Dutch Colonial Furniture

Dutch Trumeau from the mid-20th century. Furniture of exceptional quality, richly inlaid in walnut and maple wood, the interior is covered in mahogany an...

A small pedestal tray or table hand carved in Thailand, circa 1920. Red and black lacquer, with mirror and colored stone insets. A beautiful decorative accent for any dinner table, c...

A Louis XV period Dutch mahogany armoire and chest of drawers that in its time would have been used as a linen press. The armoire is topped with a serpentine carved cartouche showing a classical male head in profile wearing a wreath; inset in open carved acorn branches over a pair of panelled doors in beautifully matched mahogany. The doors are also topped with opposing carved oval profiles. The front sides of the top section have rounded fluted columns with gilded Corinthian capitals flanking carved molded edge floral doors. The lower bombe section of serpentine form with three graduated drawers, original brasses, interior shelving with three drawers; terminating on large carved lions...

This is an original unique oil painting by the artist Bernard Pothast, signed in the lower right corner, featuring a mother and her children sitting around the kitchen table. Prov...

Antique Dutch fireside coal / tinder box / bin / scuttle, made of hardwood and clad in brass, embossed with a textured checkered motif on the sides and manor scene on the front and a...

These are four attractive individual Delft ceramic wall tiles, dating to the second half of the 19th century. All tiles are nominally 5 inches square and 5/16 to 3/8 inches thick....

19th Century Dutch Marquetry Mahogany & Satinwood Inlaid Bookcase Cabinet Dimensions : 63" Tall X 73" Wide X 16.5" Deep This stunning bookcase was made in the Netherlands in the 19...

Dutch Brass Hanukkah Lamp, early 20th century made in an 18th-century style. Hannukah Lamp has two backplates, the fore plate is pierced with stylized fleurs de lys with ball finia...

These are NINE Delft ceramic wall tiles, all with different blue and white hand painted patterns, made in the Netherlands, from the 19th Century to the 17th Century, but mainly 18th ...

An exquisite 18th-century Dutch marquetry secretary, adorned with meticulous inlay work depicting urns, vines, and floral motifs. Its double-door top cabinet adds grandeur, while the...

Large castle chandelier with a mermaid, 16 arms A large Dutch style polished brass chandelier with a mermaid. Sixteen-arm design in two floors. Condition: the chandelier is after re...

This is a very attractive Delft Polychrome, hand painted earthenware ceramic wall tile dating to the late 18th Century. The tile is 5.5 inches ( 14cm) square and over 1/2 inches thi...

These are a very decorative set of Three small ceramic wall tiles, with a Blue and White figural scene, dating to the later part of the 18th century or early in the 19th Century. Al...

The Assassination of William of Orange by Jan Luyken after Hooghe (1649-1712) Description: William I, Prince of Orange, was the richest member of the high nobility of the Netherl...

This is a late 19th century American handmade rustic pine chest of drawers. This chest of drawers features hand carved leaf design handles with dark columns on either side. This hand...

A beautiful set of three hand painted brown and white Delft style ceramic tiles featuring craftsmen and tradesmen. These make excellent coasters. Holland, Circa Mid-19th Century Me...

19th Century Dutch Colonial Stripped Oak Chest of Drawers features a tailored, no frills expression of the genre, perfect for the more ca...

A charming vintage Dutch kitchen spice rack is made of wood and has ceramic blue and white (blue onion pattern) drawer inserts. The cabinet door opens for fresh egg storage (in Europ...

18th Century Dutch Cupboard with Inlay was crafted by incredibly talented artisans to create the complete serving and storage cabinet for an affluent family. The exterior consists o...

A rare pair of 18th Century Dutch Delft cows, blue and white, made in the De Twee Scheepjes (The Two Little Ships) factory, circa 1780. 24 cm (9 inches) lo...

This grand scale pair of Dutch Colonial style lamps have a beautiful hand-rubed patinated bronze finish.

20th Century nickel 8 arm colonial style chandelier. Antique brushed nickel plated finish. Eight delicate curved arms extend from the central stem. Traditional ball on the bottom, in...

