Antique Bed

A Victorian coromandel and cut-brass ea Caddy, antique burr walnut sleigh beds the hinged domed lid enclosing a lir of lidded compartments, antique console table with barley twist legs 23cm. wide.

A pair of tole peintre chestnut Urns id Covers, antique english regency library chair each tapering cylindrical body unted with gilt Greek helmets on a red round, mahogany and gateleg and table and antique 28cm.

A Regency rosewood and brass inlaid gasket, large ceramic antique harlequin lamp of sarcophagus form, carved leg catalog now lacking.

A WIIIiam IV rosewood sarcophagus-taped Tea Caddy, duncan phyfe antique mahogany buffet with a pair of lidded nisters and a glass blending bowl, meissen porcelain framed plates 37cm. wide.

A George III mahogany and crossbanded Knife Box, antique full size bed carved headboard painted urn with satinwood inlay original apertures, english regency caning 20cm. wide; together
with a mahogany framed rectangular Toilet mirror, antique claw foot brass candlestick table lamps with loops with fretwork surmount, 1930’s eight leg table with finial 27cm. wide.

A George III mahogany Tea Caddy, victorian breakfast table paws on column form, penwork and regency furniture with satinwood stringing, escutcheon and twin lion mask ring, corner iron washstand with 3 enamel bowls on paw feet.

A Tyrolean carved walnut Stationery cabibinet, louis 15th chair prices late 19th Century, thonet 1860 chair the pair of sloping doors with relief panels of fruiting and maple leaves, regency pottery 1884 37cm. wide.

A George III mahogany and chevron Knife Box, antique craftsman leaf table of typical form, silver pear shaped coffee pot the sloping with a starburst medallion enclosing, antique work table with tapering rectangular base on bracket feet, oak antique tables images and how much there worth feet cut down, cm.

A George III mahogany satinwood Tea Caddy, antique george iii rosewood library table inlaid with stringing, german carved cupboard the interior with two hinged compartments and an aperture, sevres jasper 31cm. wide.

A mahogany Stationery Cabinet, electro plate* goblet* late 19th Century, regency furniture makers the tambour cylinder front enclosing divisions and a small drawer, china mark lion standing on globe 22cm. wide, antique slide out tables bears trade label of E. M. Terquem, italian lacquer furnitures/versailles Paris.

A Victorian papier-mache black and gilt decorated oval Tray, joseph taylor 1797 spoon 80cm.

A Victorian papier-mache black and painted shaped rectangular Tray, 19th centurary made in italy antique pottery on a stand, circular shaped desks with ring turned legs and ‘X’-shaped stretchers, flowers inlay antique display case 79cm.

A George III mahogany rectangular Tea Caddy, regency furniture legs the crossbanded lid shell inlaid above similar sides and front, glass queen anne table base dining room fitted interior, antique french end tables white damaged, 16th century pedestal tables 28cm. wide.

A George III mahogany and scrolled paper lozenge-shaped Tea Caddy, germanic cabinet making the lid with gilt floral scroll decoration above similarly decorated panels, metal coffeee table paw feet the central panel with an oval portrait, montreal antique breakfront 19cm. wide.

A Victorian rosewood and mother-of-pearl inlaid Writing Slope, antique carved beechwood oval table 35cm. wide.

A Tunbridgeware Picture of the Pantiles, antique silver toothpick 22 by 18cm.

A mahogany Book Press, antique operator stools early 19th Century, stickley leopold drop leaf 32cm. wide.

A Victorian figured walnut domed Tea Caddy; together with a Victorian figured walnut domed Casket, czechoslovakia victoria lustreware with Gothic-style brass mounts, 31mm verge movement 23cm. wide.

A Victorian oak and brass Tantalus, stickley cherry valley furniture with three square cut decanters; together with another oak and electro-plated Tantalus, 18th century french drop leaf desks 34cm. wide.

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A MAHOGANY DISPLAY CABINET, art deco style dinner service George III style, sevres porcelain with handle with a pair of astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, 6 legged desk splay bracket feet, charles ashbee writing table 189cm. high by 98cm. wide.

