Victorian Arts and Crafts Oak and Bronze Corner Stick Stand c. 1880

A good early 17th Century English oak mural livery cupboard used for storing rations of food, candles and beer. These ventilated small mural livery cupboards were sometimes built into walls or wall hung or, as here, placed on a stand. The cupboards were commonplace in 15th, 16th and early 17th century households but few have survived. Larger, carved and inlaid cupboards would have served a high status family, smaller cupboards such as this - with few decorative features and holding just one or two liveries or rations – were for lower status family members or for the household retainers and servants. The spindles here are original and well turned and though simple and functional in form, there is carved decoration and detailing in the door. The original keyhole is still present but a later keyhole added with a later lock – probably 18th century. By the mid 17th century the practice of serving livery had all but disappeared and despite such mural cupboards...

A most impressive and fine quality secretaire bookcase with satinwood and ebony inlays to the well figured mahogany. Tall and elegant, no detail or cost has been spared in its cons...

A most unusual and characterful solid elm cupboard, a primitive cottage piece made in around 1750 and probably Irish. With substantial fielded panel and framed doors with applied Elm mouldings which create a lozenge shape to each panel. The flanks reeded with carved pinwheel above and the deep frieze with deep channel carved decoration. The doors open to reveal a carved arched show frame with matching reeded columns, large quarter pinwheels and a central scroll - again in solid elm. There are two original elm shelves within and both sides are formed from a pair of thickly cut and substantial elm boards. The top boards are original also. This cupboard was originally built in situ, the back of it was formed by the wall in a cottage. When moved backboards and a secondary base board has been added this sits on the original planked elm base and could be removed if not required. The cupboard has old worm holes (the worm has been fully and properly treated and is long since dead) and there are some losses, small chips and wear. The right hand door has a warp as can be seen as there is some slack in the upper hinge – the H hinges...

A beautiful early Welsh spice cupboard. The oak lined drawers of graduated size retaining original iron ring handles on split pin fixings. These boxes housed spices such as cinnamon...

This is an antique Arts & Crafts stick stand. An English, oak hall rack in the manner of Liberty, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Striking...

American Victorian mahogany hall stand C.1900 Handsome hand crafted American hall stand with original center mirror (not shown), coat ...

This antique 19th-century hall stand, crafted from solid oak, is a truly exceptional piece of furniture, beautifully decorated throughout with intricate and detailed carvings. A fine...

19th century oak hall stand from England. The top has a lovely crown molding, over a hand carved central panel, flanked by carved sides, which have three brass hooks on each side fo...