Amboyna Furniture

A large and impressive pair of Empire style gilt-bronze and burr, Amboyna Mirrors, By Maison Krieger. Each mirror is over 328 cm high (129 inches) and ...

Late Regency Amboyna centre table, attributed to the workshop of Edward Holmes Baldock. The circular top with a shaped apron set upon a solid trif...

Large Art Deco wardrobe in amboyna burl and parchment circa 1930.  

Antique Victorian Aesthetic Canterbury whatnot dating from around 1880, elegantly ebonized with inlaid amboyna and brass edging, presenting a delightful mix of charm and character. ...

Without a doubt the most Spectacular Piece of Mastercraft we’ve ever seen. Extraordinary in every possible way. The hardware is a work of art. Companion Dining Table in a separate li...

1950s spectacular Trio of Mastercraft Chests and custom stand. The two chests on the ends mirror each other and the center chests is larger. Designed by Willian Doezema a founding pa...

Fine quality with rectangular top with brass edge and reversible top exposing a chessboard. With panel removed you have a leather backgammon playing surface. Raised on Lyre form tres...

Mastercraft sideboard clad in vibrant Amboyna burl veneer, with heavy brass appointments. It is quite striking, with its inverted curve ends. Four drawers on one side, and shelf stor...

This unique vanity mirror crafted from tin, mother-of-pearl, and amboyna burl is of French origin and dates back to the early 20th century. The o...

Rare stunning French Art Deco burl Amboyna vitrine or dry bar. Beautiful mother-of-pearl inlay with gorgeous marquetry. Sliding glass doors open for plenty of space for display. In t...

Beautifully burled chest, toned in a custom burnt orange lacquer atop a wood plinth. Nine drawers; three with acid-etched panels by Bernhard Rohne, accent...

This stunning Art Deco bar counter, dating back to the 1930s, is a true gem from France. Crafted from luxurious Amboyna burl wood and finished wit...

French Art Deco amboyna wood cheval mirror with framed beveled mirror glass, banded inlaid trim, and white painted finials.

A centre table attributed to Holland and Sons related to a table in Clarence House, this exceptional table has a circular top decorated with six radiating amboyna veneers with a border of concentric marquetry rings. The decoration comprising kingwood bands within boxwood stringing, a continuous boxwood laurel wreath with ivory berries on a satinwood ground and further amboyna borders. The frieze has amboyna crossbanding and applied ormolu sunburst medallions. The support is composed of purpleheart columns inlaid with kingwood, terminating in low splayed feet, which encircle a classical urn on a plinth. The superb ormolu mounts include acanthus leaves, classical masks and patera. English, circa 1860. A table with a similar base and particularly fine ormolu mounts was exhibited by Holland and Sons in the International Exhibition in 1862 and illustrated as plate 40 in J. B. Waring’s book (see pages 100-103 for further references to this exhibition). A further closely related piece was in the collection of the late Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and is shown in the Morning Room in Clarence House in the Daily Mail’s article ‘Inside the private world of Prince Charles’, November 2018. Originally founded by Stephen Taprell and William Holland...

Cabinet with two center doors in amboyna that open to show one shelf the two outside doors are in macassar ebony and open to reveal a top draw with a low...

Art Deco Centre Table A stunning French art Deco centre table produced in the 1920’s using figured amboyna, stunning colour to the grain with inlaid ebony scalloped side standing on...

This is a stunning pair of antique French amboyna and ebonised card tables, circa 1860 in date. The tables are made from striking and rare ambo...

Regency Rosewood Sofa Table with Coramandel and Amboyna Crossbanded Top, Parcel Gilt Acnthus Decorated Baluster Column on Pedestal Base Supported on Scroll Feet - 34"w (58" fully ope...

Antique, circa 1880, large quality inlaid ebonised, amboyna and burr walnut pier display cabinet in Aesthetic style. It showcases the best color and patina. Solid and sturdy, with n...

Set of eight exotic amboyna burl and dark brown with grey paisley velvet dining chairs. Klismos style legs, tall backs and ample seats create a dining chair with style as well as com...