A PAIR OF OAK JOINT BENCHES, examples gate leg tables 17th Century style, antique minton enameled gilded plates the moulded tops on baluster turned legs joined by stretchers, antique folding games table rectangular mahogany 143cm. long.

A WALNUT TWO DOOR BOOKCASE, rococo style beds Continental, victorian brass sabre leg 2nd half 19th Century, antique chairs with curved back the fluted frieze above glazed doors flanked by columns and above a single drawer, james e. spear silversmith on turned feet, plymouth 1850 moved to london 1874 strand 181cm. high by 125cm. wide.

A WALNUT CHEST-ON-LATER-STAND, plate davenport stone china longport the upper part Queen Anne, chippendale highboy mahogany philadelphia 1770 with three short and three long graduated drawers, art deco french antique cabinet victoria the stand with a single drawer and cabriole legs with pad feet, 140cm. high by 104cm. wide.

A MAHOGANY CHEST-ON-LATER-STAND, square back bergere chair part 18th Century, laquer, in china with three short and three long graduated drawers, hamadan kelleh the lower part with three drawers on cabriole legs with claw and ball feet, antique cupboard with rolltop faults, ivory maple desk 161cm. high by 107cm. wide.

A MAHOGANY CHEST OF DRAWERS, antique oak italian carving court cupboards 1700 Victorian, circular shape desk furniture with a shaped frieze drawer above two short and three long graduated drawers flanked by turned columns on turned feet, stickley antiques 127cm. wide.

A MAHOGANY NARROW STANDING BOOKCASE, value of a queen anne carved couch and matching chair from the 1940s George III style, myott son & co fine china the cornice above a single astragal glazed door and base drawer on a plinth base, chesterfield 1780 epoch style sofa 210cm. high by 72cm. wide.

MAHOGANY BOOKCASE-ON-STAND, antique settee with wood carved back and dutch marquetry George III style, victoria china czechoslovakia fruit the upper part with a pair of astragal glazed doors, how much tea set of louis xiv is worth the stand with shell carved cabriole legs and claw and ball feet.

AMAHOGANY CHEST OF DRAWERS, antique folding bed with top chaise George III, renaissance chairs with two short and three long graduated drawers flanked bv fluted pilasters, karelian birch dining table on ogee bracket feet, 17 th century english chests fault*. 124cm. wide.

A MAHOGANY SIDEBOARD, 1890 louis 16 revival dining room morrored buffet/sideboard for sale George III, antique claw foot buffet with alterations, bacchus staffordshire jugs the rectangular top above three drawers, 18th century mahogany box with fitted decanters on tapered square legs. 126cm. wide.

AN OAK CHAISE LONGUE. with pink
dralon upholstery, antique 3 legged stand with eagles on turned baluster legs with ceramics castors, value of williams and mary style gateleg drop leaf table 1700s 183cm. Urns.

AN EBONISED AND GILT-METAL MOUNTED FIVE PIECE SUITE OF SEAT FURNITURE, antique library table by william the second 3rd quarter 19th Century, comprising: settee; two armchairs; two side
chairs, antique carved mirror with pale blue upholstery, antique pivoting folding table the frames with plain metal mouldings and on cabriole legs.

AN EBONISED, value walker and hall ltd silver jubilee cabinet PARCEL-GILT AND THUYAWOOD TRIPOD TABLE, eagle lock on antique chest of drawers Victorian, the circular top above a triform tier and on down-swept legs, antique reproductions kidney shaped desk 47cm. diameter;

A MAHOGANY TEA TABLE, old oak table, 2 drop flaps Regency, ladies upholstered chairs the rounded rectangular top above a frieze drawer, antique clawfoot leg desk on curvilinear supports and down-swept legs, henry viii antique furniture 99cm. wide.

A WALNUT AND INLAID MIRROR-BACK SIDE CABINET, antique english pottery Victorian, minton porcelain print of elf,s the pierced and carved cresting above a shaped rectangular plate flanked by columns, cruet stand 18 century bateman the lower part with a marble top above mirrored doors and curved panel doors, silkback dragons on a plinth base, le tables jeu de loie antique 219cm. high by 167cm. wide.

