Furniture

Outstanding quality antique Victorian marquetry inlaid burr walnut games/side table having a remarkable quality marquetry inlaid burr walnut shaped top with a sliding centre revealin...

This is an antique military trunk. An English, camphorwood chest or blanket box, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Appealing la...

Shipping policy No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). A Italian terracotta model of a rec...

19th century early victorian mahogany sofa table circa 1840. Excellent quality solid mahogany sofa table, from the late william iv/early victorian period. Freestanding with dummy d...

A finely executed 19th century seascape depicting Dutch sailing vessels and figures in rowboats on a calm sea. Oil on canvas, signed bottom left, affixed to what appears to be its or...

This is a unique set of 2 Victorian Style Aluminium Garden Chairs in Original finish.

New York The Century Co. 1896. An oversized set in dark brown leather with four spine bands and gilt lettering. Blue gray marbleized papers. 12 1/2" H x 8 7/8" W x 2 1/8" D Conditi...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare super collectable Leonard Wyburn for Liberty's London strapped and studded, oak framed armchair Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote, please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price. Ideally suited as an occasional or desk chair, the timber patina is sublime, the woven leather is pure style. The chair has been restored to include have the frame deep cleaned waxed and polish, the leather has been fully restored, it has been washed back, hand dyed six times, antiqued, sealed, waxed down and polished, it is the only chair in the world Dimensions Height:- 87.5cm Width:- 66.5cm Depth:- 63.5cm George Henry Walton...

Large Pereda Peruvian sterling silver repousse photo frame with hinged wood back and easel support. Stamped PEREDA 925. Repousse style with elaborate scroll, flower and beaded motif....

Immerse yourself in the rich cultural heritage of the Iroquois with this stunning 19th-century beadwork cushion, a remarkable example of Native American artistry. This exquisite piece showcases the intricate skill and dedication of Iroquois artisans, who meticulously hand-stitched countless tiny glass beads onto a silk foundation. The cushion features a beautifully detailed depiction of a dove perched on a flowering branch, symbolizing peace and harmony. Each bead is expertly placed, creating a vibrant and lifelike representation that captures the essence of Iroquois beadwork. The delicate silk background, while showing signs of age with areas of porosity and brittleness, adds to the cushion’s historical authenticity and charm. Despite some beads loosening around the edges, this cushion remains a captivating piece of art, reflecting the labor-intensive process and artistic talent of its creators. The minor imperfections only enhance its story, serving as a testament to its journey through time. Ideal for collectors of Native American artifacts...

Beautiful set of 3 antique porcelain dolls, so called ''Frozen Charlottes'': they originate in Germany, where they would be put into the pudding (or a...

This is a tall antique display showcase. An English, glass and stained pine taxidermy or ornament dome, dating to the early Victorian period,...

Let the splendor of 19th century woodworking flip your lid with this magnificent antique clover tilt-top game table! Proudly boasting a beautiful marquetry of mixed veneers such as s...

Handsome pair of orientalist table lamps crafted in ceramic in the form of Nubian royalties, expertly hand decorated and mounted on classical plinths.

An arched Victorian fireplace surround of good proportions in Carrara marble. The squared edge mantle sits above a plain keystone. The spandrels carved with a four point star within ...

Table Sextant By Throughton & Simms Dated 1880" Very pretty table sextant signed Troughton & Simms London 1880. In a delicate mahogany box we discover the engraved instructions for u...

Vintage fine quality American hand crafted silver plated handle top walking stick; the top is meticulously decorated in repousse motifs with great attention to detail. The completely...

An antique late Victorian floral patterned stained glass window, dating to circa 1890. A simply beautiful window, this late 19th century stained glass showcases a display of vibrant ...

Antique Victorian quality brass carriage clock having a quality brass carriage clock with an 8 day French movement, bevelled edge, glass panels, a shaped carrying handle to the top w...

A Large Gilt-Bronze Four-Glass Mantel Regulator Calendar Clock. The architectural case composed of two columns supporting a stepped top. The front and back with bevel glazed doors. ...

