Early Victorian Furniture

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this truly sublime, finest quality, hand made in England by T&J Orme of Manchester Est 1848 Snooker scoreboa...

A lovely oak framed and white castor deep seated and deep buttoned library chair, in very nice condition. 36" high 29" wide 34" overall depth 22" seat depth 14" seat height You are...

We are delighted to offer for sale this rare fully restored circa 1840 show framed Chesterfield tufted hand dyed brown leather library reading chair...

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A mid 19th-century, early Victorian period Canterbury, dating from circa 1850, is a testament to the fine craftsmanship of the era. Constructed from solid rosewood, the piece feature...

A superb quality 19th Century rosewood cente table, the wonderfully figured, shaped and moulded edge top above a carved frieze incorporating carved floral and shell decoration, suppo...

Large French Venetian style wall / console mirror, floral etched glass, beveled, Stamped MADE IN FRANCE on reverse. Venetian style beveled wall m...

19th century Copeland parian figure group “Go to sleep” after J Durham, published by the Art Union of London, of a girl holding a dog. Some slight damage...

Twelve sided dodecagon hinged top with elaborate sunburst central inlay with outer band sunburst with elm outer banding, conforming apron with carved details, on a inverted vase supp...

A Large Creamware reticulated basket and under tray, English, Circa 18th Century. Absolutely Beautiful! Provenance: The John Howard Collection....

A fantastic inkwell in the form of a pocket globe, dating from the mid 19th century.

A smart and extremely well made early antique Victorian leather armchair. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1840-1850 period. It is of very fine quality, it is extr...

A Pair of Early Victorian Rosewood Side Cabinets by the esteemed firm Johnstone & Jeanes, dating back to the era of 1840. Originating in London, Johnstone & Jeanes became synonymous ...

An unusual Victorian sectional birdbath with an octagonal bowl and sectional disc stem on a stepped base. The birdbath breaks down into sections for easy transportation. Salvaged f...

