Charles II Furniture

Charles II rectangular sturdy and weighty stool with exposed peg construction, incised edge, decorative carved apron, turned legs conjoined with a box stretcher. Dimensions: 18" W, ...

A Rare and Well Preserved 17th century Charles II Walnut High Back Bergère Decorative Carved Hallway Chair 1680s This high-back chair made from waln...

A Jacobean oak mule chest Antique English 17th century Jacobean Oak Mule Chest circa 1660 A Charles II Jacobean oak mule chest 17th...

17th century carved Oak Court cupboard, Livery cupboard This Old and roomy cupboard is made in solid Oak and needless to say it is very heavy, lucki...

A small Table Stand with fine and deeply turned legs, stretcher base, three plank top and carved apron with scroll accent. The table is very well made and exhibits a fine Golden colo...

Each with a damask pattern of scrolling foliage, peonies, tulips and fruit. Massive pattern repeat, see image. Original braid. Cleaned and conserved. Measures: Two height 315 cm., 124 in., width 107 cm., 42 in., One height 295 cm, 116 in., width 109.5 cm., 43 in., From the collection of the 1st Viscount Cowdray, Cowdray Park, Sussex, supplied by Lengyon & Co, circa 1910. Francis Lenyon, Lenyon & Co, Lenyon & Morant Born in England in 1877, Lenyon was trained as a cabinetmaker and studied at the South Kensington Museum in London. By 1900, he found work with Art Workshops, Ltd., and soon after with Charles Duveen, son of Sir Joseph Duveen. Employed by C.J. Charles for several years, Lenyon became well-known as cabinetmaker to England's aristocracy. He opened his own firm, Lenyon & Co., in 1904, and in 1912 merged with Morant & Co., to become Lenyon & Morant, holding royal warrants under four successive British kings. In 1910, Lenyon made his first visit to the United States to supervise the interior decoration of Whitlaw Reid, and soon opened a New York branch of his firm. As in England, Lenyon 's American clients were wealthy and sophisticated and relied on Lenyon to furnish authentic and reproduction interiors in period styles. In the 1930s, Lenyon was hired by Nelson Rockfeller to serve as a major consultant to the reconstruction of Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia, and selected all the furnishings for the Governor's Palace there. Lenyon was widely known for his expertise in 17th and 18th century British furniture...

This is a circa 1660 Charles II English cupboard. This style was characterized by elaborate carvings and large frames. During Charles II's reign, there was a revival in the art and d...

English Jacobean oak chest on later stand, chest fitted with four graduated drawers, on stand with baluster supports with block stretchers.

A wonderful very old English mid-17th century chest of drawers with geometrically shaped fronts to the drawers and wonderful two panel sections to the ends and back. Later pulls. On ...

This extremely fine and rare Charles II Lace back trefid spoon was made in London in 1682 by the prolific, quality, spoon maker, Lawrence Coles. As you will see from the images, the ...

Late 17th to early 18th century Charles II oak chest of drawers, English, circa 1700, having a rectangular two board top, four drawers ...

A Charles II Oak Chest of Drawers Late 17th/Early 18th Century. Great piece in both traditional and contemporary settings. Height 35 x...

Characterful, naive charm Perfect height for occassional table beside armchair or sofa for a drink and nibbles A mid-17th century oak joint stool...

A Charles II Gateleg table. Late 17th century Oak Gateleg table with excellent patina. Original drawer and drop handle. Dimensions: H ...

English Charles II carved oak marriage coffer, dated 1684. Three paneled chest, top rail hand carved with initials and marriage year: 'MI, 1684'. A pl...

English Jacobean style (17th Century elements or later) oak chest of drawers with 4 geometric fronted drawers above an apron on bracket feet.

Antique Charles II style oak chest of drawers, 19th century. The base molding and feet are 21st century.

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Charles I 1630 solid oak hall or refectory table from Plaish hall Church Stretton Shropshire A very good looking and well made refectory or hall table, it has a triple plank top with cleated ends, moulded frieze above turned and square section legs joined by peripheral stretchers The table came from the Collection of Plaish Hall, Church Stretton, Shropshire which was the Property of Mrs Roy Merley and Family. Plaish Hall is a stunning Grade I listed Tudor house, standing in beautiful gardens and grounds and surrounded by the unspoilt countryside of South Shropshire. It is believed to be the first brick built house in Shropshire in the 1580s, (although parts of an earlier stone house were incorporated), at a time when the great majority of buildings in the parish of Cardington were timber framed. Of special note are the chimneys of Plaish Hall which are thought to have been based on those at Hampton Court, they are considered to be the finest in the West Midlands. From the early 1980s and over a period of 35 years Plaish Hall was initially meticulously restored and then maintained, its glorious Tudor style gardens were also reinstated. Judge Sir William Leighton Plaish Hall was re-built for Judge Sir William Leighton who on his death in 1607 left land to endow church repairs at St James’s, Cardington, as well as the sum of £50 for the making of his tomb in the chancel. In his notes on the History of the Church and Parish of Cardington, G B H Bishop...