18th Century Large Delft Urn / Vase , with beast decorated handles, painted in blue with river landscapes, a courting couple and bridge, within foliate and leaf borders. A good exa...

Early 20th Century large two tier colonial style brass chandelier. The scale of this chandelier is appropriate for a great room, barn, or other large space. The top tier has nine arm...

Oil on board painting by Pieter Jacobsz Codde, 1599 to 1678, a Dutch artist. The artwork represents an interior genre scene, a company drinking and playing cards. The artist's monogr...

19th Century rare Dutch Delft tobacco jar. Hand painted in blue and white. Tobacco was an important source of income in the Netherlands from the 17th through the 19th century. This ...

Batavia (Jakarta), or Sri Lanka, circa 1680-1720 The document or money box is densely carved with fine scrolling vines and lotus flowers. It has a charming heart- shapes silver lock...

Jakarta (Batavia), 18th century, apparently unmarked L. 14 x W. 9.5 x H. 4.7 cm Before settling down to business in the former Dutch East Indies, sirih had to be offered in the mos...

Probably Sri Lanka, 2nd half 17th century H. 55 x W. 40.5 x D. 40.5 cm Seat height 27.5 cm The chair is overall densely carved with a scrolling flower motif on four connected turne...

A Dutch colonial ebony cabinet with brass mounts on contemporary black steel frame Batavia (Jakarta), 2nd half 17th century The cabinet has two ...

Exquisite Vintage Clear Crystal Dishes with Lid! These are adorable Dutch candy/trinket dishes with lids, made of beautifully cut crystal. This sparkling dish measures 13.5" tall wit...

A charming teak Dutch Colonial storage cabinet with glass doors from Java, Indonesia. The stepped crown with applied carving is distinctly Dutch. Ample storage below, storage drawer,...

Rare, solid Dutch Colonial teak and brass strongbox. This chest is built like the vault it was meant to be. Heavy, strong wood and weighty hardware including cast iron handles and hi...

A 19th Century Dutch Colonial Mahogany, satinwood and Kingwood Marquetry Side Chair. Measures 17.5" in width, 17.5" in depth, 35" in height. Seat height is 17.5".

Offering a serene Danish landscape, oil on canvas, circa 1818 signed M.R. Soothing cottage retreat on the water in earthy tones compliments various styles from rich to neutral colo...

A Dutch colonial box from Batavia in the former Dutch East Indies. Hand-carved with floral motives in ebony, used for jewelry or letters, ca. 1800. Origi...

A very rare antique Dutch Colonial V.O.C. (Dutch East India Company) fall front bureau/desk on stand, Batavia, circa 1730. This desk in the Queen Anne style was made in the Dutch Eas...

Spectacular pair of large brass candlesticks in the Dutch manner, nineteenth century or earlier. Either Dutch or Swedish. 1500These candlesticks feature beautifully embossed flowers ...