We are delighted to offer this very rare and important suite of five fully restored C Hindley & Son’s dining chairs circa 1844-1845 These are a very important and substantial set of chairs, they have been fully restored to include being stripped back to the bare frames, all the timber has been washed back and French polished , they have then been resprung using the original period coil sprung bases, new webbing fitted, then upholstered with premium Italian cattle grade fully aniline plain natural leather which has been individually hand nail tacked in place using antiqued studs, lastly hand dyed six times and antiqued to give it this one off cigar brown colour. These chairs have been on a journey as mentioned and they are true investment pieces, ready to serve the new owner for decades to come. Usually, I wouldn’t take dining chairs through such an expensive process however the carving to the legs is so sublime they warranted the treatment, I have never seen such beautiful Lion’s mains and terminating with hairy paws with recessed castors, these are simply put the finest dining chairs on the market anywhere in the world today you can buy. Dimensions Height:- 94.5cm Width:- 57cm Depth:- 74cm Seat height:- 50cm ABOUT THE CABINET MAKERS Hindley, Charles & Sons Berners Street & Oxford Street, London; cabinet makers, upholsterers and retailers (fl.c.1820-1892) Charles Hugh Hindley (b.1792- d.1871) was the son of Christopher, a merchant in Mere, Wiltshire. He moved to London with an elder brother to live with his uncle, who was possibly running the London branch of the Wiltshire business. In 1817 Charles joined the upholstery firm of Benjamin Merriman Nias at 32 Berners Street. Within a few years he bought the Nias business with a £1,000 investment from his family. Despite his business being described as a 'carpet warehouse' in London directories from 1820-1841, by the mid-1830s upholstery and cabinet work had joined his repertoire and he had taken on more showroom space next door at 31 Berners Street. Family records of the 1840s showed that individual custom-order business expanded to also ‘supplying established furnishing houses with goods on wholesale terms’. Jobs ranged from supplying Pentonville Prison with 100 hair mattresses and pillows, to altering spring roller blinds, to fulfilling private commissions with suites of parlour furniture. Hindley was the father of eleven children with three involved in the business: Charles Hugh (b. 1818), Frederick (b. 1820), and Albert Daniel (b.1822). Charles Hugh and Frederick joined the family firm about 1832, thus establishing the family partnership, Charles Hindley & Sons. Albert Daniel learned the carpet manufactory and trade in Kidderminster and eventually established a carpet manufactory in Liversedge, Yorkshire, supplying the family’s London store and others. In 1845 he patented an early tufted carpeting technique. Charles Hindley & Sons acquired the firm, Miles & Edwards in September 1844, including their premises at 134 Oxford Street. Both companies operated from this address until 1845 when Miles & Edwards was closed. The purchase of Miles & Edwards enabled Hindley & Co. to compete with other West End firms by offering everything from cabinet making and upholstery to painted decoration and interior design for the middle and upper class market. In a sample of 737 orders from October 1842-June 1845, six per cent of the clientele were upper and lower aristocracy with approximately seventy per cent gentry or middle class. The aristocratic clientele included the surnames of Hoare, Kirland, Drummond, Montefiore, Ashburton and Rothschild, and the Oriental Club at 18 Hanover Square (1824). Commissions were also executed for: Lady Fetherstonaugh at Uppark: bills dating 1852 and 1862 for furniture and curtains C B E Wright of Bolton Hall, Yorkshire: decorative wood panels The Earl of Dudley at Himley Hall, Staffordshire: a carved gilt wood centre table with mosaic top, dated 1845 and a bedroom suite (sold by Hampton & Sons, July 1924) Sir Clifford Constable at Burton Constable (1849) George Hammond Lucy at Charlecote Park: carpeting (19 December 1844) The Duke of Cleveland at Raby Castle The Duke of Argyll, the Duke of Newcastle Lord and Lady Burton of Burton-on-Trent Sir William Eden of Windlestone Hall, Durham. Buckingham Palace: a small supply of Chintz wall covering for some rooms (1855) Surviving marked furniture by Hindley & Co. includes a stamped Regency kidney-shaped desk, veneered in yew and panelled with boxwood and ebony inlay, ornamented with finely-chased mounts and beadings, c.1830 [Connoiseur, November 1978], which is possibly the one illustrated in Gilbert (1996), fig. 498, and a walnut writing table with a raised set of drawers, 1840s, stamped C. Hindley & Sons, illus. (Gilbert (1996), fig. 497 and sold by Sotheby’s, 5 August 1981, lot 209. The staff at 134 Oxford Street comprised management, sales staff, designers, foreman, clerks, cabinet makers, chair makers, upholsterers, carvers, carpenters and French polishers. They also contracted tradesmen specialising in particular decorative and finishing techniques; such as Joseph Spong, a japanner, and William Stannard, a carver and gilder, who supplied significant orders, 1845-46. Stannard was also recorded in the stock book for ‘Repairing, Cleaning and Varnishing 18 Paintings [frames] £9.0.0’. Family records describe several employees: ‘a large and very ancient carpenter named Tomlinson… a cabinetmaker named Westbrook... [and] a foreman named Sorrel’. Charles Hindley & Sons showed a large Gothic sideboard at the Great Exhibition in 1851, inspired by Pugin (illustrated Microulis, Studies in the Decorative Arts (Spring/Summer 1998) p. 86) and they exhibited a Gothic bookcase and large sideboard at the 1862 International Exhibition, London (illustrated Microulis, Studies in the Decorative Arts (Spring/Summer 1998) p. 88). Both were elaborately carved pieces, described in the Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue as ‘evidence of sound judgment and advanced taste in the designer, and of able and skilful workmanship’. They also participated in the Building Trades Exhibition at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, 1883 [The Furniture Gazette, 7 April 1883]. They exhibited Japanese leather papers at the Manchester Fine Art & Industrial Exhibition, 1882, and were awarded a silver medal for embossed leather wall hangings at the Calcutta International Exhibition, 1883 [The Furniture Gazette, 18 November 1882 & 10 May 10 May 1884]. They also participated in the Workman’s Exhibition at Central Hall in Holborn, 1890 [The Furniture Gazette, 15 April 1890]. The designers did not sign their work but about fifteen different people were probably involved during the fifty-year period. One designer who worked in the late 1880s was J. Armstrong Stenhouse. He and the cabinet makers, G. R. Mackenzie, D. MacLennan and D. F. Lavach, as well as the carver, F. Lucas, worked on two Hindley exhibition pieces for the 2nd exhibition of the Arts and Crafts Society, London An archive of 114 drawings (now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art) was collated by Charles Albert Hindley (1863-1947), a grandson of the founder. These designs c.1844-1883 (some illustrated in ?Microulis, Furniture History?(2001), figs 1-16.), reflected the current trends of reinterpreted styles such as Gothic and Louis, and several seated furniture designs were labelled with specific commercial names such as the ‘Victoria Chair...

