English Regency Leather Covered Steps with Storage, c. 1810

Antique Dutch mail box slot cover, made of brass with the word Brieven which means letters. Made in the Netherlands between 1920's to 1940's. Mail slot opening is approximately 5 i...

Antique watercolor created in England in the mid nineteenth century. Signed in lower left with two first initials "Barnard, April 20th, 1855 - Hastings", on the back is written "Near...

A seven book series by Jean-Jacques Barthelemy titled "Voyage du Jeune Anacharsis". The books have Leather spines with gilt lettering, which is in French was published in Paris in 1...

Large solid sterling silver vase in excellent condition that serves as a dramatic entrance piece. The vase weighs 4 pounds 11.9 ounces or about 70 troy ounces. It was made in Sheffi...

American mahogany three-tiered upholstered library steps with serpentine rails, cross stretchers, and terminating on turned bulbous legs. Early 19th century.

An unusual and attractive set of English mahogany Regency style library stairs, each tread lined in brown gilt-tooled leather ending in an identically lined platform. The steps have ...

Beautifully crafted English library steps in mahogany with inlaid leather accents. Features two compartments for convenient storage. A timeless piece o...

We are delighted to offer for sale this pair of large and collectable Regency style metamorphic armchair which converts into Library steps after the original 18th century design by Gillows of Lancaster with Burr Walnut panels A very good looking and well made pair, I have never seen a Regency style piece with Burr Walnut panels before, the leather seat pads have been restored by my leather polishers, they have been hand dyed six times, antiqued and sealed The period 1800-1825 was a great one for ‘patent’ or ‘metamorphic’ furniture This chair, which transforms into a short set of steps for use with bookshelves, is close to a design for a ‘Library Chair’ published in Rudolph Ackermann’s Repository of the Arts in July 1811, which was made by the London firm of Morgan and Saunders, of Catherine Street, Strand. They were well known for their ingenious furniture, including reading chairs with writing surfaces attached and a great variety of travelling beds...