The Charles II period design incorporated a French influence. Furniture was often characterized by elegant carvings with a focus on reliability and usefulness. This dresser has been ...

An excellent traditional Charles II Solid Silver Spoon in the simple, elegant puritan style. The Spoon has the initials SG engraved on the back of the handle. Made in London, England in 1669 by Stephan Venables. Approx. Weight - 52g Approx. Length - 18.3cm Approx. Width - 5.1cm This 17th...

A fine example of an English Charles II silk needlework picture framed under glass with figures and animals in its border, and foliate decoration throu...

A CHARLES II STYLE MAHOGANY HIGH BACK ELBOW CHAIR, ENGLAND, 19TH CENTURY. Humped back, upholstered to the back and seat in red fabric with a lozenge design, the arms of scrolling...

Set of 4 English Charles II style (19th Century) oak Derbyshire side chairs with 2 horizontal arched splats above turned legs joined by stretchers (PRICED AS SET).

An impressive Set of 4 George V Sterling Silver Stacking Beakers in the style of a set from the reign of Charles II (from 1660). This Set up cups features 4 straight sided beakers ea...

An impressive Antique Charles II sterling Silver Porringer of substantial size decorated with a chased stylised leaf pattern around the base and a chased band around the middle of th...

English oak 17th century open base long dresser, with a three-board top surrounded by a molded edge, above a frieze, containing three drawers, the drawer fronts with applied geometri...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare and highly collectable suite of twelve original Copper plate engravings dating to 1643 by Ioachimus Sandrart after the original by Joachim Von Sandrart the Elder depicting the months of the year These are a suite that will never come up for sale again, dating to 1643 they are 381 years old, the copper engraving print outlines clearly visible, each piece signed to the bottom left Ioachimus Sandart Pinxit and to the bottom right what looks like I Suijderhoef jculjit These are a highly coveted and important suite of mid 17th century prints, they wouldn’t look out of place in the finest library or museums The condition is perfect, they are mounted with full margins, on museum board with golf leaf slips and hand made 22ct gold leaf side edges Dimensions each Height:- 53.5cm Width:- 43.5cm Depth:- 2cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask Joachim von Sandrart (12 May 1606 – 14 October 1688) was a German Baroque art-historian and painter, active in Amsterdam during the Dutch Golden Age. He is most significant for his collection of biographies of Dutch and German artists the Teutsche Academie,[1] published between 1675 and 1680. Sandrart was born in Frankfurt am Main, but the family originated from Mons.[2][3] According to his dictionary of art called the Teutsche Academie, he learned to read and write from the son of Theodor de Bry, Johann Theodoor de Brie and his associate Matthäus Merian, but at age 15 was so eager to learn more of the art of engraving, that he walked from Frankfurt to Prague to become a pupil of Aegidius Sadeler of the Sadeler family. Sadeler in turn urged him to paint, whereupon he travelled to Utrecht in 1625 to become a pupil of Gerrit van Honthorst, and through him he met Rubens when he brought a visit to Honthorst in 1627, to recruit him for collaboration on part of his Marie de' Medici cycle. Honthorst took Sandrart along with him when he travelled to London. There he worked with Honthorst and spent time making copies of Holbein portraits for the portrait gallery of Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel. Making all of those copies only served to arouse more curiosity in the young adventurer, and in 1627 Sandrart booked a passage on a ship from London to Venice, where he was welcomed by Jan Lis (whose Bentvueghels bent name was "Pan"), and Nicolas Régnier.[4] He then set out for Bologna, where he was met by his uncle on his mother's side Michael le Blond, a celebrated engraver. With him, he crossed the mountains to Florence, and from there on to Rome, where they met Pieter van Laer (whose bent name was "Bamboccio"). After a few years he undertook a tour of Italy, traveling to Naples, where he drew studies of Mount Vesuvius, believed to be the entrance to the Elysian fields described by Virgil. From there he traveled to Malta and beyond, searching for literary sights to see and paint, and wherever he went he paid his way by selling portraits. Only when he was done traveling did he finally return to Frankfurt, where he married Johanna de Milkau in 1637. Afraid of political unrest and plague, he moved to Amsterdam with his wife in 1637. In Amsterdam he worked as a painter of genre works, and portraits. He won a very good following as a painter, winning a lucrative commission for a large commemorative piece for the state visit by Maria of Medici in 1638, which hangs in the Rijksmuseum. This piece was commissioned by the Bicker Company of the Amsterdam schutterij, and shows the members posing around a bust of Maria of Medici, with a poem by Joost van den Vondel hanging below it. The state visit was a big deal for Amsterdam, as it meant the first formal recognition of the Dutch Republic of the seven provinces by France. However, Maria herself was fleeing Richelieu at the time and never returned to France. This piece cemented his reputation as a leading painter, and in 1645 Sandrart decided to cash in and go home when he received an inheritance in Stockau, outside Ingolstadt, he sold his things and moved there. He received 3000 guilders for 2 books of his Italian drawings, that according to Houbraken were resold in his lifetime for 4555 guilders. Though he rebuilt the old homestead...

