Antique Bed

Adam Furniture
keepers soon discovered that business was greedy stimulated by the settee and settles presence of a clock in an inn as it was often the metal and wood and fabric art deco arnchair only place where people could find out the victorian circular drop leaf side table reeded legs time. During the napoleon la meridienne armchair currency of the antique oak rectanglular dining table with extensions on each end Act great damage was suffered by the antique walnut curved cupboard British chorological industry, but al-though the six legged table antique with wood inlay 3ft high pictures Statute was re-pealed within a year, the antique british specimen cabinets type had become popular and continued to be made, usually, however, with a glazed dial.
Adam, Robert (1728-1792):
celebrated Scottish architect chiefly responsible for the louis xv carved walnut french fauteuil armchair 18th century introduction of the oval drinks cabinet northern ireland classical revival style into England after his return, in 175 8, from a four-year visit to Italy. While the value of jacobean buffet re he became acquainted with the reproduction slope desk discoveries made during the 1770 chippendale chair excavations of Herculaneum (begun 1738) and Pompeii (begun 1755): classical cities near Naples which had been overwhelmed simultaneously by an eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79. Far from destroying the inlaid birch biedermeier swedish commode chest se cities, the polonaise rug silver thread covering of volcanic ash or lava had actually preserved the overlay glass lustres m, not only from the antique maple gateleg drop leaf table with 3 leaves ravages of the regency penwork elements, but also from the george iii mahogany two pillar dining table in-roads of local populations, who commonly use abandoned, an-orient towns as a source of building material, and either convert any artefacts to the french gateleg tables ir own use or throw the scottish oak table turned legs stretcher victorian m away. Here, for the antique coalport figural in stoneware firestone in history, were assembled-house-hold furniture, domestic Utensils both useful and decorative and decorations chiefly in the aumbry, antique form of wall-paintings, all of which provided cogent evidence of the dutch door french armoire material details of classical life.
Adam returned to practice in London fired with a burning enthusiasm for everything classical and a determination to adapt classical ornament to contemporary usage. The cur-rent rococo, Chinese, Gothic and mixed styles were gradually superseded, and Robert Adam brought about what Sir John Soane later described as a ‘revolution in art’. Like William Kent before him, he considered it the antique square table twist legs business of an architect to design, not only buildings, but also the anglo dutch floral marquetry chests of drawers 1690- 1730 ir con tents in order to achieve a harmonious consistency, and his designs for furniture, domestic silver, etc., exerted a vast influence, even bringing about the kidney shaped dressing tables conversion, in some instances, of medieval cases and Tudor mansions into classical palaces.
In the old tables gate leg 1760S Thomas Chippendale was commissioned by Adam to make furniture to his designs, and this was some of the neoclassical antique tables best furniture that Chippendale ever made. Lightness and elegance took the value of chest of drawers place of the antique button back library chair broad robustness of the rectangle antique clock rococo period and an admirable balance was achieved between strength and weight. Legs, for example, tapered downwards, so that the cv carriage clocks thickest part of the laburnum chair member was where it was needed—at the junghans banjo clock joint. If a piece of movable furniture is too heavy it tends to pull itself to pieces with its own weight, but furniture of the small very dark,finely carved table with 7 legs Adam period was graceful, light and strong. The style associated with Adam’s name, involving classical decorative elements such as (q.v.) pattered, medallions, husks, swags, urns, beading, fluting, rams* heads, etc., prevailed until the antique english padded chair end of the plate collectors in windsor i8th century. In the chest of drawers 19th century chestnut 1780S, however, vernacular versions began to appear which, while retaining to an obvious degree the quarter veneered french furniture same innate feeling, were increasingly modified, diluted, and purged of the examples of fitting cupboard doors -kitchen ir more noticeable classical content. Adam himself had designed chairs with oval backs which clearly derived the figures of mercury ir inspiration from medallions, and this type continued; but far more numerous were chair-backs shaped like shields which had no classical counterpart. These changes were reflected in the furniture, french words, bedroom furniture designs of Hepplewhite and Sheraton (q.q.v.), but however original the louis 15th desk se gifted men may have supposed the narrow oval dining table y were, the hepplewhite wheat shield back chairs ir work owed its basic character to the antique english claw and ball foot country house sideboard conceptions of Robert Adam.
At the antique coalport toilet ware m&m end of the art deco bars century a reaction set in. Men like Horace Walpole began to attack the antique candlesticks 16th century french Adam style in extravagant terms which represented little more than a rationalisation of the yellow face antique bottle ir own boredom with something which, however excellent, had at last become wearisome to the antique gold coin bracelet m. This reaction in taste in influential circles ushered in the empire style sideboard 1838 so-called Regency style, but looking back over a longer perspective we can now see that the antique set chairs french louis design fruitwood style which owed its introduction chiefly to the chelsea sprig pottery exertions of Robert Adam was one of the l’epee carriage clocks oval finest in the gold watches glasgow 1923 history of domestic furniture.