Royal House Antiques We are delighted to offer this important suite of museum quality, antique Colonial Rosewood Thomas Chippendale, fret work carved dining chairs Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide and covers London only for the UK and local Europe for the rest of the world, if you are outside of this area please send me your address and I will provide you with an accurate quote Where to begin, if you’re looking at this listing then the chances are you know exactly how significant this suite is, Thomas Chippendale was simply put, the most important furniture designer in history, these chairs are the only Colonial examples I have ever seen and in Rosewood no less, they weigh roughly three times more than a standard dining chair of the same style and size, they are very substantial The chairs are late 19th century circa 1880-1900, they are of course based on the original 18th century examples, the carving is exquisitely executed and the chairs look sophisticated and elegant from all angles The suite has been sympathetically restored to include a deep clean, hand condition wax and hand polish, the seat covers have been left as they are, they are ok, I can have them reupholstered for the cost price to anything the new owners wish Literature Two chairs illustrated in Tabellenbuch Holztechnik, Hamburg, 2013, p. 271. Exhibited Ten chairs on loan to Birmingham Museums circa 1985-2010 and exhibited at Aston Hall, Birmingham, where photographed in situ.. Dimensions Height:- 93cm Width:- 56cm Depth:- 53cm Seat height:- 47cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point. Lot Essay These chairs are closely related to those in two recognised Chippendale commissions: Sir Gilbert Heathcote (d. 1785), 3rd Baronet for Normanton Hall, Rutland and William Crichton-Dalrymple, 5th Earl of Dumfries (4th Earl of Stair, 1699-1768) for Dumfries House, Ayrshire. THE RELATED CHAIRS The chairs are of identical decoration to the set of two armchairs and ten single chairs, circa 1765, formerly at Normanton Hall (1). In 1759, Sir Gilbert Heathcote (d. 1785), 3rd Baronet, succeeded to the vast inheritance established by his grandfather, also Gilbert, 1st Baronet (1652-1733), who was reputed to be ‘the richest commoner in England’ (2). The 3rd Baronet employed both Chippendale Senior and his son, Chippendale Junior, in the furnishing of his Palladian mansion, Normanton Hall in Rutland, and his London houses, 29 Grosvenor Square, London and Browne's House at North End, Fulham. Surviving Chippendale accounts, although incomplete, show that the firm was working periodically for members of the Heathcote family from 1768 to 1821. Most of the furniture listed in these accounts was intended for Browne’s House, although after 1798 when the family relinquished this residence some of the furniture was moved to Normanton Hall. The latter was sold in 1924, and any furniture not included in the Normanton Hall sale was taken to the Earl of Ancaster’s seat at Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire. Chippendale’s earliest invoice for Sir Gilbert Heathcote records the acquisition in 1768 of ‘6 India Back and arm chairs Japand to imitate the Bamboe’, signifying how the family embraced the highly fashionable chinoiserie taste. Although the Normanton chairs cannot be conclusively identified in the extant Chippendale accounts, their form and ornamentation led Christopher Gilbert to suggest that they were possibly by Chippendale (3). The set of four mahogany chairs at Dumfries House have nearly-identical pagoda-form cresting rails and identical terminals but differ in the arrangement of the 'Chinese' paling in the backs and side panels. Although no documentary evidence for the Dumfries chairs survives, in their execution and sophisticated carving of the toprails, they are extremely close to Chippendale’s hand. Another near-set of closely related chairs is at Saltram House, Devon, where Chippendale worked between 1771-2; these dates are based on payments in John Parker's cash account book, and probably do not reflect a true picture of the entire commission as Parker often paid tradesmen by banker's draft (4). Comprising two armchairs and seven single chairs, this set, circa 1765, is made of padouk, and has been described by the National Trust as ‘Chinese Export’ (5). The set was returned to Saltram in 1951 having been accepted by H.M. Treasury in lieu of full payment of Death Duty from the Executors of Edmund Robert Parker, 4th Earl of Morley (1877-1951). Some of the chairs are currently on display in ‘The Chinese Chippendale Bedroom’. A further set of four padouk chairs of the Saltram pattern was almost certainly at Kenwood House, London; some of these are recorded in 18th century inventories drawn up by Lord Mansfield. This set was removed to Scone Palace, Perth, prior to the auction at Kenwood in 1922, and subsequently sold from ‘Scone Palace and Blairquhan: The Selected Contents of Two Great Scottish Houses’, Christie’s, London, 24 May 2007, lot 298. Another pair of padouk chairs of this model sold ‘The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller’, Christie’s, New York, 10 May 2018, lot 647 ($193,750 inc. premium). THE DESIGN Conceived in the Chinese manner expounded by William and John Halfpenny in Rural Architecture in the Chinese Taste (1752), and Sir William Chambers in his Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines and Utensils (1757), the pattern for this set of ‘Pagoda’ chairs relates to nine designs for ‘Chinese Chairs’ in the 1st edition of Chippendale’s Director (1754); the cabinet-maker describes these designs thus: Plates XXIII, XXIV and XXV are nine Chairs in the present Chinese manner, which I hope will improve that taste, or manner of work; it having yet never arrived to any perfection; doubtless it might be lost without feeling its beauty: as it admits of the greatest variety, I think it the most useful of any other. The sizes are all specified on the designs. The three last (No. XXV.) I hope will be well received, as there has been none like them yet made. The Georgian period witnessed the proliferation of such railed and pagoda-crested chairs in both the ‘picturesque’ Chinese tea pavilions of landscaped parks as well as in fashionable apartments hung with ‘India’ paper. The geometric ‘Chinese’ feet of these chairs are also found on a set of pedestals...

