Antique Georgian Mahogany Peat Bucket

A fine pair of Chippendale period mahogany side chairs having attractive carved decoration to well-figured pierced splat backs above unusual bowed seats raised on square chamfere...

A Good Quality And Charming Early 19th Century Mahogany Miniature Chest, Having Well Figured Top Over Three Long Drawers With Original Brass Knobs And Boxwood Inlaid Escutcheons, Over Elegant Shaped Apron With Original Splayed Bracket Feet.  There is regular debate over whether miniature furniture was made as an apprentice piece, which is when a craftsmen who was looking for a job at a workshop would create something to showcase their talents. Or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece, which is when a few items were produced as scale models but a well established workshop as a form of physical catalogue in advance of a travelling salesman’s road trip around the country, for him to use to try and fill his order book with full size counterparts. We believe that this particular little Georgian Miniature Chest was probably made as an apprentice piece, due to the relative simplicity of it, combined with the exceptional execution, which maybe suggests that somebody was very much trying to impress somebody else. It is also slightly unusual in form, which again suggests it was made more as a one off item with a specific purpose, as opposed to a scale model of other items. It is certainly a charming piece of antique miniature furniture...

An attractive and good quality early 19th century Georgian mahogany miniature chest having well figured top over two short and three long drawers with later brass lions mask knobs...

A late 18th century mahogany miniature chest retaining good colour throughout, with rectangular top over four well figured long drawers having...

A unique pair of monumental brass bound mahogany Irish Georgian style turf or peat buckets with shell motifs. The fitted brass liners makes them especially...

Georgian style brass bound mahogany turf, or Irish peat buckets. The tapered swirling moulded sides have polished brass bands and faceted and twist g...

A late Georgian brass bound mahogany oyster bucket, of oval form with three brass bands, wooden volute handles and the original brass liner. English, 1810.

Good Georgian mahogany bedside cupboard with drawer above. Lovely colour. 1790. Reference: 8397 Dimensions 21 inches (53 cms) Wide 18.5 inches (47 cms) Deep 31.5 inches (80 cms) High