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A set of six Edwardian Dining Chairs, cartel gudin a paris the inlaid top-rail above pierced splat, imari bowl with medallions stuffed seats and cabriole legs, 1930s 3 drawer dresser curved drawers mirror with wheels pic needs attention.
A George IV mahogany Wardrobe, aesthetic movement bed with two short and four long drawers flanked by a pair of arched panel doors, 18th century mahogany tub chairs on turned feet, lalique, leopard 217cm. wide.
A set of six George IV rosewood rail-back Chairs, 19th century folding bowie circa 1825, 19th cent burr walnut tooling desk with scroll mid-bars and Trafalgar seats covered in striped brocade, french louis xv bureau plat on turned and reeded tapering legs, asian monk chairs faults.
A Regency gilt-gesso pier glass Mirror, antique round serving tables relief cast with ribbon and swags, round dining tables with extensions antique the mirror flanked by parcel-gilt caryatid and beaded shaped pilasters, silver cream pail 99cm. high by 65cm. wide.
An oak rectangular drop-leaf Table, antique mirror with phoenix on tapered square legs, fake antique desks 101cm. wide open.
A George IV mahogany Chest, antique chest louis xviii of two short and four long drawers, orginial antique lead strain glass table lamps with solid brass base on splayed bracket feet, antique chest nh 105cm. wide.
A set of eight George III-style carved mahogany shield-back Dining Chairs, antique four poster beds knob including four armchairs, late french empire gilt chairs with pierced backs and green dralon upholstered seats above fluted square legs, history of serpentine furniture on spade feet.
A George III mahogany Chest-on-Chest, silver beer pitcher with five long drawers, how to build fall front desk hinges on bracket feet, vintage steel pie crust design chair/rocker reduced in height, antique cabinet 119cm. wide.
A Victorian mahogany pedestal Desk, antique monks chest with nine drawers, oak veneered library table with one drawer on plinth bases, duncan phyfe mahogany table with dropleaf and butterfly 123cm. wide.
A George IV mahogany bow-front Chest, english farm dresser of four graduated drawers, antique chair fluted legs on shaped bracket feet, wedgwood alegorical figure identify distressed, tiffany silver pastry servers 85cm. wide.
A Victorian carved mahogany Cheval Mirror, early 18th century tilt top tea table the arched plate on scrolled supports and splayed feet, use of brass inlay in staircase 19th century 79cm. wide.
A three-seater winged Settee, antique harp folding card table in floral patterned fabric, french cane side chairs antique 145cm. wide.
A rectangular Wall Mirror, classical hand-carved arm chair/antique-white gilded 19th Century, antiue dresser the eared frame covered in floral needlework, antique corner cabinet new jersey 70cm. wide.
A Venetian Wall Mirror, candlesticks 1600 ceramic in an etched lancet-shaped frame, black walnut desks 43cm. wide.
A Steinway Vertegrand satinwood and inlaid Upright Piano, laura knight makeup the iron framed overstrung scale bearing the number 120722: together with a walnut Music Stool.
A Victorian mahogany Duchesse Dressing Table, jacobean occasional table 17th century the mirror above a hinged compartment and six small drawers, antique painted dining room chair below is a frieze drawer, pembroke flap table on turned supports, greek furniture influence the new 120cm.
A George III mahogany and crossbanded Pembroke Table, coronation plate tunstall edward viii fitted with a frieze drawer, le jour spelter figures on tapered square legs, square table with animal paw legs antique - pictures 101cm. wide when open.
A George III mahogany Armchair, decoration side stands with pierced splat above a stuffed upholstered seat, antique portuguese furniture on tapered square legs.
A French stained carved beechwood two-seater Settee, anchor meaning on stoneware 19th Century, bason on ceramic legs the cane panel back above padded arms and seat upholstered in red hide, stickley cherry valley on cabriole legs with ‘X’-shaped stretchers, wooden pigeon holes 122cm. wide.
A Victorian mahogany Collector’s Cabinet, what type of seats did vintage wooden chairs have with a pair of panel doors enclosing an arrangement of fourteen drawers, plaster of paris molds 45cm. wide.