Presenting a beautiful and elegant 19th century French Boudoir vitrine in the style of Louis XV. From circa 1890 and made in France. This is a tall legged vitrine and has beaut...

An extraordinary fine English victorian marquetry Sycamore, Amboyna, burr-walnut and ormolu-mounted circular tulipwood crossbanding tip-top center table with inlaid decorations depicting wicker baskets full of flowers, vines, butterflies and hummingbirds, in the manner and attributed to Edward Holmes Baldock (1777-1845) after a design by Richard Bridgens, circa London, 1840. Measures: Height: 29 1/4 inches (74.3 cm). Diameter: 53 1/2 inches (135.9 cm). Edward Holmes Baldock (1777-1845) is listed in London Trade Directories of the period in various capacities. He first appears listed at 7 Hanway Street, London in 1805 described as a 'dealer in China and glass' and by 1821 as ' an antique furniture and ornamental furniture dealer'. By 1826 the various facets of the business included 'buying and selling, exchanging and valuing China, cabinets, screens, bronzes etc' Baldock's business seems to have largely involved trading in foreign items and from 1832-1837 he was the purveyor of earthenware and glass to William IV and later purveyor of china to Queen Victoria from 1838 until his death. He is known to have repaired, re-modelled and adapted furniture...

A very fine and attractive nest of tables constructed in Amboyna wood, of graduated rectangular size, on ring turned columns raised on tressel end supports joined by stretcher. Circ...

Handsome Mastercraft Amboyna burl and brass parsons leg dining table. This table is in very nice vintage condition and is gorgeous in person. There is one 20" leaf increasing the ori...

Amboyna Pyramid Chest of Drawers Art Deco design has its origins in the Pharaonic period of ancient Egypt. The mystery and exotic allure of t...

Introducing a stunning George IV amboyna card table adorned with exquisite gilt wood decoration, showcasing the epitome of fine craftsmanship from the English circa 1830 era. This r...

Two letter openers in dark, yellow and nearly white amber. Hallmarked silver.

Art Deco U-Shaped coffee table in Loupe D'Amboine Burl (Amboyna) by Jules Leleu.

Spectacular Example of this Regency Burled Credenza/Buffet from famed Mastercraft. Impeccable Brass work inset into the four Burled doors like only Mas...

Mastercraft sideboard designed by Bernhard Rohne. This piece has wonderful detailing with inlaid burled amboyna and bronze pulls and feet. Three drawers with cabinet opening to...

Burled elm Art Deco period secretary cabinet attributed To Rene Herbst. the front decorated with looping thread inlay, drop down door opening with inset with cognac colour leather writing surface and bird eye maple sectioned storage and drawers, raised on gilt wood and elm plinth, ex-Sotheby's France: circa 1930. Provenance: Private Collection; Sotheby's 20th Century Design Sale...

Fabulous pair of Amboyna and brass Asian influenced end table/night stands by Mastercraft. These pieces are finished on all sides and are exquisite in person-real show stoppers ! Can...

The hinged rectangular top with three oval Signed Wedgwood plaques depicting putti at various pursuits within oval paterae mounted swagged and beaded borders, opening to a morocco leather lined hinged slope enclosing a well, the upper section fitted with candlesticks and compartmentalized for inkwells, above a hinged lid the front with a spring loaded secret drawer opening to a needle or pincushion and spools of thread. This unusual work box, mounted with blue and white jasperware signed Wedgwood plaques, is English in conception. The writing box was a popular form first used in the 18th c and well into the 19th c for traveling. This type of portable desk was described by the English poet William Cowper in 1785 as 'the most elegant, the compactest, the most commodious desk in the world.' Additionally, the jasperware plaques, came from Josiah Wedgwood's factory in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. Its proximity to the steel manufacturing city of Birmingham, the birthplace of Matthew Boulton, producer of decorative metalwork (including cut steel mounts) and described by his friend and fellow-industrialist, Josiah Wedgwood, as 'the first Manufacturer in England', certainly suggests an English origin and possibly his handwork. However, the polished steel mounts are also typical of furniture and objects made in Tula, Russia, where the Imperial Arms Factory was founded by Peter the Great in the early 18th c and which later became known for its decorative objects, including furniture and domestic pieces. Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, ordered the 'Frog Service...