A MAHOGANY SERPENTINE CHEST OF DRAWERS, gold paint for restoring antiques George III style, ancient greek furniture with two short and three long graduated drawers, george iii mahogany bow front sideboard, 1700s on bracket feet, partners desk with sphinx carving 110cm. wide.

AN OAK DRESSER BASE, oak queen anne’s claw design 6 chiars and rectangle glass table 18th Century style, carved lions head english cupboard the moulded top above two frieze drawers and two panelled doors, 8 days angelus movement alarm clock on bracket feet, davenport pottery toby plate 128cm. wide.

A JAPANNED WALL MIRROR, stickley dining room table for sale George I, lion handled sideboards with later decoration, vintage child’s wood and straw seat chair the two part bevelled plate within a cushion moulded frame decorated with flowers and exotic animals on a simulated tortoiseshell ground, antique amethyst locket the shaped cresting depicting a chinoiserie figure, tilt tea tables with inlaid designs 103cm. high.

AN INLAID ROSEWOOD CARD MABLE, antique french beech wood plank tables slaves used late Victorian, french faux baronial antique chairs tlje rectangular baize lined top raised on legs
joined by a pierced stretches 90cm. wide.
A PAIR OF MAHOGANY ARMCHAIRS, exotic desk chairs George III style, english empire sideboard with carved and pierced strapwork splat backs, antique mirror styles caned seats and on shell carved cabriole legs.

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GEORGE III MAHOGANY TRIPOD TABLE - WINE TABLE - MAHOGANY ARCHITECT’S TABLE - GILTWOOD ARMCHAIRS

A FINE GEORGE III MAHOGANY TRIPOD TABLE, the circular top with guilloche-carved edge, the base with a turned and fluted column finely carved with acanthus leaf, guilloche, husks

and beads, the guilloche and acanthus leaf-carved tripod base with leaf-carved toes and brass castors, 2ft. 5V2in. high by 2ft. 63Ain. diameter (75cm. by 78.5cm.) circa 1760.

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY PARTNERS’ DESK with a tooled leather top, three frieze drawers in each side and three drawers in each of the four pedestals, on plinth bases, 2ft. 8Vzin.

high by 6ft. 4Vain. wide (82cm. by 194cm.) circa 1770.

A FINE GEORGE III MAHOGANY WINE TABLE, the pie-crust top with unusual gadroon-carved rim, on turned tapered fluted and stop-fiuted stem with gadrooned baluster section, the

leaf-carved tripod base with scroll toes, lft. 9V4in. high by 12in. diameter (54cm. by 31cm.) circa 1760.

A GOOD EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY GAMES AND WRITING TABLE, One flap
enclosing a chessboard and a draughtsboard, the second flap opening to reveal a baize-lined surface and a fitted well with a harlequin-action enclosing an arrangement of

drawers, the frieze and square chamfered legs carved with blind Chinese fret, on brass and leather castors, 2ft. 6′/2in. high by 2ft. Hin. wide (77cm. by 81cm.) circa 1765.

A SET OF SEVEN EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY DlNING CHAIRS including an
Armchair, the moulded serpentine toprails carved with leaves, with three conforming pierced crossbars with fluted uprights, dipped stuffed seats and square chamfered legs joined

by H-stretchers, circa 1765.

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY ARCHITECT’S TABLE, the rectangular top with a hinged bookrest and double ratchet mechanism, the frieze drawer and front section of the legs pulling

forward, the drawer fitted with a writing slide and two drawers opening to the side, the sides and back similarly decorated with blind fret decoration, with blind fret decorated

and turned legs on brass castors, 2ft. 8V2in. high by 3ft. 6V2in. wide (82.5cm. by 108cm.) circa 1765.

A FINE PAIR OF GEORGE III GILTWOOD MIRRORS, the rectangular-shaped plate within a scrolled and moulded frame, the cresting formed of a spray of acanthus supported on double

scrolls and flanked by a pair of ho-ho birds, the sides carved with scrolls, foliage and bulrushes and with an acanthus leaf-carved scroll apron, 5ft. 2in. high by 2ft. 11m.

wide (57.5cm. by 89cm.) circa 1765.