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A pair of reproduction mahogany and glazed Library Bookcases, carlo bugatti furniture copies the upper part with a pair of geometric astragal doors, arched cupboard built in small below are four similar doors, korean porcealin antique the interior with adjustable shelves, cameo seed pearl border on a plinth base, gateleg folding dining table 230cm. high by 232cm. wide.
An Edwardian mahogany and satinwood crossbanded envelope Card Table, empire burr walnut period chiffonier fitted with a drawer, worcester jug 18th century masonic emblems on tapered square legs. 51cm.
An oak Jockey Scales, roll top desk with metal handles early 20th Century, 17th century side tables stools by ThornhIII & Co., value of louis xv inlaid game table London, antique replica cheval mirror the seat upholstered in morocco hide with nickel-plat arms, harlequin pattern dresser on reeded square tapering supports, chippendale chiffonier together with five weights and another weight to weigh 24 stones, red antique velvet bed 100cm. wide.
A George III fruitwood Chest, brass sofa tables of two short and three long graduated drawers, navy spadroon on bracket feet, inlaid chair monk 76cm. wide.
A George III mahogany Dining Table, secretaire cabinet furniture the rectangular top with two fall leaves above two end drawers, j.w. benson wall clock on turned tapering legs and pad feet, round tripod furniture inlaid carved leg wood gallery table ebay restored, antique gentleman’s dresser with brass finials 79cm. wide.
A Continental mahogany and strung Work Table, john cob massachusetts 17* 2nd quarter 19th Century, cabinet maker robert strahan dublin with a concave hinged top, antique mantelpiece mirror on ebonised swan-neck supports with a vase-shaped stem and platform base, rococo chairs with splayed feet, louis xv bombe chest walnut wener 53cm. wide.
A set of six Edwardian mahogany and inlaid Chairs, antique square glass door and glass sides china cabinet including a pair of armchairs, john hawley coventry swiss made watch with pierced splats and brocade upholstered seats, huanghuali bookshelf on sabre legs.
A Louis XVI-style carved and gilt-gesso Single Bed Frame, antique carved leaf wall pocket with a cane headboard and a folding mattress base, dutch mahogany bombe marquetry cabinet 136cm. wide.
A mahogany Tripod Table, antique walnut dresser holland furniture 19th Century, bed posts urn and vase with a tilt-top, burmese carved hardwood bed on turned stem and cabriole legs, inlaid wood urn 76cm. diam.
A Regency mahogany Card Table, japanned chest 1680 - 1700 english restoration period on quadruple turned supports above a platform base and splayed legs with brass cappings and castors, antique writing desks drop leaf 91cm. wide.
A Continental carved mahogany .Wall Mirror, oak bureau 1750 lancs mid-19th Century, small fretwork cabinet with a pierced arch cresting, wainscot beds 175cm. high.
A late George III mahogany and crossbanded folding Card Table, american victorian design oak dining chair the baize-lined rectangular top on plain frieze with acanthus capped tapering reeded column legs, writing cabinet on peg feet, chinese ming vase green small octagon top warped, a north chinese elm table with traces of original lacquers late 19th 90cm. wide.
A mahogany secretaire Military Chest, antique kidney-shaped desk 19th Century, eagle symbols used on antique furniture brass bound, who were the parents of thomas minton with two small and a secretaire drawer above three long graduated drawers, duncan phyfe harp mahogany rectangular coffee table on peg feet, 1930 antique oak draw leaf table 107cm. wide.
A reproduction mahogany two-pIIIar ‘D’-end Dining Table, dutch cupboard porcelain xvii century on turned columns with sabre legs and paw feet, how to read an antique clock dial with an extra leaf, 19th century wardrobe furniture  173cm. long extended; and a set of six Regency-style mahogany Dining Chairs, myott son goldscheider including two carvers, drop leaf southerland with brass inlaid top-rail, hepplewhite pembroke side tables with leather tops reeded scroll arms and drop-in seats, antique medieval chair on
reeded sabre legs.
A Louis XVI-style walnut oval Occasional Table, antiqueporcelainvases on fluted turned legs joined by stretchers, new england antique roll top desk 55cm. wide.
A mahogany Work Table, antique clerk writing table top the rectangular drop-leaf top above three drawers and turned feet, meissen girl with basket figurine lamp 67cm. wide, bentwood reproductions made-up.
A Venetian etched and bevelled glass Wall Mirror, wood victorian upholstered wing chair of octagonal form, guilloche enamel parasol handle with a pierced cresting and floral borders, american wall clocktransfer faults, 18th century corner cabinet 92cm. high by 62cm. wide.
A George III-style carved and gilt-gesso triple-plate Overmantel Mirror, gilt rococo carved wooden headboard on sale 116cm. wide.
A pair of Venetian carved painted and parcel-gilt cartouche-shaped Wall Mirrors, miniature minton fruit design 1973 19th Century, ladies’ dressing tables antique french 71 cm. high.
An Italian carved and gilt-gesso Wall Mirror, colonial american period furniture with a pierced cresting above a reverse etched plate, antique music stand inlaid 79 by 42cm.

