Joinery Furniture

A striking set of eight Country French Provincial or Renaissance style curule dining chairs hand-crafted out of aged leather and oak. The chairs features tall backs ending in a scrol...

Desk in mid-century style with three drawers and brass handles. The tapered legs are finished with brass plated aluminum feet. Desk made of solid American walnut wood and wood covere...

An expressive Biedermeier period chaise lounge–also called a “recamier”--dating to circa 1820 Sweden, in the manner of the famous maker Karl Johan. Resembling a gondola in silhouette...

A gorgeous Louis XVI style marble-topped mahogany commode from France, circa 1870, with transitional details that could suit a wide range of decorating tastes today. The white marble...

Fantastic set of four French Chairs by Francois Carre with the signature sunburst seat and back. Two arm and two side chairs with slightly canted backs for comfortable lounging. Some...

Mid Century blond wood cocktail trolley. Lovely tapered shape. Made in England. Size; 67cm x 43cm x 62cm high, 54cm high to the table top. We ship worldwide

This antique platform table was crafted during the Late Meiji Era (1868–1912) Constructed with a substantial single-plank ash wood top and solid zelkova supports, it reflects the pr...

A fabulous Mid Century modern sideboard / desk with drawers unit in Teak. This sideboard has five drawers, four large ones and two small ones on top. Elegant metal handles. The desk ...

A versatile bookcase, étagère, or display cabinet crafted with twelve open cubby compartments and seven graduated drawers. Constructed in an Arts and Crafts style in the form of Chin...

Fabulous late Victorian walnut writing table desk c1875 wit green felt top. Single drawer for storage. Elaborated base with multiple turnings sitting on brass castors for easy moveme...

An fine and rare early 18th century antique Georgian oak Welsh housekeeper's cupboard, circa 1740. This very handsome and all original country vernacular oak press is in two section...

Merging clean lines with warm materials, the faceted geometry of the MiMi console table creates a slender, elegant profile punctuated with painted surface...

A fantastic gold gilt Art Nouveau mirror with the original beveled mirror plate. The gilt is in good condition with minimal wear. Below the mirror is a nicely carved C scroll detail....

Laziness is a laid-back and spacious rocking armchair, crafted for sitting/lying down and unwinding. The low seat height from the ground draws inspiration from Japanese rocking chairs...

A very fine antique English George III period oak Welsh dresser with plate rack, circa 1780. This very handsome oak dresser of attractive proportions comes from the Conwy area of No...

A Japanese antique Kurado, a large, thick iron-plated wooden door for the entrance of Kura (a traditional storehouse), made of solid Keyaki Zelkova. It was manufactured in the 1870s–1900s (Meiji period) based on its style and condition. The front panel is fully covered with iron sheets that have been nailed down, and a warm patina has developed on the black rust. The surface is partly rough with red rust. This piece's distinctive feature is its large door lock plate, which is not commonly found on traditional Kurado pieces. This lock plate shares similarities with the decorative lock plates attached to Tansu furniture...

Solid wood stool / side table in stunning hand oiled Oregon Black Walnut. With a clean and minimal design, these stools are handmade in Portland, Oregon with mortise and tenon joiner...

We love this Louis XVI style mahogany vitrine from France, crafted during the 1870s, topped with an antique piece of red marble that is surrounded by a pierced brass gallery. Three s...

Swedish 18th century Gustavian style settee/banquette with its original hand-scraped & painted finish over the carved pine frame. The solid construction makes for a sheltering so...

A rustic country French Provincial farmhouse dining table crafted from solid oak measuring 6.5 feet long. The table features a large substantial rectangular plank top measuring 2.75"...

Laziness is a laid-back and spacious rocking armchair, crafted for sitting/lying down and unwinding. The low seat height from the ground draws inspiration from Japanese rocking chairs...

"Breakfast in bed" never gets old as an expression of love for mothers, fathers, friends and lovers alike. We made this tray for lazy Sundays spent reading the paper with coffee and ...