These Urns flanked a covered entry to a massive hedge maze, behind a Queen Annes County 1810s Mansard Mansion. Very Finely Casted, Rare Lions Head. Mansion is Still Standing and Vir...

Antique Jean Baptiste Robie June Days Painting Edition #53/4950 An antique still floral painting in a carved frame is a captivating piece of ar...

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With tilt top with checkerboard inlay on a turned support and tripartite base and bun feet.

We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime Victorian mahogany occasional table with exquisite geometric parquetry inlaid specimen wood top A very good looking and well made piece, the table top is like a piece of art, its so intelligently inlaid, Gillows of Lancaster & London historically made specimen wood boxes...

Decorative early 1800s antique Swedish mora clock in white paint finish detail and a slender body. Measures: 214cm. This original 1800s mora clo...

Typical form with rectangular top with inset brown leather over two drawers flanked by rounded paneled ends, raised on lotus carved turned tapered legs and casters.

19th Century English Carved Walnut Eagle Lamps with Gilded Bases. These lamps showcase intricate craftsmanship and attention to detail, with their beautifully carved walnut eagle fig...

Outstanding quality unusual antique Victorian samovar having a quality Victorian Staffordshire hexagonal shaped samovar with scroll carrying handles to the sides, a lift off lid to t...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and exceptionally rare Gillows Lancaster twin pedestal double sided partner desk in panelled figured oak An exceptionally rare exa...

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Circa 1890 walnut side table features a carved apron and turned center pedestal. It measures 30-1/2" tall x 20-1/2" wide x 14-1/2" deep and in nice overall condition.

Lovely near pair of English Windsor armchairs from the 19th century in ash and elm. Probably the man and the woman. Very beautiful armchairs of good quality and which have an elegan...

Fantastic quality brass antique Victorian Dutch coal bucket, having a quality embossed brass circular coal bucket raised on three brass shaped paw feet. D. 1860

Early 20th Century Lithographic Poster, 'Alcazar d'été' , c. 1910 This is an original vintage poster which is linen backed for preservation. The overall condition is very good. This...

O/4857 - Oval cast iron vase with handles, butcher's broom decoration: a typical winter subject. It's the classical Victorian cast iron jardiniere. I ...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver coffee jug made by Joseph Angell I & Joseph Angell II; an addition to our antique silverware collection. This exceptional antique sterling silver coffee jug, in sterling standard, has a baluster form. The body of this Victorian coffee jug is embellished with an impressive broad band of bright cut ornamentation depicting connected Grecian figures intertwined with long flowing fabric, all on a matte background. This narrative scene is flanked with an impressive interlacing leaf decorated border to the lower portion and a scrolling Akroter decorated band to the upper portion, in addition to plain moulded borders to the rims. This impressive antique coffee jug is fitted with a flush hinged hallmarked cover encircled with a bright cut engraved undulating band; the flush indicates the high quality of the piece. The cover is surmounted by the original sterling silver finial in the formation of a flower comprised of scrolling leaf designs and textures. The coffee jug retains the original rounded sterling silver handle, incorporating a leaf design to the upper portion and an exceptional leaf design to the lower socket. The interior of this impressive example of Victorian silverware retains the original gilding. This versatile jug could be functionally used for coffee or water. This exceptional antique Victorian coffee pot...

19th Century mahogany marble top serpentine console table. The red variegated top with moulded rim, above carved scrollwork base, the apron with central shell, flanked by male and fe...

A gorgeous and extremely rare 19th Century tall flame mahogany chest of 7 drawers in lovely condition. Likely hailing from early Victorian England, circa 1840, as well as being stun...