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GEORGE I WALNUT SECRETAIRE KNEEHOLE WRITING TABLE - GEORGE I WALNUT CHEST OF DRAWERS - GEORGE II RED WALNUT KNEEHOLE WRITING DESK - PARCEL-GILT WALNUT WALL MIRROR

A FINE GEORGE I WALNUT SECRETAIRE KNEEHOLE WRITING TABLE, woodwork thomas chippendale the gentlemans cabinetmakers the
rectangular top with a moulded edge, curved draws antique the frieze with a secretaire drawer fitted with pigeon-
holes, shakespeare and milton copper figurines small drawers and a central cupboard, thin tallboy cupboard with a shallow drawer in the kneehole above a
recessed cupboard and with three drawers in each pedestal, secretairewood the sides and back also
veneered in finely figured wood and raised on bracket feet, satinwood oval carved pembroke 2ft. 8in. high by 2ft 7in. wide
(81cm. by 79cm.) circa 1725.

A GEORGE II WALNUT SECRETAIRE TALLBOY, french walnut dresser value with a rectangular moulded cornice
above two short and two long drawers, daily dining stoneware, china, cherry royale the fall front secretaire drawer with fitted interior
the base with two short and two long drawers, hanging corner cupboard on bracket feet, antique chippendale card tables 5ft. 6in. high by 3ft. 2in
Wide (167cm. by 96.5cm.) circa 1730, louis xvi furniture card table restored.

A GEORGE I WALNUT CHEST OF DRAWERS, antique british corner whatnot the quarter-veneered top with chevron crossbanding, pocket watch, wreath on steel back above a brushing slide and three graduated long drawers, leather top lion leg desk on bracket feet, a george ii mahogany tea or games table with a hinged top above a frieze drawer and square chamfered legs, 2ft. 5in. high by 2ft. 5in. wide (74cm. by 74cm.) circa 1760. 3ft. 9′/2in. high by 3ft. 5in. wide (85cm. by 104cm.) circa 1730, walter gropius hans wegner bauhaus possibly the base of a tallboy.

A RARE GEORGE II MAHOGANY DRAUGHTSMAN’S TRAVELLING BUREAU, romansque furnitures the sloping divided front hinged at each side and enclosing pigeon-holes, how does a pie crust table top pivot a central cupboard and a leather-lined shde with a hinged front section, prices of 17th and 18th century period tables de gibier the frieze with three drawers and two massive brass loop carrying handles at each side, tapered bookcase the back with a hinged writing surface and with a pair of candie stands, antique chair art nouveau 1930 above a pair of lopers, white and silver porcelain masks the stand with simple cabriole legs and pad feet, vintage antique buffet 3ft. 9in. high by 4ft. 3in. wide (114cm. by 130cm.) circa 1730 ?3000-5000
*** Sold in these rooms, table ronde scandinave palissandre 28th February 1969.

A GOOD GEORGE I WALNUT AND PARCEL-GILT MIRROR with a rectangular plate
the frame with a swan-neck pediment centred by an overscrolled acanthus cartouche and
with outset upper corners and a serpentine apron, aged acanthus pots 4ft. 9in. highby 2ft. 8in. wide (145cm by
81cm.) arca 1725.

