SERPENTINE-FRONTED ARMOIRE - MARQUETRY CHEST OF DRAWERS - KIDNEY-SHAPED WRITING TABLE

A DUTCH MAHOGANY SERPENTINE-FRONTED ARMOIRE, antique dish values the moulded comice
headed by a porcelain stand carved with an oval wreath enclosing a medallion of a Roman
Emperor flanked by berried laurel wreaths, long necked vases 1820s green flowers the pair of doors enclosing shelves and drawers
and each with a shaped panel headed by ribboned and swagged oval pendants and with a
swagged um at the base, myott son & co tureen the canted corners with fluted pilasters with gilt-metal mounts,
the bombe base with two long drawers above a shaped apron, antique violin bow 7ft. 3in. high by 6ft. 2in. wide
(221cm. by 188cm.) circa 1770.

A MILANESE PARQUETRY COMMODE in quarter-veneered kingwood within elaborate
borders of fruitwood and purpleheart, ebay antiques quilt with inset marble top, columbus antique mall wisconsin three long drawers, antique from mirror scotland canted
corners, antique universal sewing machines the sides inlaid with a man and a woman in an oval, charles boyton ii silver belt buckles on Square tapering legs,
3ft. 2V2in. high by 4ft. V/2in. wide (98cm. by 126cm.) circa 1780.

A PARQUETRY BREAKFRONT COMMODE in well figured quarter-veneered walnut,
the top with two giant rectangular panels each with a diamond, indian style clock spandrels the front and sides with
diamond panels partly in ebonised wood, vintage irish dresden black lace swan with ebonised mouldings and Square tapering
legs, antique double or single bed 2ft. 8in. high by 3ft. 9in. wide (81cm. by 114cm.) circa 1790, antique bottle auction ebay North Italian or South.

A DUTCH MARQUETRY AND MAHOGANY SIDE CABINET OR BUFFET, rosenthal china antique the top inlaid
with a vase of flowers and scroll-work with giant shell spandrels, antique french doors the front with a pair of
tambour cupboards enclosing a shelf, mahogany english bureau with bun feet the floral marquetry sides each with a slide, antique china doll and
the fluted canted corners on short Square tapering feet, antique wind mill 2ft. Win. high by 4ft. 5V2in. wide
(86cm. by 136cm.) circa 1780.

A NORTH ITALIAN PARQUETRY COMMODE with a pink mottled rectangular marble top, antique spanish guitar the frieze drawer
inlaid with a herring-bone motif above two further drawers inlaid with Greek key motif and
crossbanded in satinwood, antique german bibles flanked by fluted pilaster strips, charles topino’s round table construction on Square tapering legs, chinese chippendale style shelves with fretwork sides 3ft.
high by 4ft. wide (93cm. by 136cm.) circa 1790.

A DUTCH BRASS-INLAID MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE with pierced brass gallery, ice-o-matic ice crusher antiques the
frieze drawer above a flap enclosing a fitted interior with three long drawers below, antique pocket valuation watch on
square tapering legs, british draw leaf oak table antique the canted corners with fluted columns with brass capitals, cubic zirconia antique rings 5ft. 2V2in.
high by 3ft. 6in. wide (159cm. by 107cm.) circa 1800.

A RARE MARQUETRY AND PAINTED PANEL showing a scene in Rome looking up the River Tiber
with the Castel St. Angelo on the right and St. Peter’s in the distance, blue suede shoes antique mall 171hin.
high by 23in. wide (44.5cm. by 58.5cm.) circa 1780, antique garden ornament probably Roman.

A PAIR OF PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT LOOKING-GLASSES, antique wrought iron balcony the spreadeagle crestings
on drapery carved pedestals with sunburst lunettes above rectangular plates within moulded
frames flanked by anthemions, mule chest carved with shield and crest antique 4ft. lO’/iin. high by 2ft. 23Ain. wide (148.5cm. by 68cm.) late
18th Century, antique county festival holmes Scandinavian.

A DUTCH MARQUETRY CHEST OF DRAWERS, antique vintage pocket watch the rectangular top with outset
corners inlaid with a vase of flowers and with foliate spandrels above a dentil moulding,
with three long drawers above a fourth shaped drawer and with canted inlaid corners,
above a fluted splayed apron and square tapering fluted legs, ansonia antique figural clocks 3ft. high by 2ft. Hin. wide
(91cm. by 89cm.) circa 1790.

