Regency Brass-Mounted Part-Ebonized Mahogany Cellarette

The later breccia marble top over two paneled doors opening to reveal shelves, above a drawer over a fall front with an interior fitted with drawers and compartments, and two further...

In the style of Thomas Hope, the rectangular three-quarter galleried top over a single frieze drawer raised on caryatid front supports, above a plinth base and carved paw feet, the w...

In the French taste‚ the rectangular tooled leather inset writing surface with a three-quarter gallery‚ above two frieze drawers‚ with sham drawers to the reverse‚ raised on square t...

The rectangular padded seat covered in brown leather, opening to reveal a set of library steps, over a solid inlaid seat-rail and ring-turned tapering legs ending in castors. 18in. high, 34 1/2in. wide and 16 1/2in. deep. Opened, 36in. high and 49in. wide. Rooms organized during the Regency period as libraries often had floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. The upper shelves were difficult to reach, so movable library stairs were invaluable. Further, libraries were one of the most important rooms in a stately house, symbol of its owner's wealth, culture and status. As a consequence, designers, architects and cabinet or chair makers devoted much attention to its architecture and decoration. Hence, the emrgence of innovative ideas such as our bench. Enter the Regency era metamorphic library chair/bench (chairs are more common than benches)! The tables, chairs and stools containing library steps were patented in Great Britain by Robert Campbell in 1774 but this innovative chair-based design did not become immediately popular. Once the Regency was established, a neo-classical interpretation of Campbell’s Metamorphic Library Chair concept started to become popular in London. Any early attributions rely heavily on two contemporary sketches...

A wonderful form carved Classical Empire cellarette in mahogany with gadrooned edges, hinged top, zinc lined interior, and small brass decorative...

Fine 19th century English regency carved mahogany cellarette with pinwheel foliate finial, hinged lid, carved medallions, fitted interior, bracketed paw feet on a stepped base.

A fine and large antique Georgian Regency period mahogany wine cellarette, circa 1810. This large cellarette is of sarcophagus shape and displ...

An English Regency-style cabinet. Bench made in our custom workshop in London. Fitted for TV, this can also be used as a chic antique bar cabinet. With two hand-painted Chinoiserie lacquered and gilded panels, depicting rural Chinese scenes around a lake. The deep black lacquered cabinet is framed with water-gilded moldings and fluted styles. The panel doors slide back into the case and the interior is constructed with a slide-out TV shelf...