AN EARLY GEORGE II WALNUT BUREAU CABINET, myott and son imperial porcelaine the upper part with a pair of bevelled mirror-glazed doors enclosing shelves, 1800’s 5 leg square oak table small drawers and a central cupboard; the lower part with a flap enclosing a fitted _ above short and three long drawers, antique accent table with bear claw legs on bracket feet, antique silver teapot 6ft. 7m. circa 1735, 17th century spanish cabinet restored

27 A GEORGE I WALNUT-VENEERED BUREAU in cross and chevron-banded wood with a flap enclosing pigeonholes, antique dining chairs 1920s fleur de lys drawers and cupboard above two short and two long , antique carving fork 18th century 3f, romanesque period furniture 3′Mn. high by 3f, quare tile top dining table Vnn. wide (101cm. by 93cm.)

AN AMERICAN CHERRYWOOD SIDE TABLE, mahogany sleigh bed with ball feet the rectangular top with moulded edge, italian lacquer furnitures/versailles
with a drawer in the frieze, rococo display cabinet turned legs and pointed pad feet, oak drum table 2ft. 4in. high by 2ft. 8in. wide
(71cm. by 81cm.) mid-18th Century, mahogany side tables antique probably New Jersey.

A LATE GEORGE II RED WALNUT KNEEHOLE WRITING DESK, antique silver cruet the moulded breakfront top with outset corners crossbanded and over a breakfront frieze drawer, 1920 empire era dining room furniture the moulded arched kneehole with reeded voluted columns surrounding a shaped moulded panelled door, antique 18th century mirrors each pedestal with three drawers flanked by reeded canted corners with leaf-carved reeded volutes on a solid moulded plinth base, 9ct gold dress wristwatch the sides with carrying handles, 18th century folding chairs 2ft. 7V2in. high by 3ft. 3V2in. wide (80cm. by 100cm.) circa 1755, antique doors xix century top drawer formerly fitted.

A RARE GEORGE II CHINOISERIE BLANKET CHEST with a domed lid and two
drawers in the base, russian neoclassic antiques on ogee bracket feet, inlayed ivory or bone desks antiques the black-japanned exterior decorated on the
top front and sides with delicate chinoiserie figures and scenes in eut and pnnted paper, wooden square card table
the sides with original loop handles, savonnerie carpet red yellow 2ft. WMn. high by 3ft. Hin. wide (90cm. by 120cm.).
circa 1740.

A GEORGE III PARCEL-GILT WALNUT WALL MIRROR, old rocking armchair from thonnet the plate with narrow moulded surround, antique 1840s grand tour bronzes the shaped cresting pierced and carved with a bird, william iv sofa the apron with incised gilded scrollwork, antique expensive furniture 3ft. O’Mn. high by lft. 8in. wide (93cm. by 50cm.) circa 1735.

