George III Sheraton Satinwood Sofa, England, circa 1795

Exquisite circa 1785 English George III Hepplewhite style bookcase cabinet of large-scale having solid mahogany case with alternating boxwood and mahogany dentil inlay on molded corn...

A fine circa 1785 English George III period Hepplewhite style three-drawer commode of serpentine form having exquisitely grained crotch mahogany veneers with kingwood crossbanding an...

A wonderful and unusual circa 1800 English George III two compartment tea caddy having rectangular satinwood veneered oak case with Kingwood, boxwood, and ebony inlaid borders and 'A...

A spectacular and exceptionally rare pair of English, possibly Irish, George III circa 1800 wall brackets or shelves in 'Rustic' style, the cusped shaped tops in original 'red ochre' paint with period brass hanging tabs, the tapering 'bodies' composed of fully gilded twigs and rootwood in original finish. Provenance: The collection of Sir John Boorman at The Glebe, Annamoe, County Wicklow, Ireland. The 'Rustic' style in design emerged in Great Britain from the 'Picturesque' movement within Romanticism of the 18th century as a quiet rebellion against the formality of Baroque and Neoclassical architectural styles and was largely ephemeral due to it's inherently specific application; that it being intended for the 'cottage orné', follies, and grottos of the landed gentry. Frances Collard states "Rustic furniture, particularly that made of untrimmed branches and roots, appeared in the designs of Thomas Chippendale and Thomas Johnson and were featured in an anonymous work published by Josiah Taylor's 'Architectural Library, "Ideas for Rustic Furniture", from 1790-5". The Duke of Buccleuch...

With a serpentine shaped back and straight seat with loose cushion, out scrolled arms, raised on square section legs with stretchers. A Classic form with colorful hand done needlepoi...

A lovely and well-proportioned marquetry sofa with arched back, scroll arms and short Grecian curved legs in mahogany embellished with inlays of festoo...

19th century satinwood box sofa. On six tapering legs.

George Nelson Marshmallow sofa, model 5670 Manufactured by Herman Miller A great example of an iconic form.