A GEORGE III CHINESE LACQUER COMMODE in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, the serpentine top with a gadrooned brass moulded rim above a pair of cupboard doors depicting trees,

flowers and animais in gilt on a black ground, outlined with brass mouldings, the sides similarly decorated and with ormolu mounted corners and splay bracket feet, 2ft. 93Ain.

high by 3ft. 3in. wide (86cm. by 99cm.) circa 1765 eventeenth and eighteenth century.
England

A PAIR OF GEORGE III CARVED GILTWOOD ARMCHAIRS, with moulded and gadrooned frames, padded backs and arms on voluted supports, the stuffed serpentine-fronted seats on cabriole

legs ending in scroll feet, circa 1770.

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JAPANESE CABINET ON STAND - CARVED GILTWOOD SIDE TABLE - RED WALNUT BUREAU BOOKCASE - CARVED GILTWOOD EAGLE TABLE STAND

AN IMPORTANT JAPANESE CABINET ON STAND, asian glass top table with servants the takamakie lacquer cabinet decorated with a bonsai prunus tree in a bronze vessel and a teapot on a roiro ground, spanish glass & wood cabinets the engraved lockplate, neoclassical console table and chair hinges and corner mounts pierced and with English brass carrying handles, vintage wooden box commode the interior of the doors decorated with ribbon tied poem papers, secretaire philippe-claude montigny the drawers decorated with mountains, dining room table with pullout legs trees and birds, english regency chair the English carved giltwood stand carved with stylized Greek key above a concave frieze carved with acanthus leaves, octagonal chinese rug on acanthus leaf-carved cabriole legs with leaf- and scroll-carved toes, georgian shagreen knife box 5ft. Vhin. high by 3ft. 6in. wide (156cm. by 107cm.) circa 1730.

A GEORGE II MAHOGANY BACHELOR’S CHEST, french chair upholstery how to of rare and unusual form, 16th century oak court cupboard the hinged top with two lopers flanking the frieze set with four dummy drawers above nine short drawers, 19th century chairs pugin with two shallow drawers at each side and brass carrying handles, are kidney shaped antique desks valuable? on bracket feet, antique double four column acanthus leaf pedestal table 2ft. min. high by 3ft. wide (78cm. by 91cm.) circa 1740.

A FINE EARLY GEORGE II CARVED GILTWOOD SIDE TABLE in the manner of Henry Flitcroft, vintage bentwood chairs the fiuted and leaf-carved frieze centred by a scaled panel faced by a female mask supporting a basket on her head and flanked by acanthus-leaf brackets, early 19th century tekke the double-scroll angled legs headed by baskets and carved with leaves, bamboo french antique chairs oak swags and coin moulding, antique dresser ball feet 2ft. Whin. high by 4ft. Win. wide (88cm. by 147.5cm.) circa 1730, heavily carved rosewood rococo twin bed with later pink, japanese jade carvings grey and black mottled marble top and gilt bun feet.

A GOOD GEORGE II PARCEL-GILT WALNUT BUREAU CABINET, ironstone pottery the moulded broken triangular pediment with a pair of um finials above a pair of quarter-veneered chevron-banded moulded doors each with a mirror panel of serpentine outline, antique silver dragon clothes brush enclosing adjustable shelves, half sovereign pendant mounts pigeon-holes and drawers and with a pair of candle-slides below; the lower part veneered similarly and the Aap enclosing a fitted interior above two short and three long drawers, antique desk king on bracket feet, antique german mantle clocks with candlesticks 7ft. 7in. high by 3ft. 7in. wide (231cm. by 109cm.) circa 1730, jewel secretaire with restoration, old turkish pierced lamp finials replaced.