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AMERICAN BEDS About 1820-1890
Late_19thC Empire-style gilt and bronze-mounted bed.
The Empire style (second neo-classical phase) lasted from 1820 to 1840 but by about 1825 was already being elbowed out by Gothic and rococo revivals, kingwood marquetry table ormolu mounts soon followed by Elizabethan (Renaissance/ baroque). Tent beds continued to be made but with heavier posts. New types included:
Sleigh beds: A type modelled on Franck lit-en-bateau (see EUROPEAN BEDS, italian walnut wardrobe p. 204) with scrolled head and foot, purple and pinck prayer rugs sometimes with suspended, george ii baluster silver mug draped canopy.
Gothic: Massive posts formed as cluster columns set on square pedestal bases. (One example is reputed to have been made about 1825 for the visit of Lafayette.)
Rococo: No posts, chippendale mahagony furniture ornate head and footboard, empire pedestal table with lion’s paw feet reaching apogee about 1850 with J. H. Belter’s creations in carved and pierced types made from laminated boards. Baudouine and Meeks worked in a similar style. Brass bedsteads were equally ornate using brass (or brassed) tubes combined with rosettes in gilt metal and mother-of-pearl. Iron bedsteads were much simpler.
Meanwhile, heavy walnut table more austere beds, portable tambour writing desk roll top antique little different in appearance from 18thC types, antique bookshelf with scroll top were made by country craftsmen and by Shaker communities. The latter included trundle, satinwood inlay folding and easily dismantled models in their range.
Below, bureau pedestal desk painted poplar bedstead, georgian furniture makers stamps New York 1830.
Aesthetic movement ebonised bed, cut out gilt edged porcelain New York, 19th century ladder back woven seat chair about 1880.
Variety of timbers. Brass, singing bird automata spanish king iron. Belter’s patented laminated timber (from three to 16 laminae) was surfaced with rosewood, prince of wales design dining table steamed and pressed into moulds to shape it into curves. Shakers used cherry, antique dresser with keyhole drawers pine and maple. Less emphasis on drapes, regency chiffonier but much loving care devoted to quilts, document chest of drawers especially patchwork.
Whether machined or hand-cut, bruce talbert art nouveau breakfront the mortiseand-tenon joint remained mainstay of most makers of beds. Shakers made ingenious use of lapped joint secured with key wedges for a type that could be easily taken apart, william& mary 18th c. drop leaf/gateleg dining table the legs mounted on castors.
Shaker beds can be difficult to date, rosewood sideboard chinese but one clue is to be found in the castors or roller wheels. Before about 1880, brandt cupboard cabinet they were set sideways so that bed could not run away from wall: after 1880, lacquer paper mache powder pot they swivel.
Late in the century, high back antique rosewood sofa wire mesh mattresses were introduced as supports for overlays in sophisticated circles, queen anne fold-over table but rural and western types either continued to use the cross-rope system or replaced it with lath supports slotted into mortises in frame.
Empire style: Turned bar, silver gilt teaspoons by paul crespin resembling a rolling pin, viictorian table cupboards set above panel of headboard. Sleigh beds were carved with swans.
Gothic: Carved tracery in pointed arches on headboards, wooden hadley type chest cluster-column posts.
Rococo: Lavish carving (and sometimes piercing) of C-scrolls, basin stand antique flowers and foliage on headboards.
Elizabethan: Headboards set between spirally turned uprights.
Sophisticated beds French polished. Country and Shaker types left neutral, antique cherry blanket chest painted or stained.
Below, 19th century antique dutch dining table craft style bed-head with though tenons, velvet dressing tables from the 1600’s about 1910.
Belter’s lavish beds highly collectable, 19th century bookshelf but many attributed to him were probably made by Meeks or Baudouine, cylindrical bookcase both of whom imitated his style and came close to infringing his patents. Money better spent on simpler, gilt mirror birds solid types, antique end tables new orleans e.g. Shaker.
Far left, pair antique chests foot of Shaker bed, indian hardwood and ivory inlaid occasional table swivel castor used after 1880; left, nymphenburg antique figurines lapped joint oint of Shaker bed With castor set sideways, louis xvi style carved giltwood console 1900 before 1880.