The shaped cornice above a fitted bureau-bookcase enclosed behind solid doors, the central desk drawer has a ratcheted writing slope and is flanked by thr...

Very fine early 20th century humidor fashioned from solid amboyna burl with bone trim and lacquered brass carrying handles, by Callow of Mount Street, hav...

Cheval mirror in solid mahogany and amboyna burl. French polish. Original mirror. Hooks and handle in nickel-plated brass. France c.1925.

Extraordinary British Empire Travel Jewelry Box. Veneered in Burled Yew Wood and Amboyna inlaid with silver, mother of pearl, and ebony floral designs. The interior with a small oval...

For sale is a good quality Victorian brass strapwork mounted amboyna writing slope, with a fall front and hinged top opening to reveal a fully fitted int...

This French birchwood console cabinet features exquisite amboyna wood accents and is in overall good, structurally sound condition. The piece shows some sun fading to the amboyna sur...

FRENCH ART DECO SIDEBOARD IN AMBOYNA This exquisite French Art Deco Sideboard, crafted in 1925, is a true rarity of unparalleled quality. Constructed from the finest amboyna veneers ...

An impressive coffee table made of exotic Amboyna burl wood, with real gold lined edging and central gold maker's hallmarked inset. Silverlining Workshop - 1992. The UK based firm...

Galle district, 18th century The box is made of amboyna burr with inlays of ebony, bone and burr wood and has several interior compartments, all made with the utmost attention to de...

Beautiful and elegant small center table with curved legs and scalloped top in the Louis XV style forming a writing and working table thanks to a sliding top system revealing a drop-...

The finest quality table with rectangular hinged top opening to a fitted interior. Raised on a trestle base with two ebony columns joined by a carved ebony stretcher. Saber legs and ...

An exceptional 19th century amboyna and ebony games table firmly attributed to Holland & Sons, the rectangular hinged top decorated with leaf banding, opening on telescope action to ...

An Art Deco small desk. Amboyna with inlaid details, red bakelite and brass pulls. Desk features four drawers a storage cabinet and an additional storage area underneath a lift u...

Amazing burled amboyna and brass three-piece chinoiserie Mastercraft credenza buffet. Wow! is what you will say when you see this stunning thre...

A fine French Art Deco amboyna burl wood cabinet designed by Georges De Bardyère. Signed - Circa 1920. Free delivery for all areas in mainland Eng...

19th century bookcase/display and storage cabinet. It is made of amboyna wood which is very rich in color. The top section is great for display or for books and the bottom half ha...

English early 19th century occasional table with ormolu mounts in walnut, rosewood and ebony veneer. The rectangular top with quarter veneered center in walnut, banded in rosewood, the edges trimmed in acanthus molded bronze on center shaft, the flutes edged in gilt brass, standing on four legs in the Louis XIV manner. Again having gilt bronze mounts. Thomas Parker...

Low rectangular art deco sofa of coffee table from France about 1930. Amboyna roots wood veneered and lacquered. Black lacquered at the edges. Dimensions: H 40, 5 cm x W 122 cm x D...

A handsome French Mid-Century Modern tiger mahogany and amboyna wood sideboard in the manner of Jules Leleu; the rectangular tiger mahogany top above th...

One of the finest examples you'll find. Acquired from the original owners, this is one gorgeous piece. Comprised of 6 pieces in total. Burled Amboyna and Extraordinary Brass Embellis...

Natural amboyna burl case, with four brass-welted doors accented by heavy brass pulls and backing plates. Doors open to reveal five drawers and a single shelf. Four corners are adorn...

Art Deco French amboyna semaniere with slight bow front and inset marble top with nickled brass pulls & original key (signed: KRIEGER on the back & lock).   