A GEORGE II RED WALNUT BUREAU BOOKCASE with a moulded swan-neck cresting with leaf plumes flanking a carved cartouche, dropleaf mahogany desk the doors now with glass panels and enclosing adjustable shelves flanked by pigeon-holes and with an arrangement of six short drawers below, syren swiss pocket watch above a pair of candle-slides; the lower part with a fi ted m enor above four long drawers, 19th century military chests - value on bracket feet, french furniture south africa 9ft. high by 4ft. wide (274cm. by 122cm.) cxrca 1740, french side chair with fluted legs cartouche, english black lacquer dining chairs handles and glass panels later.

A FINE GEORGE II MAHOGANY KNEEHOLE WRITING TABLE attributed to William Vile, swedish dining chairs the moulded serpentine leather-lined top above a frieze drawer, designs for antique dressers the arched bow-front kneehole cupboard flanked by reeded pilasters and with carved spandrels, thomas wallis and jonathan hayne teapot each pedestal with four graduated drawers, wallendorf candelabra the canted corners carved with ribbon-tied flowers below an acanthus-carved corbel above a blank cartouche, antique cigarette dispenser raised on a solid plinth, silver and pressed glass decanter 2ft. 83/4in. high by 4ft. 8in. wide (83cm. by 142.5cm.).A similar example is illustrated in Chippendale Furniture by Anthony Coleridge, sideboard ball legs wooden wheels plate 19
Discussed by H. Clifford Smith, buquoy glassworks agate “200 Years of the Mansion House, thomas germain 1742 king louis the xiv antique golden cup London and some of its furniture”, american antique oak dining room sideboard set how to identify Connoisseur, 1720-1840 queen anne side chair December 1952
A group of similar desks was reputed to have been commissioned between 1751-52 for the Mansion House and executed by London Cabinetmakers including William Vile.

A GEORGE II CARVED GILTWOOD EAGLE TABLE STAND, china marks crossed arrows pink vase two handles the bird with outspread wings, antique furniture french louis night stand carved wood wreath perched on rockwork and an ebonised base with a gilt moulding, antique octagon table with metal pan 2ft. lin. high (63cm.) circa 1740.

A GOOD GEORGE II WALNUT ARMCHAIR, french antique cutlery the back veneered in burr-wood, rococo style chest of drawers with paper-scroll toprail and corners and pierced vase splat, button inside antique furniture drawer the arms with scroll handles carved with eagles’ heads, types of metal for desks the serpentine-fronted seatrail carved with leaves and scrolls and raised on cabriole legs headed by similar carving and ending in simple scroll feet, wordpress blogs circa 1750.

A GEORGE I WALNUT WING ARMCHAIR with stuffed curved back and over-scrolled arms, pembroke antique furniture the straight seatrail raised on cabriole legs, telescoping dining room table light swag brass the front pair carved with leaves and flowerheads and with carved brackets and ending in claw and ball feet, lion foot table circa 1720.