Large vintage enamel metal pot painted and recently découpaged with Victorian style illustrations of butterflies. The beautiful and meticulous art of découpage can be traced back to...

This is an antique gentleman's correspondence box. A Ceylonese ebony campaign writing slope, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 18...

This is an antique lithography map of Cumberland. An English, framed atlas engraving of cartographic interest, dating to the mid 19th century and later. Superb lithography of the h...

An imposing 19th century painted console table in the Gothic taste. Rectangular moulded rounded top underlined by a succession of broken moulded carved arches evoking gothic architec...

Antique Victorian quality inlaid burr walnut oval centre table having a quality inlaid burr walnut oval shape top with a moulded edge supported by four turned walnut columns standing...

A wonderful antique miniature croquet set consisting of multiple mallets, wickets and balls, all housed in the original wooden box. A charming and unusual piece of English whimsical ...

Early cast iron dog nutcracker. This nutcracker is a very fine casting and contains a lot of detail. It has a copper jappaned finish. The dogs jaw is op...

Large vintage enamel metal pot painted and recently découpaged with Victorian style illustrations of horses. The beautiful and meticulous art of découpage can be traced back to the ...

This is a tall antique taxidermy showcase. An English, glass and mahogany display dome, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890. Pleasingly bright and well-proportioned ant...

This is an antique showcase dome. An English, glass taxidermy or ornament display case, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Fine Victorian display dome with a bright a...

This fine country house chair is highly decorative and would suit many positions. It is made from walnut and has an ornate high back, an elaborate central panel, and a superbly car...

Mahogany Two Tier Buffet, Side Table. A good usable two tier what-not, or buffet stand. The free standing set of shelves are constructed of mahogany. T...

Bronze sculpture of a goat by P.J Mêne This ancient sculpture was made by the well-known P.J. Mene from France, and dates from approximately 1875, although it may be after his death,...

Early 20th century french faux bamboo pine wardrobe circa 1900. Beautiful quality pitch pine french wardrobe which has just been fully re-furbished by hand in our workshop. Over-sa...

Yachts racing off the English coast. Oil on artist panel, signed lower right. Renard was born in Huddersfield, England in 1947. Although he was interested in art and clearly gifted...

19th Century Leaves Plate Creil & Montereau.

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for this lovely Theodore Alexander dwarf open library bookcase with single drawer Please note the delivery fee liste...

Collection of Five Antique Staffordshire Pottery Spaniel Mantle Dogs. They are ideal to decorate any interior to add a plus of color and warmth. Height 18, 23, 23 28 and 28 cm.

Fine quality early Victorian burr walnut pedestal dressing table . This fine quality dressing table is superb ,The cabinet has used the finest materials of the time ,it has a very go...

