Woodwork Furniture

A pair of solid pine trestle benches built with double end supports and horizontal stretcher rails secured by flat triangular pine wedge-and-peg tension joinery. The wedges pass thro...

19th Century Alpine region hand painted marriage chest circa 1890. Here we have a marriage chest which is likely to be from Switzerland.  Using...

Contoured by a delicate structure, Wa Table takes its name from the Japanese word “harmony”. It characterizes its presence in the balance of soulful forms and refined details. Craf...

Weave bedside table Bedside table, made of solid birch wood and laminated birchveneér or solid oak wood and oak veneér. Modern yet classic, bold yet modest the bedside serves as a great example of Scandinavian contemporary design. Designed by Lukas Dahlén...

Introducing our artisan-made Rey Bedside Tables. A pair of side tables combining a classical twisted rope detail with clean-lined simplicity. Our Rey Collection conjures memories of ...

Conference table produced by Italian manufacturer Castelli in the 1970s, designed in the manner of the Eames Segmented Base table system. The rectangular top is finished in a light b...

The “Bumerang Chair” is a characteristic piece of furniture from the Polish People’s Republic (PRL) era. Its name comes from the distinctive shape of the backrest, resembling a boome...

A brutalist belief conceived as a functional sculpture, in which matter, rhythm and composition merge into a strongly expressive language. The front is made through an assembly of ir...

Comfortable chair produced in the late 1960s by the Furniture Factory "Fameg" in Radomsko. Quite rare piece due to the shape of the backrest. The seat is covered with high quality...

Danish oblong brutalist style coffee table with wavy apron made of solid oak. Handcrafted by Danish carpenters in the 1970s The fine natural surface and patina with a warm glow has...

This cabinet is crafted from high-quality Japanese Sugi cedar and dates to the Meiji–Taishō period (circa 1900s–1920s). It is made entirely from dense, high-grade Sugi wood, which h...

Handmade plaster nightstand set on wooden base Walnut melamine interior Timeless design with rounded edges Stain & scratch resistant, easy to maintain Customizable in size, color...

Danish vintage Henning Kjærnulf style round extendable dining table manufactured in Denmark in the 1970s. The table is made of solid patinated oak with wood work details. It can be...

The “Bumerang Chair” is a characteristic piece of furniture from the Polish People’s Republic (PRL) era. Its name comes from the distinctive shape of the backrest, resembling a boome...

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...

Pair of Very Clean Mid century danish modern single drawer nightstands by Art furn. Simple basic Danish modern design teak single drawer nightstands. Has carved upper and lower handl...

A wonderful armchair made in the 1960s in Poland. Stabile design of the furniture and a comfortable seat. Furniture after full upholstery renovation, refreshed woodwork. The whole is...

Our knife beam bench in walnut utilizes salvaged walnut wood logs for a rustic bench. Narrow and backless, the simple lines express the natural texture of the end grain of each species. The 12" x 12" beam is milled and finished to sit raised by a mild steel base with a black patina. The beam bench brings rustic beauty at a variety of lengths. Cracks, knots, saw marks and variation is part of the beauty of these pieces. The wood will continue to move and the finish to patina over time. The knife walnut beam bench makes a cozy coffee table in a den or living room or low table in a mud room or entry hall for flexible use as a place to place packages and bags or to remove shoes. With the oiled finish used on the knife walnut beam bench, we do not recommend putting this bench outside...

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...

A pair of King Cole Chairs. The name of these chairs comes from a James Mont commission for a lavish penthouse design in the King Cole building in Miam...

An impressive French Empire-style armoire from the early 1800s. The pronounced cornice makes a statement above the pair of paneled and carved doors all crafted of solid, book-matched...

Pair of Scandinavian modern teak nightstands by DUX Sweden Designed by Folke Ohlsson. Single drawer teak nightstands Made in circa 1960 in Sweden. Labeled underneath. 24.5" x 18.5"...

Abstract Art Deco Wooden Sculpture - Paperweight & Puzzle Game - France 1940s Originally a wooden puzzle game, this beautiful piece can also be displayed as a paperweight on a d...

Mid Century Danish Rosewood high Credenza Sideboard with 3 storage drawers and Cabinet with Adjustable shelves. Has 4 felt lined drawers. Made circa 1960s. Very clean inside and out ...

This Japanese mizuya cabinet was crafted during the Taisho period, circa 1920. At approximately three shaku wide (about 90 cm / 35.4 inches), this dimension represents a traditional...

Mid-Century Modern footed cutting board tray in teak designed by Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansk, Denmark. This versatile piece is the perfect tool for carving and serving featuring a h...

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

This Japanese antique chest of drawers was crafted in the Early Meiji Era (1868–1912). The form is simple and unadorned, reflecting its origins as a practical storage piece. A nota...

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...

