About Acroterion
'Acroterion' [ak-ruh-teer-ee-uhn] is an ancient Greek architectural term meaning the highest ornament. The fine antiques company A C R O T E R I O N founded in 2012, is by appointment in the historic Hudson Valley of upstate New York and curated by proprietor Randal Dawkins, MFA Sotheby's Institute of Art, London, 2004.
Established in 20121stDibs seller since 2013
Featured Pieces
Rare Spode 'Willis Thatch'd House' London Trial Pattern Platter, circa 1810
By Josiah Spode
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A C R O T E R I O N is pleased to offer this extraordinarily rare and historically important "stone-china" platter of considerable size and weight produced by the Spode factory in St...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ironstone
George III Serpentine Pembroke Table, Henry Hill of Marlborough, circa 1775
By Henry Hill of Marlborough
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A C R O T E R I O N is pleased to offer this rare and exceptionally fine circa 1775 English George III period fruitwood, kingwood, mahogany, and satinwood pembroke table of serpentin...
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Antique 1770s English George III Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Materials
Brass
Howard & Sons 'Portarlington' Sofa with Giltwood Legs, circa 1905
By Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A C R O T E R I O N is pleased to offer this wonderful, rare, and possibly unique, circa 1905 fully-stamped 'Portarlington' model upholstered sofa by renowned London firm Howard & So...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sofas
Materials
Brass
Irish Late Regency Style William IV Period Rosewood Canterbury, circa 1835
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A C R O T E R I O N is pleased to offer this wonderful, unusual, and generously scaled circa 1835 William IV period canterbury of late regency Irish style and manufacture, the solid ...
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Antique 1830s Irish Regency Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Brass
Irish Delft Blue and White Chinoiserie Platter of Massive Scale, circa 1760
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A C R O T E R I O N is pleased to offer this extraordinary museum-calibre circa 1760 Irish Dublin manufacture blue and white delft platter or meat-plate of massive size and elongated...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Irish Chinoiserie Delft and Faience
Materials
Earthenware
English William IV Chinoiserie Painted Chiffonier-form Cabinet, circa 1835
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A C R O T E R I O N is pleased to offer this wonderful circa 1835 English William IV period chiffonier-form cabinet painted black with allover chinoiserie architectural, landscape, a...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Cabinets
Materials
Brass
English George III Giltwood and Ebonized Frame Convex Mirror, circa 1800
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A C R O T E R I O N is pleased to offer this fine and rare circa 1800 English late George III period convex mirror in 'proto-regency' style, the carved moulded and beaded edge circul...
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Antique 1790s English George III Convex Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pine, Giltwood, Paint
William IV Mahogany Two-Drawer Server or Sideboard, England, circa 1835
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A C R O T E R I O N is pleased to offer this wonderful circa 1835 English late regency, William IV period solid mahogany server or sideboard of rectangular form, the exquisite lumine...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Serving Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
English Aesthetic Movement Macassar Ebony Petite Low Table or Stand, circa 1875
By Edward William Godwin, Collinson & Lock
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A C R O T E R I O N is pleased to offer this fine circa 1875 English Aesthetic Movement low table or stand of diminutive two-tier étagère form attributed to famed architect-designer ...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Macassar, Ivory
English Regency Caned and Ebonized Mahogany Klismos Chair, Althorp, circa 1815
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A C R O T E R I O N is pleased to offer this exceptionally fine and doubly rare circa 1815 English regency period chair of petite modified klismos form, the solid mahogany frame havi...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
English William IV Neoclassical Rosewood Pedestal Form Library Table, circa 1835
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A fine circa 1835 English late regency, William IV period rosewood library table of robustly drawn double-sided form, the rectangular top with moulded edge above flat freezes with ce...
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Antique 1830s English Regency Center Tables
Materials
Brass
English George III Mahogany Kettle Stand or Occasional Table, circa 1780
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exceptionally fine circa 1780 English George III period kettle stand or occasional table of deep rectangular 'faux' double-sided form and solid mahogany and veneered construction,...
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III End Tables
Materials
Brass