Pair of French Art Deco amboyna wood end tables with 3 drawers having chrome and brass drawer pulls and flanked by a Pair of shelves and resting on a mahogany base. (PRICED AS Pair)

A Fine Burl Amboyna and Marquetry Centre Table Attributed to George Blake and Co and Probably Retailed by Edward Holmes Baldock English London made Circa 1845. An exceptional table of wonderful colour, utilising the finest amboyna veneers as a background for a complex pattern of floral marquetry on the stem, feet and table top. The tilt-top with segmented veneers and central floral inlay within an inlaid floral scroll surround and with a conforming inlaid outer border. The triform pedestal base with foliate inlay, carved leaf scroll feet with carved lateral flower head roundels with recessed castors. The basic design for this table comes from the work of the designer Richard Bridgens and was published in 1838 as plate 16 in his Furniture with Candelabra. As can be seen from the image of Bridgens' design, the outer scrolling border on the top of our table is very much in the style of that suggested in the design but the other marquetry is of a sophisticated floral type popularised slightly later, suggesting a date of c.1845 for our table. Marquetry of this sort was a speciality of the Blake family, marquetry experts and associates of the great dealer Edward Holmes Baldock. Baldock was responsible for building some museum quality collections of fine 18th century French furniture during this period for some of his famous aristocratic clients but he also supplied new furniture in the French taste, often incorporating marquetry by the Blake firm. The use of exotic amboyna as the ground for this marquetry is also in keeping with other pieces known to have been supplied by Baldock, for whom it appears only the best was good enough. The sinuous lines of this table and the exotic veneers give the piece a more timeless feel than many other examples from this period and the colour means that it would work equally well in a contemporary interior or alongside pieces of Art Deco furniture as it would in a more traditional room. This is a piece of sublime quality that somehow manages to be both decorative and yet understated and as such is exactly the sort of piece we enjoy sharing with our clients. Edward Holmes Baldock (1777-1845) Born on the 14th May 1777 he established his business in 1805 in Hanway Street which over the years he expanded at this location. He soon was a prominent London furniture dealer to several members of the Royal Family and is responsible for supplying French-fashioned furniture to the 5th Duke of Buccleuch. Edwards Holmes Baldock’s pieces have become a prized possession amongst collectors, museums and dealers alike. The use of a variety of specimen woods can often been seen on attributed and signed tables by Edward Holmes Baldock, reminiscent of those on the present table. Baldock was thought to have worked very closely to with the master of marquetry and inlay of the 19th Century Robert Blake who had workshops adjacent to Baldock’s retail premises. Pieces in public collections with likely links to the Blake Family include a piano in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a writing desk in Goodwood House, a centre table in Syon House, a circular table in Alnwick Castle, an octagonal table in the Leeds City Art Gallery at Temple Newsam House and also signed works in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Baldock's works often imitated the important pieces of 18th-century French furniture that Francophile collectors including George, Prince of Wales, later George IV, William Beckford, Francis Seymour Conway, 3rd Marquess of Hertford and George Watson...

This outstanding and important writing table has a rectangular top above two cedar-lined frieze drawers. It is raised on rectangular section flared end supports with parcel gilt and ebonised scroll spandrels and feet joined by a flat brass inlaid stretcher. The decoration comprises superb quality amboyna, ebony and calamander veneers. The top has a central amboyna field within a Boulle work border of inlaid ormolu foliate sprays, while the sides have further amboyna panels within ormolu stringing and calamander crossbanding. With a copy of the invoice stating it was from the Wellington Collection and probably sold by the 8th Duke. English, circa 1815. Height: 29¼ in (74.5cm) Width: 50¼ in (127.5cm) Depth: 26in (66 cm) Provenance: Lord Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, possibly 11 Titchfield St, London Temple Williams Ltd 1963 (See the Country Life advertisement below) Philip Duncan Ltd, sold in 1969 A distinguished American private collection Published: M. Jourdain and R. Fastnedge Regency Furniture 1795-1830, London, 1965 p.77 fig. 179 Country Life “Summer Calendar” 1963, p.51 Lord Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington (1885-1972) was an Anglo-Irish diplomat (1908-1919) who served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Grenadier Guards during World War II and then became an architect. His collection at 11 Titchfield Terrace was one of the first major regency furniture collections in Britain. In 1947, he gave Apsley House and its important contents (the Wellington Collection) to the nation with the proviso that he and his family were able to occupy a large portion of it. He married Dorothy Violet Ashton in 1914, daughter of Robert Ashton of Croughton. See Wick Antiques...