This is an extremely rare Belleek cabaret set for two, or "tête-à-tête", made in the Erne series brought out in the 1890s. The items carry the 2nd Black Mark, used between 1891 and 1926. The set consists of a teapot, a milk jug, a sugar bowl, two teacups and saucers, and a large matching tray. This set is very fine and with its restrained cream-white colour it would make a wonderful wedding gift! If you ever thought Belleek fine china looks, sounds and feels unique, you are right. There is a back story to this extraordinarily fine Irish eggshell porcelain, which has an unusually high amount of "frit" and therefore is thinner and finer than any other china. Pottery in Belleek (in the now Northern-Irish area of Fermanagh) had started in 1849 with John Caldwell Bloomfield, who was a wealthy land owner. During the Irish famine he realised that unless he would find a way for his tenants to make a profit off the land, they would starve. Agriculture had become impossible due to the agricultural diseases. This caused millions to starve and more millions to leave. As an amateur mineralogist, John Caldwell Bloomfield realised that his land had exactly the right mineral deposits to be used as clay for porcelain. He involved several investors and scientists and after many years of research, trial, error, the building of a railway line to import coal from England, and building a factory, the Belleek pottery resulted, employing the local people and soon producing the finest china made with clay from the Belleek area. What had started as a way to fend off famine among the local tenants had became a story of incredible success by the 1880s as Queen Victoria fell in love with the fine white china and the many homely, slightly bizarre but nature-loving designs; this was different from English tradition, yet it was very much to the taste of the British who had developed a real love for home-made fine china since it was introduced in the late 18th Century. Belleek not only brought out many tea services, but started a new tradition of intricately woven porcelain baskets. Soon the English nobility started to place big orders and the pottery is still flourishing today and selling its wares the world over, while in England most potteries have long disappeared. Belleek made many cabaret services, often called breakfast services or "tête-à-tête" services; these were used to carry breakfast tea up to the bedroom. Queen Victoria bought one in the Echinus style during a visit to the factory in the 1860s, and ever since Belleek's cabaret services have been in great demand. Nowadays there are very few of these left and it is rare to find a full service like this. The Erne series was named after the river right besides the Belleek factory. This river forms the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with the factory on the Northern Irish end of the bridge at Belleek. The pattern seems to be a play on the baskets and nets of the fishermen who once fished the abundant trout and salmon on the river Erne and the lake that belongs to it. The items carry the second Black Mark, which was used between 1891 and 1926, however the very fine quality of the porcelain indicates that most pieces of the set are more likely to be from the 1890s than from the 20th Century. You will see that the shade of cob lustre is different on each item; this is normal for Belleek tea sets...

Amazing 1930's Merklin oak library table with bronze claw feet and a single drawer, fully restored with minor wear and patina due to age and use.

Large vintage enamel pot painted and recently découpaged with Victorian style illustrations of birds and butterflies. The beautiful and meticulous ...

Tom Brittain Original Signed Sepia Etching Ltd Edition A/P (Artist Proof) Victorian House Tom Brittain's original signed sepia etching of a Victorian house is a piece of artwork that...

Meissen Girl Playing Bassoon from the ‘Girl Orchestra’ series by J.J Kaendler cira 1757. Circa early 19c Height 14.5cm Model number 2981 Underglaze bl...

This is an antique embroidered footstool. An English, gilt brass fireside or bedroom stool, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1...

Late 19th century very unique English side chair in solid oak with carved back in floral motif. Two long vertical open slats (one to each side of the back) add to the unique design o...

Vintage Victorian Style Silver Plated Trophy Cup Champagne Chiller Ice Bucket. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 10.5" H x 9.5" W x 9" D.

Victorian Brass & iron reading stand with Mahogany lectern Brass pole with screw top ball finial Brass D shape arm holding Mahogany lectern, sliding act...

19th century Scandinavian trestle pine workbench circa 1890. Good quality Swedish pine workbench which is still in good usable condition as a workbench or maybe even used today as a...

A complete Victorian manner cast iron fireplace insert. A generous outer plate with a raised and polished architrave, the three barred fire front with ash pan door, and fire grate.

19th century mahogany chest of drawers circa 1880. Good quality 19th century chest of drawers in the regency taste ready for everyday use.  Straight design with ebonised stringing t...

Late 19th century aesthetic movement walnut occasional table circa 1890. Shaped top surface with matched burr walnut veneers, ebony stringing and ebonised outer edge.  Supported by ...

Wedgwood blue dip jasperware bas relief panel, likely late 19th century, and depicting classical women and children at study, rest, and play, now hous...

1850 two volume set of Byron's Works, printed by A. Fullerton, Edinburgh. Scarlet Morocco leather & gilt bound set filled with superb steel engravings of Italy, etc. Lord Byron's hom...

This is a large antique under bed storage chest. An English, walnut country house trunk, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. Superb craftsmanship, with a luxuriant colour a...

Victorian leather buttoned ottoman buttons We are pleased to offer you this superb Victorian leather buttoned ottoman. The deep buttoned lid lifts to reveal a large storage area that...

A charming late 19th century Victorian period mahogany child's rocking chair. A carved bowed crest rail of deep form with walnut inlay back support above a leather seat flanked by sm...