Bleached Oak Carving

A pair of large French, Egyptian Revival wall lights. Each with seven branches, painted and gilded.

A French Napoleon III, Empire Revival four drawer commode in pickled mahogany. With good bronze handles and variegated grey marble top.

A pair of French walnut and fer forge rails or gates in the manner of Edgar Brandt. These could be adapted accordinly.

An English Edwardian, George II style carved scarlet and giltwood mirror, with a bevelled plate. Carved throughout with foliage and surmounted with an eagle.

A XIX Century German carved gilt wood console table with a marble top, en suite with a matching mirror, sold separately. Stamped 'Coburg'

A Chinese carved hardwood and glazed cinnabar circular side table, depicting foliage, dragons and peacocks.

Dark stained solid oak griffin carving with ornate and foliate details. It mounts at the very top and back and very bottom. Good condition with appropriate wear from age, with minor ...

French oak hand carved Gothic revival panel. There are three available. Each panel is 1" deep by 8.5" wide by 13" high.

Pair of English Gothic Revival style (19th Century) oak carved railing panels with open design and finial (PRICED AS Pair).

A good Arts & Crafts oak fire surround with a flaring cornice and three central shaped supports flanked by stylized floral carvings to the tops with a central beveled mirror, curved ...

A group of four antique confessionals in Neo-Gothic style, made of oak.

This Teakwood pediment carving came from a Northern Thai house. Pediment carvings were part of the traditional architecture system and were found under overhanging roof gables. We know it was a residential roof (and not a temple's) because of the shallow angle. Temple roofs are much steeper and usually temple exteriors were painted, so some pigment would usually remain, particularly towards the top. Thai houses were made from solid teak --walls, roofs, floors; everything. They were always raised on stilts to remain above seasonal flooding, snakes and other forest creatures. The area below the house was used for animals and storage. The Thai architectural wall system (including pediments) always employed heavy beams and thin floating panels. Visually these wall panels are very attractive and richly textured on account of exposure to moisture. Teak is very resistant to moisture and insects, so the lifespan of teak exterior parts can be over 150 years. The antique pediment...