Fabulous pair of chairs designed by famed architect and designer Charles Rennie McIntosh of Scotland c 1900. This pair is a recreation of his design c1980 by Cassina of Italy. This p...

Designed to be the perfect, round accent to (almost) any room, our Axel Side Table is available as a solid wood or marble-topped piece. Coming in a variety of wood and stone finishes...

A Japanese merchant counter tansu from the late Edo period, circa 1840s–1860s, constructed from solid Sugi cedar and finished in layers of original urushi lacquer. This piece was fo...

This Japanese antique glass showcase cabinet was crafted in the late Taisho to early Showa period (1910s–1930s). Defined by strong horizontal lines, the cabinet features a crown-lik...

Designed to be the perfect, round accent to (almost) any room, our Axel Side Table is available as a solid wood or marble-topped piece. Coming in a variety of wood and stone finishes...

Four Post Mid Century Modern, hand crafted bed with solid wood construction, hand-cut joinery and custom Dutchman joint. Handmade in Los Angeles...

Spectacular pair of large tall and early Swedish Modern lounge chairs by Fritz Hansen C1945. Woven jute in a criss cross pattern across a stained birch frame. Tall and flair out at t...

Long black walnut console table with shelf, designed for entryways, hallways, and behind-sofa placement in contemporary interiors. Crafted ...