A rare English 17th-century oak refectory table. Charles II-period, ca 1675. The three-plank cleated detachable top is of superb color, figuring and patination. Raised on six baluster supports united by stretchers. The frieze is guilloche-carved on all four sides: this demonstrates that this table can be free-standing. Many of these were only carved on three sides. This versatile refectory table can be used as a hall table, dining table, serving table, or a wonderful kitchen table. A number of early oak pieces which we have sold have harmonized very well with modern interiors. A similar-sized refectory table (in generally poor condition) sold for £17,000.00 plus buyer's premium, in Duke's auctioneers ATHELHAMPTON HOUSE sale, Puddletown, Dorset, UK, 9th Oct, 2019. Nb. The turning of the supports on this antique table indicates a development away from an earlier, heavy, carved bulbous leg, to a simpler baluster leg of the late-seventeenth century. However the guilloche-carved frieze is a hint of an earlier period. Some historic restoration commensurate with 350 years of use. Overall in superb condition. Dimensions: 8’5’' L. (256.5 cm) 2’8’' W. (81 cm) 2'7'’ H. (79 cm). Literature: R. W. Symonds 'The Present State of Old English Furniture...

An early English Carolean metamorphic table from the reign of Charles II in desirable bog oak having a boarded top over an undertier on sturdy turned legs joined by lower square sect...

English chest of drawers, Charles II, late 17th century, made of blond oak and left un-stained, which gives this commode a striking, unique "honey" color. The thin molded top sits a...

A Charles II Giltwood and Marble Topped Console Table A Charles II giltwood and marble topped console table c.1680, on bold ‘S scroll’ supports, having central figurative decoration...

Large 18th Century Heavy Iron Fire Back, Andirons and Grate This is an Early Very Heavy Large Fire Back Matched with an 18th Century Pair of Iron...

