George II Cabinets

We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine Burr Walnut & Brass George II circa 1740 Library Bureau Bookcase with campaign handles A very good looking and well made piece, ...

A fine and rare George II/Early George III mahogany bureau bookcase of rare small size, (often referred to as a ‘Lady’s Bureau’). The top half with cavetto cornice above a mirrored d...

A Fine George II Figurted walnut caddy-topped chest, circa 1730-1740. In the Manor of Giles Grendey. The 'caddy' moulded quarter veneered and feather-banded walnut top sits above a lap moulded brushing slide, over four long oak lined graduating drawers, each cross-banded, feather-banded and book-matched in choice cuts of walnut veneer. The chest is raised on original bracket feet. Each side is veneered in figured walnut and cross banded to the front. The styles are caddy moulded in cross grain walnut. It should be noted that chests such as this are extremely rare and rarer still to retaining the original brass furniture, locks, feet and well-patinated original surfaces. Literature: A notably similar chest can be found bearing the trade label of Giles Grendey in Adam Bowetts 'Early Georgian Furniture...

A very impressive mahogany bureau cabinet / bookcase / secretary*, with secret compartments. In the manner of Giles Grendey (1693-1780). In mahogany and parcel gilt. Mid-18th century, George II period. This English bureau cabinet displays fine, deep, rich colour and superb surface patination throughout. The top section with a broken-arch pediment and dentil cornice. The frieze well carved with Gothic arcaded blind fretwork. Centred by a later urn-shaped finial. The cabinet with two carved parcel-gilt gesso bordered ogee shaped doors. Old but apparently later mirror plates enclosing a fitted interior with eight drawers and adjustable shelves. The cleated fall, with its original lock, now fitted with a wine red, gilt-tooled writing surface revealing an exceptionally high-quality arrangement of canopied drawers and pigeon holes. The interior is centred by an arched, architectural over door...

Tallboy supported by carved shelf feet, in the lower body it has three drawers plus the same number in the upper body, surmounted by two other small side-by-side drawers; the upright...

An elegant 18th-century mahogany bureau cabinet of impressive architectural form, and lovely rich colour. George II-period, circa 1740. The top surmounted by a bold architectural pediment and centred by a brass finial. The two arched panel doors reveal three adjustable shelves which have candle slides below them. Furthermore the bureau section is fitted with a stepped interior. This has two secret compartments, drawers and pigeon holes, and the fall is conventionally supported on two lopers. Lined in the best quality English oak. The blind doors of this Georgian cabinet have well figured mahogany panels of very good colour which reflect beautifully in the candle light. The chamfered and arched doors display a further level of sophistication and quality. The beautifully drawn arched pediment is in perfect proportion with the rest of the cabinet/ bookcase. In excellent condition overall. Architectural furniture designs on the continent commenced with the arrival of the Renaissance, and they have their origins in Roman and Greek architecture. Nb. We often refer to antique bookcases / cabinets as ''secretary desks'' in the US. Bureau bookcases display books, china or silver behind glazed doors, but are described more accurately as bureau cabinets when they are fitted with blind doors. Further reading, re pediments, etc: 'Illustrated Dictionary...

An original and rare two-part George II 18th century Irish architects figured mahogany secretaire bookcase, circa 1740, Ireland. Attributed to Christopher Hearn of Dublin. An impressive carved eagle looking to the left is surmounted to the broken scrolling pediment flanked by flowers above a pair of moulded panelled doors enclosing three shelves above a pair of two short oak-lined drawers. Sitting on a moulded kneehole desk with a large fitted drawer opening to an inset retractable leather writing surface concealing four drawers, a removable ink tray...

A particularly charming and totally original early Georgian solid mahogany chest of drawers with brushing slide of diminutive proportions, circa 1740. England. Width: 29.93 in. (76 c...

An important George II mahogany caddy-topped chest, circa 1730-1740 labelled, Giles Grendey. The ‘caddy’ moulded top sits above a brushing slide over four long graduating drawers,...

A very fine, very tall near pair of late Georgian (or Neoclassical) style bookcases or cabinets. By repute, these cabinets were designed for and actively used by the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia, PA. They seem to have been used from the 19th into the early part of the 20th century. They vary slightly in their dimensions and comprise a near pair. The scale of these cabinets or bookcases is enormous. They are impressive in their presence and require a large, high-ceilinged space to highlight their exceptional scale. They seem to have had several alterations throughout their existence and use in the museum. They may well be made of wall mounted cabinets (with a desk or writing platform separating them) that were reconstructed into free standing cabinets in the late 19th or early 20th century. Each cabinet has a curved cornice top that rests atop a cabinet section with doors that open inward towards a medial stretcher. Each door has 8 glass panes for a total of 16 glass panes (or lights) per cabinet. The top panels have arches. Each top section rests on a base with paneled doors and a stepped foot. The antique glass panes...

We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare 18th century circa 1740 Burr Walnut Portuguese east indies chest on stand A very fine and well made piece hence it has ...

An important George II burr walnut caddy topped chest, circa 1730-1740. With firm attribution to Giles Grendey. The 'caddy' moulded quarter veneered and feather-banded burr walnut top sits above a cock-beaded brushing slide, over four long graduating drawers, each cross banded, feather-banded and book-matched in choice cuts of burr walnut veneer. The chest is raised on original bracket feet and leather-wrapped brass castors. Similarly, the sides are book-matched in choice cuts of figured walnut. It should be noted that chests such as this are extremely rare and rarer still to retain all brass furniture, locks, feet and not forgetting well patinated original surfaces. Giles Grendey was born at Wooton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire in 1693. His workshop was at Aylesbury House, St. John’s Square, Clerkenwell, London and is most famously known to have supplied an order to the duke of Infantado for his castle of Lazcano in Spain. Literature: A notably similar chest can be found bearing the trade label of Giles Grendey in Adam Bowetts 'Early Georgian Furniture...