This early Victorian partial desert or luncheon set has no maker's markings, but it believed to have been made in England in circa 1850. This set includes 16 pieces in total comprise...

Absolutely stunning pair of Matthew Boulton style silver plate candelabras Hopefully the photos do this stunning pair some justice, they are simply majestic in the flesh The details ...

Add a touch of timeless luxury to your home with this exquisite hand-knotted rug, expertly crafted from a blend of premium wool and silk. This stunning piece features a meticulously ...

This is an antique master cabinet maker's chest. An English, heavy tool trunk with mahogany and walnut interior, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Wonderful master c...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very nice early Victorian circa 1840 footstool with nice hand carved Georgian style legs A good looking and well made piece. These types o...

Unique Victorian gold mirror with velvet & gilt inserts. The unique daisy floral pattern decorates the frame, which is in very good condition for its age.

A John and William Ridgway antique part dessert service dating from the first quarter of the nineteenth century, circa 1815. Each plate, dish and tazza has an individual painted flo...

1914 Original Poster, Centenary of Geneva's Entry into the Swiss Confederation This is an original vintage poster which is linen backed for preservation. ARTIST Unknown CONDI...

We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite original circa 1854 dated Vendange Wine tasting, tilt top table in Fruitwood with hand painted Armorial crest / coat of A...

A Very Imposing example of an Irish well figured Satinwood rectangular Writing or Occasional Table complete with gilt tooled leather writing surface with lift up mechanism which coul...

Quality antique Victorian rosewood jewellery box, having a quality antique Victorian rosewood jewellery box with a silver lined border opening to reveal a new fitted red interior. D...

A very fine and good looking pedestal desk, the leather top with brass bound edges, above a bank of four drawers on each side with one central drawer, the back with dummy drawers. Th...

J0 Very unusual Goncalo Alves tall chiffonier, having mirrored back with 3 shelves, carved up-stand and shaped supports over stunning top with secret fri...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and really quite rare original early Victorian hand carved solid mahogany Knee hole desk A very decorative piece, originally made ...

Lovely pair of antique Victorian miniature Staffordshire dogs, having a lovely pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire dogs with matching coats and collars. D. 1880

Jennens & Bettridge ebonised wood papier mâché side table English, c. 1840 Measures: Height 72cm, diameter 63cm The table surface has been...

A superb quality mid 19th Century ebonised, boulle and ormolu mounted two door cabinet, the rectangular shaped ebonised top above a frieze with ormolu beading running along the top a...

19thc Antique Victorian Gilt Bronze/ Cut Crystal Candelabra/ Girandole. Detailed figural male/ female figures on marble base. 3 candle arms. Lovely estate piece in very good condition.

This is an antique bedside table. A French, walnut, marble and inlaid brass nightstand, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1840. Fine quality and exquisite finish to this delightful bedroom piece Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order Select walnut stocks present fine grain interest and rich caramel hues Dashing white marble and golden brass add further appeal Of square form and framed with tapering pilasters Marble plinth edged with brass fretwork rails Arranged as a wide drawer over a marble lined cabinet Each dressed with small circular pulls and brass mouldings Tapering supports inlaid with brass gadrooning beneath gilt collars Useful under tier offers a display height of 38cm (15'') Stands upon a quartet of brass capped, circular feet This is a striking antique bedside table, with superb colour and delightfully inlaid with brass accents. A treat for the bedroom, and benefits from a fully lined cooling cabinet...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this rare original 19th century English hand carved from solid oak Wainscot armchair circa 1850 with hidden ...

19th century flame mahogany chiffonier, having a shaped and moulded carved scrolled pediment above a shaped shelf with a flame mahogany pan...

A rare mid 19th Century Bracket Clock of unusual large proportions, the silvered dial 8-day quarter repeat movement striking on bells and gong, by Charles. Nephew & Co, Calcutta. Th...

A magnificent antique Victorian leather top partners desk. This dates from around the 1840-1860 period. It is of extremely high quality, and...

An mid 19th-century, early Victorian period rosewood Wellington chest. The chest boasts a lovely rich rosewood colour and features seven mahogany-lined drawers with original turned w...

Mid 19th century English rosewood box with rounded brass edges, the top and front inlaid with brass lines and decorative devices in the corners. T...

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