John Ogilby (British 1600-1676) cosmographer and geographick printer to Charles II. A road map from Britannia, 1675/6. No 5, The road from London to Barwick: London to Stilton In a grey painted and gilded frame. In a remarkable life John Ogilby pursued, several careers, each ending in misfortune, and yet he always emerged undeterred, to carry on. His modern reputation is based on his final career, started in his sixty-sixth year, as a publisher of maps and geographical accounts. Ogilby was born outside Dundee, in 1600, the son of a Scottish gentleman. While he was still a child, the family moved to London. When the elder Ogilby was imprisoned for debt, the young John invested his savings in a lottery, won a minor prize, and settled his father's debts. Unfortunately, not enough money was left to secure John a good apprenticeship; instead, he was apprenticed to a dance master. Ogilby was soon dancing in masques at court but, one day, while executing a particularly ambitious leap, he landed badly. The accident left him with a permanent limp, and ended his dancing career. However, he had come to the attention of Thomas Wentworth, later Earl of Strafford, Charles I's most senior minister. Ever one to exploit his contacts, Ogilby became a dance instructor in Strafford's household. When Strafford was sent to Ireland, Ogilby accompanied him as Deputy-Master of the Kings Revels, and then Master of Revels. In Dublin, he built the New Theatre, in St. Werburgh Street, which prospered at first, but the Irish Rebellion, in 1641, cost Ogilby his fortune, which he estimated at £2,000, and almost his life. After brief service as a soldier, he returned to England, survived shipwreck on the way, and arrived back penniless. On his return, Ogilby turned his attention to the Latin classics, as a translator and publisher. His first faltering attempt, in 1649, was a translation of the works of Virgil, but after his marriage to a wealthy widow the same year, his publishing activities received a considerable boost. One means by which Ogilby financed these volumes was by subscription, securing advance payments from his patrons, in return for including their name and coats-of-arms on the plates of illustrations. Another approach was to secure a patron, preferably in the court circle. Ogilby's first patron was Strafford, who found out too late that all leading ministers are dispensable when Charles I assented to his execution in 1641. As he re-established himself, Ogilby sought a new patron, the King himself. In 1661, Ogilby was approached to write poetry for Charles II's coronation procession; he later published 'The Relation of His Majesties Entertainment Passing Through the City of London', and a much enlarged edition the following year, which included a Fine set of plates depicting the procession. Royal favour was bestowed in 1674 when John Ogilby received the title of 'His Majesty's Cosmographer and Geographick Printer' with a salary of £13.6s.8d per annum. In 1665, Ogilby left London to avoid the Plague then ravaging the capital. The following year, in the Great Fire of London, Ogilby claimed that he lost his entire stock of books valued at some £3,000, as well as his shop and house, leaving him worth just £5. As he sought to restore his fortunes, Ogilby was already looking in new directions. The initial opportunity he seized on was the reconstruction of London's burnt-out centre. He secured appointment as a "sworn viewer", whose duty was to establish the property boundaries as they existed before the Fire. Ogilby was assisted in the project by his step-grandson, William Morgan, and by a number of professional surveyors. The result was an outstanding plan of London, on a scale of 100 feet to an inch, on 20 sheets, although it was not printed until after Ogilby's death. Ogilby then turned his attention to publishing geographical descriptions of the wider-world. In 1667, he issued 'An Embassy from the East India Company of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperor of China.' Buoyed by the response to this volume, Ogilby conceived an ambitious project, a multi-volume description of the world. The volumes were joint collaborations, in conjunction with the Dutch publisher Jacob van Meurs. 'Africa', published in 1670, was the least original of the three, both in terms of the text, maps and illustrations. In a similar vein, he issued the 'Atlas Japannensis' (1670), the 'Atlas Chinensis' (1671), and 'Asia' (1673). In 1671, Ogilby published the 'America', translated from Arnold Montanus' Dutch text. The 'America' is certainly the most original, and most important, of Ogilby's various geographical volumes, and its influence and popularity was immediate. With its completion, Ogilby turned to a project nearer his heart, the description of Britain. Ogilby originally intended to devote one volume to Britain, but as the project evolved, he became more ambitious, as revealed in a prospectus issued in about 1672: "This having oblig'd our Author to take new Measures ... to compleat within the space of two Years a Work ... considering the Actual survey of the Kingdom, the Delineation and Dimensuration of the Roads, the Prospects and Ground plots of Cities, with other Ornamentals ... into six fair volumes. The Four first comprehending the historical and geographical description of England, with the County-Maps truly and actually survey'd. ... The fifth containing an Ichnographical and Historical Description of all the Principal Road-ways in England and Wales, in two hundred copper sculptures, after a new and exquisite method. The sixth containing a New and Accurate Description of the famous City of London, with the perfect Ichnography thereof ..." In the proposals, Ogilby emphasised the scale of the undertaking; no-one before him had attempted such a vast project. He estimated the total costs would be £20,000, a staggering amount. The cost of the complete set of six volumes was to be £34. At that time, Wenceslas Hollar...

Charles II period (1630-1685) oak and walnut chest of drawers, or commode. Retaining old waxed surfaces of very good rich color and patination. With typical geometric drawer fronts and side runners, confirming a late 17th century date of c 1680. Walnut panel inserts to the drawer fronts. Retains its original stile feet and the base with its original bold moulding. Brass key escutcheons...

A magnificent Sterling Silver Lidded Cup in the style of a 17th Century Charles II Porringer. The Body and Lid of the Porringer are embellis...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare pair of totally original 17th century circa 1640-1680 French Caquetoire armchairs with ornat...

We are delighted to offer this exquisite pair of extra large Burr Satinwood framed copper plate prints dating to circa 1660 by the genius that was Pierre Mignard...

An Extremely Rare Charles II Confit Box Made, Most Probably, in London circa 1670, Maker's Mark of M With a Crown Above This very rare piece is circular in form and plain in design ...

A Charles II walnut elbow chair with foliate carved scrolling arms. The rectangular back and seat covered in modern needlework authentically styled to the period.

An English oak and walnut chest of drawers. Charles II period (1630-1685). The drawer fronts with walnut inserts of superb colour. The substantial moulded top has cleated ends. Cont...

A Charles II Beadwork Fragment, circa 1650. Depicting a huntsman, with a horn and staff, directing a dog in pursuit of a deer. Various trees and forest...

Description Charles II sterling silver tankard, AL silversmith, London, 1676. Tapered-sided body with hexagonal shield at base of handle, double scroll grip, contemporary heraldic cr...

