Very Robust Brassbound William IV Anglo-Chinese Padouk Silver Chest

A William IV Colonial padouk five-foot round table, the solid circular top with a pierced frieze of paired volute scrolls, with blind fretwork and e...

An Anglo-Chinese padouk metamorphic architect’s table, this apparently simple table is an infinitely versatile desk. The rectangular top has a moulded edge. It opens to create a la...

A George IV Anglo-Chinese amboyna card table, the hinged rectangular top with rounded corners opening out to form a square, lined in later green baize, decorated with bone and ebony ...

The sarcophagus-shaped top section has a hinged lid and is richly carved throughout in high relief. The everted sides have fleshy palmettes and paired acanthus leaves, while the top has four pairs of leaves which are joined by a carved rib in the centre and scroll outwards to up-curled edges. It is raised on a gadrooned and turned pedestal set on a quatrefoil base with reeded bun feet disguising the original castors. The interior, without fittings, is relined in crushed blue velvet. English, circa 1835. Susan Stuart, in Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840, (ibid), p.110, pl.658, (above) illustrates a rosewood teapoy...

An Anglo Indian padouk tripod side table, of circular form, the top with a solid centre within a border and curved frieze of o...

An Anglo-Chinese hardwood naval officer’s campaign chest. This chest (probably padouk) is of typical rectangular form, in two brass-bound secti...

19th century William IV mahogany pole screen, circa 1830 Framed original tapestry depicting a young lady outside with a dog. Frame with gilt slip. Supported by a turned and carved s...

We are delighted to offer for sale this large and collectable lightly restored William IV circa 1830 Flamed Mahogany, metamorphic armchair which converts into Library steps attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London. This is a wonderful piece of English history, I have never seen another with such elegant turned front legs, usually they are plainer and straight timber. The seat pad has been upholstered with a grey linen, the steps and raw flamed mahogany and look amazing. This chair is an important and extremely expensive looking thing that commands attention in any setting. You can see the same model made by Gillows currently viewed in the Victorian & Albert Museum, below is an extra from their listing. 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...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage beautifully decorated hand painted and lacquered Oriental trunk A very good looking and well m...

This is a very decorative antique accent for a more formal room and will make an interesting topic of conversion when placed at the fireplace. Originally used to guard a lady's face ...

A very rare 19th Century Anglo Indian teak travelling trunk, finely hand carved beautifully accented with brass details throughout. The well figured, moulded and brass bound top of ...

This stately pair of William IV Terrestrial and Celestial Globes was crafted by the esteemed mapmaking firm J. & W. Cary, exuding the essence of late Regency-era elegance. Beyond the...