FULLY RESTORED ANTiQUE VICTORIAN BURROUGHES & WATTS LONDON SNOOKER SCOREBOARD

We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime fully restored Victorian Liberty’s London Thebes stool designed by L Wyburd This piece is as iconic and stylish as they come, anyone who knows and follows fine furniture will recognise this piece instantaneously The design of this three-legged stool is based on an ancient Egyptian prototype, an example of which, dating to 1550-1300 BC, is in the collection of the British Museum (EA 2481). The Liberty stool, patented in 1884, is one of three models, copying Egyptian originals, retailed by the firm. For a full discussion of the nineteenth century’s fascination with Egyptian stools see Donato Esposito, ‘From Ancient Egypt to Victorian London: the impact of ancient Egyptian furniture...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning handmade in England, circa 1880 solid oak revolving snooker pool cue rack with original finish A good looking well made and decora...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite lightly restored Steven & Son's Regent street London Est 1830 Mahogany Snooker scoreboard A truly stunning example of Victorian Snooker...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare, fully restored William & Mary style, Antique Victorian Chesterfield armchair upholstered with Mulberry aqua green velvet upholstery Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price This chair has been on a journey, it came to me in dire need of restoration, as its such a rare chair with such a unique base I have taken it through a no expense spared restoration process, the work completed has been as follows:- The base frame has had various timber repairs, the wood has been stripped back and traditionally French polished, the castors have all been replaced with the correct size porcelain. The upholstery stripped back, the chair repadded using the original horse hair and new padding were required, the coil sprung base rewebbed and tied using the original springs, the chair has then been upholstered in aqua green Mulberry velvet...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite fully restored Liberty & Co London stamped Wardrobe compendium with drawers Pleas...

We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite fully restored Victorian Sheraton Revival partner desk with oxblood leather writing surface This is pretty much the fi...

Antique Thurston & Co LTD London Snooker Billiards Scoreboard. This is a great example of English craftsmanship made of mahogany late Victorian. The slate is in wonderful condition. ...

A spectacular wall mounted antique billiard snooker life pool burr walnut scoring cabinet circa 1880. This is the best scoring cabinet we have ...

This is an excellent antique mahogany pool scoreboard by Palmer & Sons, London late 19th century in date. This is one of the best examples of a pool scoreboard, with nine slides and a moulded pediment above the maker's label: PALMER & SONS, 111, HIGH STREET, BORO', LONDON Together with two prints in oak frames, THE RULES OF POOL & THE RULES OF PYRAMID POOL, Burroughes & Watts, London. Provenance: Sotheby's Belgravia sale on 6th December 1979 of World Champion Billiards/Snooker player 'Joe Davis' This is a fun piece which is sure to attract a lot of attention from your guests and be a welcome addition to any games room.. THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THIS ITEM IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION. Condition: In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 65 x width 44 x depth 9 - scoreboard Height 58 x width 41 x depth 2.5 - print with frame Dimensions in inches: Height 25.6 x width 17.3 x depth 3.5 - scoreboard Height 22.8 x width 16.1 x depth 1.0 - print with frame Burroughes & Watts, London - firm, which would become one of the most famous of the English billiard table manufacturers, was founded in 1836 by William Burroughes in partnership with F. Watts. William had learnt his trade with Thurston's, and set up his new business at 19 Soho Square, London. He brought with him from Thurston's all the latest innovations for billiard tables, immediately starting to produce models with rubber cushions and slate beds. Even though the natural rubber cushions would give extremes of elasticity according to temperature, and the slates where only an inch thick, this was to be the future of billiard tables, and Burroughes and Watts were at the forefront from the very beginning. They were quickly recognised as a world-class manufacturer and received a prize medal for a table entered for the Great Exhibition of 1851, with a similar award being received at the subsequent London Exhibition of 1862. In 1860 they were making a modest 150 full-sized tables a year, but by the end of this decade production had doubled. In 1869 they followed the lead of Thurston's and improved their cushions with "vulcanised" rubber, which were designed to minimise the effect of temperature variations. The business now looked for expansion away from London, and in the early 1870's they opened up branches in Dublin and Belfast. At this time most tables in Ireland were made with cast iron frames, and the wooden framed Burroughes & Watts tables proved popular with the locals. In 1873 the company secured a major contract for billiard tables to "Her Majesty's War Department and Admiralty" and around the same time received the warrant of Queen Victorian and Edward, Prince of Wales. The following year, the champion, William Cook...

A wonderful mahogany Billiards, Snooker & Life POOL combination scoring cabinet by George Wright of London, made circa 1895 with a very nice cut of mahogany a pediment top adorns thi...

A rare solid oak full size billiard or snooker table of refectory or Jacobean form by the "original" Burroughes and Watts of London. The cushion friezes are fitted with ebony and fr...

A beautiful mahogany framed scoring cabinet by Cox & Yeman circa 1890, featuring hand painted sliding panels ,revolving numbers and a central slate panel....