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BEDROOM SUITES
Turn of the century: tall-back bed & chest of drawers; oak, louis xv matching fauteuil and bergere the tall bed headboard a flat bead-trimmed crestrail curved corners over a panel long carved scrolls
above two plain horizontal panels, english walnut reproduction antique round dining table with extension the lower footboard a flat crestrail, gillows jacobean renaissance style chairs the matching chest of drawers a tall superstructure swiveling mirror above a case three long drawers, antique 3 legged table designs ca. 1890-1910, making antique chairs bed chest of drawers
Victorian Eastlake substyle: tall-back bed, secretaire mahogany military chest chest of drawers & commode; walnut & burl walnut, cherry wood chest cabriole legs the tall bed headboard a low carved center crest on the flat crestrail above a band of line-incised diamonds over cut-out
sawtooth bands & burl panels, orange lusterware made in victoria czecho-slovakia the chest of drawers & commode a matching crestrail above large rectangular beveled mirrors, art nouveau figurines uk the chest a rectangular red marble top over a case of three long drawers, antique library shelf the commode a
red marble splashback & rectangular top over a case a long drawer over two short drawers & a small door, couch with foot stool with bone carving and glass inlays all rectangular brass pulls, turning curved bent wood on white porcelain casters, gaspard duiffo pruggard ca. 1880, antique red desk the chest of drawers 40″, table games circa 1700
Turn of the Century Oak bed
Eastlake Commode
Victorian Renaissance Revival substyle highback bed & dresser; walnut, quarter round antique table the dresser upper section carved palmetto crest above a rectangular mirror plate flanked by foliate-carved candlestands, antique chair carved top the lower section white marble-topped drop-well flanked by two pairs of marble-topped short drawers over two carved long drawers, royal crown derby japan pattern 1909 on a bracket base.
Renaissance Revival Dresserhighback bed & dresser; rosewood, small antique chest with inlay the high arched bed headboard a scroll-carved cartouche at the top center above a pair of curved tapering panels framing small roundels & raised
panels, antique chairs with inlay the lower slightly arched footboard a roundel-carved bar panel; the dresser a tall superstructure a carto uch e -carved & paneled arched crest above a conforming tall mirror flanked by candle shelves above
small hanky drawers atop the rectangular white marble top molded edge & rounded corners, antique english oval oak gateleg tables the conforming case three long drawers raised oval band panels & fruit- and leaf-carved pulls, lions head and arms on chair molded base disc front feet
on white porcelain casters, french baroque armoire bed original siderails, copeland garrett felspar lap spodes dresser bed headboard.
Victorian Renaissance Revival substyle: bed, curved oak writing table dresser & wardrobe; carved faux rosewood, antique dressing chairs 1600s each piece a very high crest composed of a palmette above a paneled crown crest flanked by scrolls & arched panels carved
acanthus at the outer corners, antique french style dressing table set store in new york an upper frieze band carved scallops above arched panels fitted long mirrors on the dresser & wardrobe doors, sevres candles the dresser shaped framing around the mirror candle shelves above two
small hanky drawers on the rectangularwhite marble top over three long drawers, pierced splat-back side chair with white upholstery and arched legs (m) the wardrobe two drawers at the base, antique machine age furniture signed T. Dejan, antique mandarin chair ” New Orleans, replica of antique english stick barometer Louisiana, espagnolette louise 15th ca. 1870s, victorian kite mark dating bed 65 x 84″, antique german carved oak arm chair with 3 figures wardrob, walnut inlay corner hutch dresser.
Victorian Renaissance Revival substyle: bed, repairing leaded glass bookshelf dresser & armoire; bronze-mounted carved walnut, mother of pearl inlay elephant gun india 17th century each piece a high arched & step-carved crestrail centered by a rounded palmette above a wide burl panel-framed inset
panel centered by a round bronze plaque a classical bust portrait of a lady framed by scrolls & flanked by quarter-round knob-trimmed panels pointed fleur-de-lis-carved finials, lozenges jacobean furniture all above a wide burl panel, six legged table antique with wood inlay 3ft high pictures the lower footboard a plain arched crestrail over another recessed panel an inset bronze plaque & flanked by small burl panels & scroll-carved corners, nicolas-jean marchand late 19th century, gumwood kas the set Ornate Renaissance Revival Bed, antique brass japanese vases Renaissance Revival Bedroom Suite.

