuries and at other periods. Many families bore armorial bearings that they assumed and used for many generations in that they either consciously or unconsciously eschewed an approach to The College of Arms...

This is a wonderful pair of English 18th Century antique sterling silver salvers by the renowned silversmith John Carter. They each have hallmarks for London 1772, the makers mar...

A beautiful Antique George III Sterling Silver Taperstick with a square base and a knopped column. The base, column and removable sconce are embellished with classic gadroon borders....

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 1860 Victorian John Carter Literary Machine side table A very good looking and decora...

George 11 silver candlesticks, London 1759 John Carter. The loaded Candlesticks of Corinthian column-form, stepped bases with upper and lower ovolo borders, bamboo style stems, acant...