George Trollope and Sons. Exhibited at the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1878 winning a Gold Medal for Excellence. The set forms the four sides of a complete panelled room that was exhibited as a boudoir room or petit salon at the Paris Exhibition 1878 . The main feature and centrepiece of this boudoir room is the Rosso Antico marble fireplace surmounted by an open display niche carved in cedar wood. Each side of the room is composed of various panels and are as follows: One side with a grand Rosso Antico marble fireplace flanked by two doorways. One side with French doors originally opening onto a balcony, flanked by two large bookshelves. One side with a window flanked by two mirrors. The opposite side with three large mirrors. The complete room measures: 21 ft / 6.4 m wide, 17 ft / 5.18 m deep, and 12 ft / 3.65 m high. It could also be used in a number of different combinations to suit various room layouts. The mirrors could be replaced with windows or further bookcases. Each side is decorated with various sizes of finely carved panels and holds ornate Corinthian style columns surmounted with cherubim's on the capitals. Three cherubs are formed at the top of each corner with three columns, at the column bases there are circular carved pedestals to display statues. Published & illustrated in the ‘Illustrated Catalogue of the Paris International Exhibition’. The main part of this room, the Rosso Antico marble fireplace is surmounted by a large open display niche carved in cedar wood are illustrated with a line drawing in the Paris Universal Exhibition catalogue on page 209. The whereabouts of the seminaked caryatids and the marble bust of Alexander Pope are unknown. The bust of Alexander Pope was copied from the original one in Westminster Abbey, London. The Corinthian columns now flanking the niche above the fireplace are also in cedar wood having the identical carved fluting to the rest of the room and were made to replace the caryatid figures. Those Corinthian columns are period to the room and can only have been made shortly after it arrived back to London and before it was reassembled and fitted into the house built by George Trollope and Sons in the 1880's, and where we removed it all from. George Trollope made clever use of Alexander Pope's early 18th-century poetical successes in Great Britain and France by using ‘The Rape of Lock’, a mock-heroic narrative poem Pope wrote in 1712 about Petre who cut off a lock of Arabella’s hair without her permission, as the theme of the boudoir room or petit salon at the 1878 Paris Exhibition. In the original exhibition display of the room set, tapestries depicting the Rape of Lock were hung where the mirrors are now positioned. Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock is a humorous indictment of the vanities and idleness of 18th-century high society. Basing his poem on an actual incident among two families of his acquaintance, Pope intended his verses to quench hot tempers and to encourage his friends to laugh at their own foolishness. The poem is an outstanding example in the English language of the genre of mock-epic. The 'epic' was considered one of the most serious of literary forms; it had been applied, in the classical period, to the trivialities of love and war. Pope’s mock-epic is not to mock the form itself, but to mock his society in its very failure to rise to epic standards, exposing its pettiness by casting it against the grandeur of the traditional epic subjects and the bravery and fortitude of epic heroes: Pope’s mock-heroic treatment in The Rape of the Lock underlines the ridiculousness of a society in which values have lost all proportion, and the trivial is handled with the gravity and solemnity that ought to be accorded to truly important issues. The 18th-century society in this poem fails to distinguish between things that are important and things that are not. The poem mocks the men it portrays by representing them as unworthy of a heroic culture. Therefore the mock-epic follows the epic in that its main concerns are serious and moral. The point that the theme must now be satirical rather than earnest is symptomatic of how far the culture has fallen. Retaining the original exhibition label The back of the panelling still retains two original labels printed with the 'Union Jack' and printed adjacent to it, 'The Secretary Royal British Commission for the Universal Exhibition 1878 Champ de Mars Paris'. Adjacent to that and below, printed and written in ink vertically: Exhibitor: (and signed in ink) George Trollope & Sons. Address: (written in ink) Halkin Street West. London. Allotment in Block: (written in ink) a2. In the printed floor plan 'a2 square' is in the very first line to the right of the floor plan and handwritten in ink with a 'diamond shape' also written with '101' within it. This pin points where George Trollope's stand was located. With thousands of items being displayed at the Exhibition, this label would have been the floor plan for the craftsmen, so they knew the correct place to install the boudoir room or petit salon. The firm continued expanding house building and interior decoration side of the business and by 1849 was also trading as an estate agency, letting and controlling property for the Grosvenor Estates. A separate branch of cabinet-makers, bearing the family name, was opened at West Halkin Street, London. becoming known as 'The Museum of Decorative Arts' (looked after by George Robinson). Here Trollope and Sons also sold high-class antique furniture made by other makers. In 1851, the firm became formally known as George Trollope and Sons. West Halkin Street, London. The address was recorded in the listing for the firm in The Furniture Gazette Directory, 1876 & 1877. Period Press Coverage & Art Critic Review. everal newspapers also thoroughly describe George Trollope and Son's stand including the different tapestries that were hung where the mirrors are now, illustrating the poem 'The Rape of Lock', by Alexander Pope. Marius Vachon, a French Art Critic and journalist, who wrote for the journal ‘La France’ published an extensive review of the Trollope and Sons stand in a book called Les Merveilles de l'Exposition de 1878 (The Wonders of the 1878 Exhibition). Note: In the World Fairs translation it states door frame, Marius Vachon had originally written ‘chambranle’ in French, 'chambranle' loosely translates to a frame around something, and should read in its correct context: ‘fireplace in rosso antico’. We have taken the extract below written by Marius Vachon in its translated form from: Les Merveilles de l'Exposition de 1878, (The Wonders of the 1878 Exhibition). This puts into perspective the importance of this fine quality room interior when he viewed it at the exhibition in 1878: Marius Vachon: English furniture is very curious to observe; irreproachable from the point of view of execution, the furniture of our neighbours always reaches the last degree of respectability and