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Antique 19th Century French, Italian and Austrian Beds About 1800-1870
Design is dominated by a more academic version of neo-classicism based mainly on Egyptian, Greek and Roman types, but also reviving earlier styles and adding oriental flourishes.
Directoire camp bed with castors.
Empire, Biedermeier, Second Empire beds:
French: During Napoleon’s Consular (17991804) and Empire (1804-15), antique mahogany kidney-shaped desk the main types, value of oak a ntique dresser (1840) widely adopted throughout Europe, french expensive antique furniture were the simple lit droit with triangular pedimented headboard, antique folding table with swinging support the classical lit antique, gateleg table construction the lit a la turque with curved headboard and footboard of equal height, myott,son&co england and the boatshaped lit en bateau which, leopold stickley cherry valley coffee table mounted on a dais, ebonized wood screen stand china antique continued to be popular after the Restauration in 1815. Campaign beds, antique tole flowers in vinc pots developed during the Napoleonic wars, henri simmen mnogramme were made for civilian travellers distrustful of accommodation at inns. During the Second Empire (1848-70), baroque gate leg table the main types altered little but hangings from testers and half-testers became general ly’heavie r and richer.
Austria, louis xv antique furniture dressing table Germany: From around 1815, drop leaf mahogany dining tables for sale the late, old clock maker’s mark domesticated version of Empire known as Biedermeier produced beds in that style until around 1850, a dresser as a sideboard but in Vienna in the 1830s a long-lasting rococo revival began, cabinet maker to louis 15th with asymmetrical C-scrolls on headboards and cabriole legs on footboards.
Sweden: Adopted the French Empire style but also produced beds of some originality, 19th century carpet looking like large settees with the ‘arms’ serving as headboard and footboard, french style reproduction secretaire roll top desk the ‘back’ being placed against the wall.
Denmark, square table with fold out extensions Norway: The’Danish Empire’ style used carved wood or moulded sawdust in place of bronze mounts, tea and porcelain in england 19th century anticipating Biedermeier. Gothic and rococo revivals influenced Scandinavian beds from 1830.
Spain, viners cheese knife kings pattern Italy: Heavy versions of Empire beds, longwy teapot adorned with swans and other imperial symbols, antique queen anne buffet genuine prevailed long after the demise of Napoleon.
Holland: In 1808, franz bergman reverse glass Louis Napoleon converted Amsterdam town hall into a royal palace, jacobethan 1930 with furniture supplied by Dutch craftsmen. The beds may have been produced by the upholsterer Joseph Cuel. Late Empire or
Biedermeier beds continued to be popular until romantic revivals took over at mid-century.
Belgium: The Renaissance revival produced some remarkable beds. The Antwerp firm of RouIe showed an ebony bed carved with mannerist figures at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851.
Mahogany fashionable during Empire period, removing varnish from wooden tables and chairs but in short supply during wars, theodore haviland god france antique china with bird patterns because of British blockade; so native woods such as oak, william & mary sofatable 1920-1930 maple, 80 year old wood drop leaf table beech, antique dresser with square nails value were exploited. Pale woods preferred during Biedermeier period.
Steam-driven woodworking machines reduced production costs, antique german chairs with reed seats but led to gradual decline in quality. Coil springs, leopold stickley original cherry valley table curved legs first invented by Georg Junigl, mid century scallop edge table asia Vienna, antique maple pedestal dining dropleafed table with metal capped claw feet 1822 (but patented by Pratt in Britain, ant carved tea tables 1828), deco cylinder cabinet used for box
mattresses. Wire mattresses to support feather beds or flock mattresses made from 1850, value dutch rococo chairs 1750 when side irons began to replace wood.
Carving of classical motifs on Empire and romantic revival bedsteads. Gilded bronze mounts (imperial symbols) on Empire examples. Painted landscapes and flowers on Alpine peasant beds.
From 1800, antique inlaid marquetry tables with claw feet with increased use of mahogany, antique french money collectors veneers used on bedsteads. High gloss achieved by French polishing.
Attractively painted ‘peasant’ beds are now regarded as important examples of folk culture and can command higher prices than `bourgeois’ equivalents; but these, couch and footstool with bone carving and glass inlays too, bureau de dame are becoming sought after by interior decorators, antique heron chrysanthum silk embroidery who tend to like ample turnery and heavy carving. Elaborate decoration does not always guarantee high quality. The growing interest in mid-19thC styles is pushing up prices of ornate beds with decoration that is often machine-carved.
Lit en bateau, antique viennese fauteuil chairs in walnut and parcel gilt, dutch chest of drawers function possibly German.

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ENGLISH BRASS AND IRON BEDS

About 1825-1900
Ffirst made during the 1820s, 19th century english bronze figures but not generally popular until about 1850. Considered a hygienic alternative to wood, kraak 17th century plates used by all classes. Price was largely dictated by the amount of brass in the construction, short biedermeier empire cabinet or bookcase the cheapest being all-iron or iron with brass knobs and end-rails, library table leather top the most expensive all brass. The best (and largest number of) manufacturers, welsh style dresser f were in Birmingham, setees in front of bed most notably Peyton & Harlow and R.W. Winfield.
STYLE AND APPEARANCE
Some four-post beds were made, white and silver porcelain masks but most were half-tester or had curtains hung from side wings. Straightforward double-ended beds without drapery were increasingly common after 1875.
Designs were variable, walnut four foot drop leaf table generally not following contemporary fashions. Most had a strong vertical and horizontal emphasis; some had fancy scrollwork. Cast decorative cornices were a rare bonus.
MATERIALS
Cast- and wrought-iron and taper brass tubing; after about 1860, antique picture frame with mother of pearl inlay brass-plated steel. Knobs and other ornament sometimes solid cast brass.
Standard double-ended bed showing metal strap frame for mattress.
Half-tester with decorative ends.
CONSTRUCTION
Parts slotted together, small mahogany night tables held in place by tension or by bolts, examples of myott patterns their ends concealed by screw-on decorative knobs or the like. Ornament sometimes welded on.
Mattress-frames were initially interwoven flat metal straps bolted to angled side rails; but by 1900 various wire mesh and spring arrangements were being hooked to the rails through small holes. Entire frame usually dovetailed on to uprights.
Legs invariably fitted with castors.
DECORATION
Iron parts originally japanned to simulate wood; later lacquered plain black.
FINISH
Brass polished; iron painted or lacquered.
RELATIVE VALUES
Perennially popular and increasingly scarce, make an antique candle kite though only immensely valuable if all-brass and of complex design.
TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRASS
Modern brass beds are usually lacquered and therefore need no polishing. But they lack the deep glow and slightly worn look of the real thing.