This Charles II period chaise lounge boasts intricate walnut craftsmanship, featuring pierce carving with scalloped shells, foliage scrolls, and flowers on its stretchers. The back p...

A fine English pre-William-and-Mary, circa 1680 Charles II period side table of rectangular form, the moulded-edge parquetry top inlaid with Laburnum cross-section veneer or 'oysteri...

A pair of Charles II style, enamel brass and cast iron armorial firedogs, in the manner of Anthony Hatch and Stephen Pilcherd. Each firedog is decorated with red, blue and white enamel, the upperpart bearing the arms of Charles II or James II, the middle part formed of two nude male figures supporting the arms with a vase of flowers between them, the lower portions in the form of two convex disks decorated with flowers, with wrought iron supports. They are modelled after an example in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, formerly belonging to the Earl of Cowley. For a long time, their method of production -whereby the fields to be enameled were cast in the original moulds and not, as was more common, engraved (champlévé) or enclosed (cloisonné) - was referred to as Surrey Enamels after the author Charles R. Beard ascribed their manufacture to a factory in Esher, Surrey. However, documentary evidence makes a strong case for their reattribution to the London workshops of Anthony Hatch and Stephen Pilcherd, members of the Armourers' and Braziers' Company (see C. Blair and A. Petterson, 'Details for Surrey Enamels Reattributed (Part 1)', Journal of the Antique Metalware...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this rare original 17th century Circa 1660-1680 English oak Charles II occasional side chair Please note t...

17th century unusual two-piece chest of drawers. The top is made up of oak planks, and has a beveled edge. There is old restoration, staining and discoloration on the top from honest...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite Antique hand carved solid Danish Oak trunk or coffer which is dated 1631 Please ...

This is an antique county map of Northamptonshire. An English, framed atlas engraving by Richard Blome, dating to the 17th century and later. Fascinating cartography, oriented 90 d...

A wonderful and large turned lignum vitae wassail bowl, England circa 1680 Wassail bowls were first mentioned in the 13th century as a vessel in which rev...

Regal set of twenty-four steel engravings of English Hunt Scenes by Richard Blome (1635-1705) framed in a pair of three panel mahogany Regency Screens, 17th century. The etchings are from "BLOME, Richard (1635-1705): The Gentlemans Recreation. ... An Encyclopedia of the Arts and Sciences ... [and] Horsemanship, Hawking, Hunting, Fowling, Fishing and Agriculture. With a Short Treatise of Cock-Fighting. London: S. Roycroft for R. Blome, 1686". Twenty-three of the twenty-four hunt engravings...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale lovely hand carved 17th century wall Surmount Circa 1640-1680 depicting winged Cherub Angels holding flowers...

17th-century Black and White Engravings of Architectural Fountains for Formal Gardens, Georg Andreas Bockler, Set of Six, Circa 1664 The framed ...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this rare original 17th century Circa 1660-1680 English oak Charles II occasional side chair Please note t...

A Charles II period oak coffer of paneled construction and small size. The two panels on the front are carved with a four-pointed foliate motif inside a diamond below a horizontal ra...

A Charles II period oak side (or serving) table with paneled front rail. The two center panels of this rail have a raised prism-shape at the center while the two end panels have a sm...

Antique Charles II Revival Polychrome lacquered cabinet on stand C.1920 Early 20th century, with a pair of doors enclosing a mirrored cocktail cabinet interior, raised on a carved a...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Charles II sterling silver child's mug, an addition to our silverware collection. This exceptional antique Charles II sterling silver mug has a cylindrical tapering form with a flared rim. The surface of this hand raised silver mug is embellished with the later engraved cartouche and initials 'EM'. This 17th century silver mug is fitted with an impressive sterling silver S-scroll handle ornamented with the contemporary engraved initials 'BC' to the upper portion. This antique silver mug...

An Extremely Attractive And Very Good Quality Late 19th Century Oak Oval Wall Mirror, In The Carolean Style, Having Foliate Carved Cushion Frame Surmoun...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Charles II English sterling silver porringer; part of our collectable silverware collection. This exceptional antique Charles II sterling silver porringer has a circular rounded form onto a collet base. The surface of the porringer is embellished with an impressive chased hunting hound to one side and a stag to the other, all amidst large foliate designs and incorporating pinstruck swirl designs. This English silver porringer is fitted with two impressive cast, leaf decorated S-scroll handles with elevated figural shaped thumbpieces. Note: After surviving the Great Fire of London the records at the London Assay office were destroyed by fire in 1681; their catalogues and documentation began again in 1697. Due to this unfortunate event we are unable to associate a maker to this porringer. Condition This antique silver porringer...