comfort. One thing to be noticed is that for large pieces of furniture, the English upholsterer is transformed into a sort of architect; everything he makes takes on a monumental aspect. The first object that catches the eye when one enters the furniture class is the beautiful boudoir-salon exhibited by Mr. Trollope. The boudoir (or petit salon), of carved cedar wood, is an attempt to reproduce the style which prevailed in England during the first decade of Queen Anne's reign, and all the details have been studied, but not copied, from examples of decorative work of the time. The fireplace is in "rosso antico" movement, and the ceiling is in portable plaster. The panels painted on canvas represent scenes from the heroic-comic poem "The Abduction of the Hairpin," (The Rape of Lock) written by Alexander Pope in 1712, the eighth year of Queen Anne's reign, in which the customs and mores of the time are satirized in a pleasing manner. The apotheosis of the Loop and its sidereal transformations will form the decoration of the ceiling. In these illustrations of Pope's charming poem, the costumes and accessories have been taken from models of the time; and the bust of the poet, copied from his tomb in Westminster Abbey, occupies the niche in the centre of the mantelpiece. M. Marius Vachon, the period writer of the above continues with: Now we shall mention at random the magnificent dining table of Messrs. Johnston and Co., their oak mantelpiece, their boudoir table; Mr. Watt's drawing-room mantelpiece stepped in the old style and imitating the Japanese; Mr. James Shoolbred's great The Decorative Arts Society on Trollope and Sons The boudoir or petit salon is mentioned again in the Decorative Arts Society: Trollope did not exhibit such highly rated objects at the 1878 Paris Exhibition as at previous exhibitions; items included a large mirror frame carved in limewood in Renaissance style and a satinwood cabinet in Adam revival style, with a similar armchair (illus. Meyer (2006), p. 242) and probably two rooms; one was a boudoir in cedar wood in Queen Anne style and the other was a boudoir decorated by the firm in the theme of Pope’s The Rape of Lock. In the above extract, it is quite clear that the two rooms mentioned are in fact the very same room, because the fireplace and niche are illustrated in The Paris Universal Exhibition catalogue on page 209 and Marius Vachon describes the rest of the room set in the above… Trollope and Sons exhibition pieces listed and described by Meyer in an article he wrote for: The Decorative Arts Society 1850 to present, Journal 25 in 2001., where he points out the importance of George Trollope and Sons and mentions a table by Trollope exhibited at the 1867 exhibition that sold for £40,000 in 1996. He also mentions a cabinet exhibited by Trollope at the International Exhibition of 1862 that sold at Sotheby's in 1997 for £150,000. Interest was not as strong in the 1990's as it is today for rare exhibition pieces, high quality items were abundant back then, it was a golden era when the most beautiful works of art just kept coming onto the market. But there are exceptions as in this instance, when a unique, gold medal-winning exhibition work of art comes onto the market for the very first time. Meyer continued researching and writing about the great exhibitions and released his book in 2006, 'The Great Exhibitions, London, New York, Paris and Philadelphia 1851- 1900, where he mentions only in passing, The Boudoir Room or Petite Salon exhibited by Trollope, he even states that an image was not reproduced and that Trollope's exhibits in 1878 were not up to the quality and class of the items Trollope exhibited in London in 1862 and Paris in 1868. This is probably because Meyer didn't know of the line drawing illustrating the Roso Antico Fireplace, Niche and Panelling reproduced in The Illustrated Catalogue of the Paris International Exhibition 1878 shown in the above which Geering recently uncovered. John Meyer continues in the DAS journal: Undoubtedly they (Trollope) are a firm worthy of further research as they were right at the forefront of the furniture business in London from 1860 to 1880. Our research shows that the Petite Boudoir was awarded the gold medal for excellence in 1878 (see Journal La Liberté 23-10-1878 with the list of all medals attributed), something George Trollope and Sons did not achieve at the London 1862 and the Paris 1867 exhibitions. Jonathan Meyer joined Bonham's in 1977. He was Director at Sotheby's in charge of 19th Century Furniture from 1994 to June 2007. He was also chairman of the Fine Arts Faculty for The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. In the original description from the article in Les Merveilles de l’exposition de 1878, M. Marius Vachon states: The first object that catches the eye when one enters the (English) furniture class is the beautiful boudoir-salon exhibited by Mr. Trollope. Suggesting, it was in his opinion the very best on display in the English section, and being awarded the gold medal for excellence can only add weight to this. Adjacent to the original label that was printed by The Secretary - Royal British Commission for the Universal Exhibition 1878 in stencil ‘TO BE KEPT’, i.e. ‘to be returned’. This confirms why it came back to London. We removed the Boudoir Room or Petite Salon from a Trollope house, part of a grand high-class housing estate in London which around the time of the exhibition Trollope and Sons were in the process of building, and where the room set was installed directly after it returned from the exhibition in 1878 until now. Worthy of note is the machines that did the carving for the Boudoir Room or Petite Salon and also did all of the decorative carving (most of which was linenfold carving) for the Houses of Parliament, London. This machine, the engraving and description of which we copy from Engineering, was specially designed by its inventor, Mr. Jordan, for assisting in the production of the vast amount of carved decorations required for the walls and ceilings of the Houses of Parliament, London, and it was so employed during the entire progress of the work. The late Sir Charles Barry was so well satisfied with it, that he frequently declared it would have been impossible to have accomplished the work without it. The Department of Woods and Forests employed five of the machines at the Government Works, Thames Bank, for several years; and the machines have now passed into the hands of Messrs. George Trollope and Son, and are still used in the same building. They also exhibited the new technique of xylatechnography and sgraffito, methods of impressing coloured design into soft wood and engraving veneer to reveal the base wood. The newspaper, La Liberte October, 23rd 1878 listing the medal winners of the Paris 1878 exhibition. Third column, ''GROUPE III MOBILIER ET ACCESSOIRES'', (GROUP III FURNITURE AND ACCESSORIES). Medailles d'or. (Gold Medals) where G Trollope et fils (G Trollope and Sons...