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ENGLISH BEDS, victorian breakfast table paws on column 19thC

An enormous variety of beds were made in the 19thC. Concern for hygiene brought metal beds (see p. 28) and eventually the end of hangings. Single and twin beds arrived in the 1890s. There are fine 20thC reproductions.
STYLE AND APPEARANCE
Four main types:
Four-post, antique china commode set 1800-1860: Continuing classical designs but heavier. Bun feet, how much is a victorian kidney shaped wine cabinet worth reeding and lotus flower vases common on posts. Decorative shaped head and footboards around 1850 (previosly plain headboards only). Domed and wagon-tile canopies replaced by 1850 by straight concave cornices.
French beds (modern term lit en bateau), 18th century plat rack 1800-1840: In the Grecian style popular for all Regency and Empire furniture.
Like a double-ended sofa; two scroll ends of equal height with deep, georgian antique embossed silver cream jugs usually curved, bunch of grapes pub, john davis, 1700’s, soho show-wood sides. Placed side-on to wall, what is a frieze drawer hangings suspended from pole or wooden canopy attached above. Many discarded when unfashionable, gold gilded vases antique dynasty family asian raised rope sides or converted into sofas. Heavier versions with upright ends made in Gothic and late-classical (18thC) styles during the 1830s and 1840s.
Above, 1896 gate leg table antique French bed. four-post frame with wagon-tilt canopy.
Selection of designs for 19thC bedposts.
Walnut half-tester with plain moulded cornice, antique chamber pots french about 1860.
Half-testers, antique sofa george iv 1840-1880: Wooden D-shaped canopies, antique dining room chairs 1930 mostly with moulded cornice and plain concave frieze; occasionally carved ornament above. Tall, antique buffets marquetry decorative panelled footboard only, glasgow cabinetmakers 1940 many also D-shaped with turned, american armchairs sometimes semi-free-standing posts and finials. Scrolling rococo revival ornament common until 1870s; after, french clockmakers bulle more complex neo-classical carving pilasters, ladies vintage breguet watch, 9ct gold london 1919 urns. Similar, 1920s sideboard marquetry but double-ended beds without canopy made after about 1875.
`Modern’ designs, jacobethan 1930 1890-1915: Show arts and crafts influence. Double-ended, antique small wooden pot with lid head usually higher than foot. Often square-sectioned horizontal and vertical members. Slatted ends of flat panels of veneer. Usually a metal mattress frame.
MATERIALS
Mahogany, pembroke iron daybed with rosewood until 1840, antique etched mirrors walnut after. Oak for both Gothic and for later modern designs.
CONSTRUCTION
Screwed mortise-and-tenon joints, kpm porcelain bird holes filled with decorative rosettes or, vintage spider leg table more commonly, argy cutlery
Elizabethan-style carved bed, antiques arts and crafts desk about 1840.
wooden discs. French beds veneered. Additional support for testers from hidden brackets or ceiling rods or chains.
Mattress supports; stretched canvas, oak folding tea table with inlay design wooden slats. Wire mesh and springs on , canape adjustable pour chateau modern’ beds which had metal rails dovetailing on to projecting metal brackets screwed to uprights.
DECORATION
Regency: metal mounts.
Victorian: Applied split mouldings and carving; figured veneer; inlay of contrasting woods, dark wood cupboards zen pattern ivory, small art deco folding serving table ebony or
mother-of-pearl.
FINISH
Oil or wax polish; French polish on large areas; later oak pieces generally stained.
RELATIVE VALUES
Often large and cumbersome objects and never very popular, gothic chairs for church so prices generally low; almost always near the bottom of the four-figure range.

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