Overview An exceptional piece of Japanese history, this Meiji Period (1868–1912) Tansu showcases a rare and functional five-drawer layout. Crafted entirely from solid Sugi (Japanese ...

This stunning 46” mirror features a warm wooden frame crafted from Danish teak wood. Perfectly proportioned with clean lines and expert craftsmanship, this versatile piece can be ele...

A good carved antique oak open wainscot carved armchair, from the Charles II period, Yorkshire, circa 1680. The chair with a carved crest rail to the top with stylized twin dolphins...

This is an antique mirror made in Japan. Quietly standing within a space, it exudes a strong and undeniable presence, bringing a sense of depth and subtle shadow into everyday life. ...

Lloyd bar stool Solid wood frame / hand rubbed oil finish / solid brass rungs / leather wrapped back support / recessed leather seat cushion Measure...

Armchair produced in the 1960s by Radom Furniture Factories. Very comfortable seat covered with high quality fabric. The armchairs are fully carpentry and upholstery. Extremely comfo...

Pair of modern Gloss white Lacquer cube Nightstands with 2 Drawers and Carrara Marble tops. Beautiful condition inside and out. These 2 Drawer Nightstands have drawers that are made ...

Chair designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat is hand tufting multicolor wool. Ab...

Mid century Danish modern 3 drawer low vanity dresser designed by Nils Jonsson made by HJN Mobler. Danish Mid-Century Modern chest of drawers in good vintage condition. Perfect vinta...

Keep your jewelry safe while traveling with this compact and durable black onyx jewel box. The round everything catchall box is a carved using traditional wood carpentry techniques ...

Chairs designed by prof. Rajmund Halas. They have been made of beechwood. They have undergone a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seats were dressed in...

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...

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...

This extraordinary Meiji-period low table (Banshaku-dai / Ko-tsukue) is a masterpiece of Japanese rustic minimalism, hand-carved from a single, massive block of precious Zelkova wood...

Produced in Belgium during the 1960s, this coffee table pairs a hand-painted glazed ceramic tile top with a dark wood Parsons-style base. The tile surface is arranged in a grid and f...

Overview This exceptional 19th-century Japanese Mizuya Tansu (traditional kitchen cabinet) is a striking example of Meiji-era craftsmanship, blending functional storage with a bold, ...

Solid wood stool / side table in fumed white oak with round top. The fuming process reacts with the tannins in the wood and results in a color through, rich amber tone. With a clean ...

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 ...

This is  fabulous Vintage Regency Revival  dining table  by the master cabinet maker William Tillman, Circa 1980 in date. The table is made of stunning solid flame mahogany with sat...

The tall version of our Rey Bedside Table is well suited as a nightstand or side table. Combining a classical twisted rope detail with clean-lined simplicity, it features three drawe...

Set of 4 All original midcentury maple Paul McCobb Planner Group spindle back side chairs. Solid maple seat and curved back on tapered legs. Original vintage condition. Original blon...

Beautiful Art Deco wardrobe with stunning figured walnut veneers and striking book-matched grain. Features original handles, lock and key, hanging rail, shelf, pull-out tie rack and ...

Beautiful armchair GFM-142, designed by Edmund Homa. The armchairs were made in the 1960s in the Gosciecinska Furniture Factory. They are made from solid beechwood. The GFM-142 armchair is regarded one of the best polish armchair design from the previous age. The armchairs have been thoroughly renovated. The tension belts have been changed, new upholstery foams - upholstery material has been used - yellow upholstery fabric...

Chair designed by prof. Rajmund Halas. Is is called Bonanza Chair. Made of beechwood. Chair is after a complete renovation, the woodwork has been ref...

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...

Beautiful Mid-Century Modern olive burl square coffee table made in Italy. Good vintage condition - has label under table Gimbel Brothers nyc - made in Italy. Table is located in Wil...

Mid century modern walnut rounded dining table with two leaves. This table sits on (4) narrow tapered legs and has brass hardware under the table. This table sits 4 - 6 chairs. Beau...

Mid century Danish modern beautiful Black leather 3 seat sofa dark wood legs. Style of Børge Mogensen. Beautiful Black leather is soft and shows little signs of use but broken in nic...

Mid century George Nelson early slatted platform bench black lacquer. Has rounded corner base with flat head screws. All original black lacquer finish. Shows use from age. Made circa...

Mid century danish modern 2 tone teak 6 drawer dresser. Clean inside and out. Great Scandinavian modern dresser. 65” x 19” x 29”

The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. Put it in your breakfast nook or display flowers in a grand entry. This pedestal base is hand cast by the artisans at Sloss Furnaces historic foundry in Birmingham to look beautiful and function out of the way of diner's feet. Rich with Mid-Century Modern inspiration, we conceived the name while hiking the 600 steel stairs that scale the face of Amicalola Falls, the gateway to the Appalachian...