A MARQUETRY KIDNEY-SHAPED WRITING TABLE crossbanded in burr-walnut
with inlaid lozenges in satinwood, dresser 1920’s ebony and kingwood, antique button glass on pierced trestle supports joined
by a similar stretcher, antique claw tub 3ft. 4′/2in. high by 2ft. lVhin. wide (75cm. by 90cm.) circa 1770,
probably Russian.

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CABINETS: SIDE AND DISPLAY
An antique cabinet is a very variable piece of furniture made in numerous forms and for many purposes throughout the split baluster turning leg 18th and 19th century. Preceded by the antique yazoo mower prestigious cabinet on stand.
Above right, 1930s burr-veneered cocktail cabinet. Above left, Victorian mahogany chiffonier, about 1855-1865,
DISPLAY CABINETS ON STANDS
In the collectible antique camera late 16thC and the antique john deere equipment 17th century the antique cars for sale in florida richest people kept their curios in cabinets containing numerous small drawers. Many of these cabinets were imported from the antiquetables/clawfeet Continent particularly from Italy and Southern Germany and were valuable and decorative objects in themselves, being made from exotic materials such as ebony, ivory and tortoiseshell with plaques of inlaid marbles or precious gemstones. Chinese and Japanese lacquer cabinets were especially prized particularly after about 1670 as were those of fine Dutch marquetry after about 1680.
Most were mounted on English-made stands sometimes with a matching cresting; these could be quite simple, with turned supports linked by turned or shaped stretchers (see CHESTS ON STANDS, p. 88) or very
elaborate with bold, gilded carving.
DISPLAY CABINETS
The practice of storing and displaying precious objects in glazed cabinets dates from the the use of swastikas in antique oriental carpets first half of the qianlong plate 18th century when wealthy people began collecting fine porcelain and books on a large scale. Few pieces were designed solely for display (although designs were published in popular pattern books), but usually formed the antique toy tonka truck upper part of a chest, cupboard, bureau or secretaire. (For details of the antique 1/4 cut oak buffet glazed sections of these see
BOOKCASES
During the monopodium style leg second half of the 1930s gate leg tables 19th century free-standing glazed display cabinets were made in revived 18th century styles, some of Chinese Chippendale type, others rather loose interpretations of Sheraton designs. The majority are in mahogany and glazed on three sides, raised from the antique mantel mirror floor on tall, narrow, straight legs. ‘Chippendale’ pieces are sometimes highly carved, while those in Sheraton style are delicate and often inlaid with stringing, fans and shells. Sometimes a panelled or cupboard area beneath the antique lamp lighting recreation sulfur shelves is painted with flowers or landscape scenes. The glazing bars on these are invariably applied to a single sheet of glass; they do not enclose a number of small panels cut to shape as they would on an 18th century piece.
Range from simple breakfront or one or two-door cupboards, with flat tops and plinth bases, to more complex pieces with various shelves, drawers, cupboards and turned or straight feet.
Left, Victorian ‘Chippendale’ display cabinet, right, Edwardian ‘Sheraton’ display cabinet.
niers (and ebonised ‘aesthetic’ or ‘Art Furniture’ cabinets (from 1870 onwards). These were composed of numerous shelves, small cupboards, niches, spindled galleries, bevelled mirrors and panels of embossed
‘leather’ paper or gilding. These were followed by similar cabinets of ‘architectural Queen Anne’ style, with mirrored and pedimented superstructure.
Victorian walnut cabinet.
Doors can be wood-panelled or glazed, or have brass grilles backed by pleated silk. Can have shaped and mirrored superstructure.
An ‘Art furniture’ ebonised corner cabinet with stylized Japanese decoration, late-1870s.
Victorian burr Walnut sideboard cabinet, about 1865.
ENGLISH CABINET
This writing cabinet is made of mahogany, the antique corner display cabinet lead windows grain of the richard ginori art deco vases wood providing its decoration. A writing slide pulls out from the antique clock parts lower case, which has a drawer below. The upper section doors open to reveal drawers and
pigeonholes. c.1800.

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