A stunning classic early American Federal style mahogany pembroke occasional table by renowned fine quality American furniture maker Baker Furniture (United States, 1890-Present) S...

This versatile and essential bench is both iconic and minimal. The painted facets of its angular geometry capture the ever-changing gradients of light....

This English buffet was crafted from solid oak in the late 1700’s. The top consists of 2 oak planks that span the width of the piece with a worn and richly patinated surface. Benea...

Black walnut console table with shelf, designed for entryways, smaller spaces, and versatile placement throughout the home. Designed for sp...

Solid wood stool / side table in white oak with square top. With a clean and minimal design, these stools are handmade in Portland, Oregon with mortise and tenon joinery in Material'...

This medium-sized mizura tansu (kitchen chest) dates to the mid-to-late Edo period (circa 1830s-1869), as determined by its style and condition. The original urushi lacquer has a ni...

Antique French Commode Chest of Drawers Louis XVI Mahogany Brass c1930. Direct from France, an elegant antique Louis XVI commode or chest of drawers with a classic silhouette and re...

A monumental mid-century waterfall console constructed out of a woven grasscloth embellished frame measuring more than 10.5' long in the manner and style of Karl Springer. The impres...

Spectacular set of 3 Prairie School with an Art Deco design windows from a disassembled bungalow in the Chicago area. C1920 still in the original wood frames with all the old peeling...

A sculptural set of four exceptionally rare mid-century modern walnut klismos dining armchairs designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for John Widdicomb. The chairs are crafted in a Neoc...

This tansu chest of drawers is made entirely from thick, high-quality solid sugi cedar boards. It is estimated to date from late Edo period, circa 1820s–1850s based on its tradition...

A rare and most impressive size rustic Provincial Chinese recessed-leg painting table (dining table) Early 19th century, crafted of northern elm (yumu) ...

This vintage gateleg drop-leaf table was made by the Imperial Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and carries the firm's printed paper label inside its single apron drawer: a green crowned shield reading "Imperial / Grand Rapids / Mich." beside a gilt banner, "Made in Grand Rapids." Hinged leaves and a swing-out gate at each side raise the top to a full oval or fold it to a narrow console about fourteen inches deep, the height staying just under twenty-nine inches in either state. The top is a reddish-brown wood with a straight, lightly striped figure that reads as mahogany, set over a paler turned base consistent with birch or maple; the legs are baluster-and-ring turned and meet turned stretchers. The top, as received, carried water rings and discoloration and was refinished with a clear natural sealer, no stain. Rather than color the two woods to match, each was left its own color, so the reddish top and the pale base stand apart. Imperial worked in Grand Rapids from 1903 to 1962 and was particularly known for its tables; the circa 1920–1935 date is inferred from the label style and the William and Mary Revival...