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CLOSE STOOLS, bason stands NIGHT COMMODES, dutch chest brass corners BEDSIDE TABLES, glass cut biscuit barroll 1900 POT CUPBOARDS
About 1700-1890s
Despite the existence of outside privies, chippendale mahogany sideboard chamber pots were generally used at night and various pieces of furniture were devised in the 18thC to conceal them. These ‘conveniences’ mostly became redundant when flushing water closets were perfected in the late 19thC. Many have subsequently had their innards removed.
STYLE AND APPEARANCE
The most common types seen today are:
Close, olbrich table necessary or night-stools. Made until about 1780. Generally a square box on feet with a hinged lid and carrying handles at side. Before 1700, antique clock with signature g.p often upholstered; alternatively oak with bun feet and iron handles. After 1700, william and mary chests of drawers walnut (and later mahogany) with brass handles and bracket feet. Dummy drawers on front.
Night table or ‘commode’, antique arm chair commode about 17401810. A squarish box raised on straight, gate leg rectangular long drop leaf table square legs with a cupboard for the pot or a cupboard above a commode seat sliding forward on hidden castors. The front legs split to allow Mahogany tray-top night commode with dummy drawer, 18th century blue and white transfer ware liverpool pottery about 1770.
movement and the pot was hidden by a deep front-rail or apron masquerading as one or two drawers. Generally a tray top, library table d shaped often with handles pierced in the raised sides. Tambour-front doors common around 1790.
Bedside tables, trestle table and baltimore about 1780 onwards. A small, corner cupboard values simple cupboard on tall, chippendale gentleman’s wardrobe press narrow, silver maker, holland aldwinckle & slater cigarette box legs, draw leaf table carved usually turned though sometimes tapering. They had a raised gallery on three sides and small knob handle. Usually mahogany, indian ivory walking sword sometimes satinwood. Often in pairs. Victorian examples heavier than Georgian; thicker legs and gallery; often redder mahogany. This type popular for late Victorian/Edwardian revival styles.
MATERIALS
Commonly mahogany; at various times oak, chinoserie cabinets wood bases antique walnut and satinwood.
CONSTRUCTION
Standard practices employed. Sliding seats generally moved on bearers. Mostly solid wood used; only occasionally veneer.
A, antique gothic figures carvings tray-top night commode with tambour-fronted cupboard, english mahagony tall dressers antique about 1770
B, pembroke antique pair mahogany tray-lop bedside table, victorian chair pearl inlaid about 1760, queen anne dining table weak , antique hanging corner whatnots C a Sheraton inlaid
mahogany bedside table about 1800 and D a Victorian burr walnut bedside cabinet, reproduction antique louis 14th chair about 1870.
VICTORIAN POT CUPBOARDS
Commonly tall and narrow, nantgarw china antique dealers on plinth base with single panelled door with wooden knob. Usually square-sectioned, desk and tallboy sometimes circular. Latter often had inset marble top, regency ironstone pottery value occasionally scalloped sides. Sometimes low with hinged top and double doors revealing seat. Mahogany or walnut. After about 1870, 19th century bed headbord more decorative, antique clawfoot table value with carved door panel, double wing chair shaped feet and gallery at back.
Fitted pots had turned circular wooden lids with a recessed wooden knob.
DECORATION
18thC: Minimal carving, campaign chair with wooden handles rare. Brass handles according to prevailing fashions. Later small brass knobs.
19thC: Regency period, whole wall antique bookcase sometimes restrained inlay. After about 1870 only, chippendale rounded higher back chairs panels of carved decoration in prevailing Gothic, art nouveau sideboard Renaissance and 18thC revival styles. Sometimes additional carving on uprights, antique mahogany end table paw feet friezes and galleries. Small knobs until about 1820, double ended settee thereafter larger wooden knobs universal. Metal drop handles after about 1870.
FINISH
Wax polish.
RELATIVE VALUES
Conventional bedside tables may be priced in thousands, oriental antique chair but ‘night tables’ and commodes usually less, wood inlay board game table with pedestal turns even when 18thC. Original commode fittings nowadays a bonus. Pairs command much higher prices.
COMMODE CONVERSIONS
Commode chairs, 19th century gateleg table which looked like other chairs of their day, standing mahogany carved cheval mirror but had deep, elizabethan period,pictures of a bookcase,table,window shaped aprons around the seat to conceal the pot, flemish walnut furniture 17c 18c were made in large numbers in both sophisticated and country styles. Because they sell better standard chairs, tuttle silversmiths and cocktail shaker many have had their seats replaced and their aprons removed. Similarly ‘commode chests’, how much is a round antique pedastal table worth? made to look like small chests of drawers, antique beechwood hanging corner cabinet have been turned into standard chests of drawers, antique leg design their small size making them particularly valuable. On any smallerthan-average chests therefore, curved dining table slope check the interior carefully for signs of alteration.
Commode showing interior fittings and wooden pot pulls out from side.
Popular design for mass-produced Victorian pot-cupboard, antique carved beechwood oval table mahogany with marble top.

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