A rare Jacob & Josef Kohn bench, newly upholstered in heavy brown cotton velvet by Rosie Uniacke London, with hand-embroidered lotus flowers and dragonflies.

An impressive mid-century modern four-panel teak geometric latticed folding screen or room divider in light honey-toned wood. Each rectangular panel is fitted with elaborately arrang...

Early 19th Century Boston Rocker rocking chair totally hand constructed from 1st cut pine trees. Somevearly repairs were made and have worn in over time. Runners i believe to have be...

It’s believed that ancient Egyptians may have had the technology to harness electricity and create light thousands of years ago. This technology is referred to as the light of the Dendera Temple. This customizable pendant light...

Take a step back in time with this authentic antique country French boucherie billot de boucher (butchershop butcher block) A charming early example, circa 1810, with beautifully aged heavily worn patina, full of antique character and charm, rustic warmth, and rich historical depth! Created in Provincial France in the early 19th century, this culinary icon exudes history and craftsmanship, hand-crafted of mixed woods including maple and oak, quality solid wood construction with visible pegged mortise and dovetail joinery that adds to the interest, having a shaped backsplash with convenient tool slot for storing utensils, meat cleavers, and knives. Featuring a thick heavy-duty contoured end-grain work surface with attractive worn smooth dark rich distressed patina, authentic wear, knife marks, and uneven organic form acquired from generations of cutting, chopping, carving, typical industrial knife work and butchery. Banded with large brass corner brackets, the rectangular butcher block sits over a paneled base stand fitted with a single deep spacious drawer, affixed with the original oversized brass ring pull, ideal for convenient knife storage and easy access, over a scalloped apron, rising on chunky turned legs. Includes a later stag antler handled sharpening rod and two rustic antique wooden handle...

The Santa Rosa bench is a simple piece of seating for the well appointed interior. Its clean lines, hand turned base, and wedged through tenons amount to a design that is at home in ...

Japan, circa 1860–1910 (Meiji period). A small, quietly endearing antique low table crafted from solid Japanese chestnut (kuri). Modest in scale and simple in form, it reflects a tim...

Part of the MiMi series, this Minimalist, versatile side table or stool accents the home and office. Clean, faceted geometry adds depth and sophistication while the square 17" wide f...

A pair of exquisitely crafted "duVal-Alexander" club lounge chairs (Model 1221A) by McKinnon and Harris, hand-crafted from high-performance aluminum. Introduced in 2006, the "duVal-A...

The Hood Family is inspired by wooden sailboats and the work of Aino Aalto. Thin sheets of polyethylene are die cut and bent, joining narrow spines of white oak to create the hooded shade. The complex joinery of the Pendant and Chandelier results in lightweight frames that hold the glowing, sail-like shades aloft. Brass hardware completes the three part material palette. The Hood Pendant...

A Georgian era (1714-1837) English oak mule chest. Born in the late 18th / early 19th century, during the reign of King George III (1760-1820), fine quality craftsmanship and constr...

Merging clean lines with warm materials, the faceted geometry of the MiMi dining table creates a slender, elegant profile punctuated with painted sur...

Beautiful pair of Brutalist pine dining or side chairs designed by Norwegian designer Edvin Helseth - these are model 313 chairs for his Tyrbo series, made by Stange Bruk in Norway i...

A large rustic French provincial farmhouse trestle dining table featuring a bleached oak finish measuring more than eight feet long. The table is constructed with a large thick plank...

Antique country wooden writing desk with a single drawer and crossbar, its worn surface rich with patina. This antique wooden desk carries a quiet strength, its well-worn surface ri...

A unique handcrafted oak drapery or work table from France, early 20th century, its Art Nouveau styling would be ideal for any creative pursuit from artistic to culinary which makes ...