A very rare set of globes, 9 inch / 23cm, with an overall height of 38 cm, Amsterdam, dated 1602, but published after 1621. In their original stands with circular wooden horizon rings, covered with printed paper, supported by four legs and brass meridian rings supported by a single column. The terrestrial and celestial globe are made up of a set of 12 engraved gores, heightened in gold and Arctic ice caps, printed on paper and mounted on a plaster sphere of papier maché. Each sphere is mounted in a graduated brass meridian ring with the production number stamped at the back of the ring. Both globes are mounted on four-legged ebonized oak Dutch stands, which support the horizon ring. The legs are connected by two crossbeams which support a circular base plate with central support for the meridian ring. The horizon rings are covered with printed paper. With usual defects: paper equinoctial tables present gaps that are filled and restored; small splits along gores; several partially deleted entries; on the globe, the date 1602 and the text of the cartouche in America, are illegible ; small scattered spots but in general in good condition for such an early globe pair of which presently only 19 pair are recorded. These 9-inch globes are among the rarest since very few copies of them are known to exist, in comparison with the smaller or larger globes of Blaeu (4, 6, 13.5, and 26 inches). Blaeu's terrestrial globes were highly valued and were much in demand, because of the care with which they had been prepared, because of the efforts to give the latest information on discoveries, and because of the loxodromic lines that made them of special value to navigators. His celestial globes were appreciated for the fact that he had been the pupil of Tycho Brahe, who was himself known to be the greatest astronomer of his time. Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571–1638), originally trained in astronomy, he quickly became a leading maker of maps, atlases and instruments. Blaeu’s globes were luxury items for wealthy and intellectual merchants and nobility who benefited from Blaeu’s access through the Dutch East India Company to the latest navigational discoveries and geographical information. Willem Jansz Blaeu collected information that Dutch mariners gathered from around world and brought back to Amsterdam. Crews were instructed to record information about the lands they visited and the skies they saw. Blaeu incorporated these observations in maps and globes. Through his web of contacts and thanks to assiduous research, he was also able to obtain the most recent information about the latest discoveries in the western hemisphere and the South Pacific, where Dutch explorers were particularly active at the time. Since the globe was published after 1618, Blaeu was able to include the discoveries made by Henry Hudson in his attempt to find a passage to the East Indies. He also included recent Pacific discoveries of the celebrated voyages of Willem Cornelis Schouten and Jacob Le Maire, who both traversed the South Pacific and the Atlantic. The findings of Schouten and Le Maire in the Tierra del Fuego region are also incorporated. The Strait of Le Maire is drawn and the hypothetical southern continent is labelled “Terra Australis Incognita Magalanica”. Olivier van Noort’s track is drawn and labelled. His route is indicated with a broken line and the words: “Navigationis Olivierij ductus” (several times). There are various decorative features, such as animals on the different continents, many ships on the high seas and allegorical and mythical figures around the cartouches. The nine-inch globe is not just a smaller version of the one published in 1599. Drawings of animals and people do often correspond to those on the earlier globe, but Blaeu made several significant changes. - The west coast of North America is drawn differently and the river system of Brazil is altered. - The hypothetical southern continent is labelled: Terra Australis Incognita Magallanica. - There are nine ocean names in handsome curling letters: Mare Congelatum, Mare Atlanticum, Oceanus Aethiopicus, Mare Arabicum et Indicum, Mare di India, Oceanus Chinensis, Mar del Zur, Mare Pacificum, Mar del Nort. - Willem Blaeu...

An extremely rare, superb large pair of antique 18th-century Dutch Delft faience knobble vases mounted as lamps, circa 1770s by Van Duijn. A classic blue and...

18th Century Dutch delft 3-piece garniture lidded vase set, blue and white with floral panel and relief foliate decorations, with foo dog finials, each vase marked LPK on the base fo...

18th Century painted and tooled leather four panel screen. Probably Dutch, painted with scrolling flowers and foliage, the reverse with gilt-tooled foliate decoration.

This is a Dutch style two door armoire by milling Road the Baker furniture Company. This two door Dutch style armoire is painted firehouse red and has a custom fitted interior with t...

A captivating piece of history, the Dutch East Indian Captain's Writing Desk. This extraordinary early 18th-century Anglo-Indonesian table showcases the artistry of the time, carved...

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is one of 16 national museums in the Netherlands. Its collection includes pieces by 17th-century Dutch masters like Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Hals and prov...

A stately Dutch Colonial chest in East Indian Satinwood, with hand turned legs, ebony trim, inlay, and brass accents and highly crafted marquetry in the lower section of the chest an...

A gorgeous Dutch or French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Solid oak, with original brass hardware. Measures: 33.7...

A Dutch Colonial gold leaf trumeau mirror with beveled glass and molded cornice. This Dutch Colonial trumeau mirror exudes an air of vintage elegance, with its radiant gold leaf fram...

Hutton-Clarke Antiques is delighted to present a refined antique Dutch mahogany side table from around 1800. This elegant piece stands gracefully on tapered legs, meticulously adorne...

An 18th century Cape block front chest. This Dutch colonial chest was made in the Cape using local stinkwood it has the original brass handles and carved paw feet.

A Dutch-colonial ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts Coromandel Coast, probably Masulipatnam, circa 1650-1680, the silver later H. 64.5 x W. 75 x D. 46 cm The present cabinet...

Fascinating pair of antique tobacco jars crafted in porcelain and hand decorated in blue and white replicating jars from the 17th century, conver...

Antique Dutch School oil painting on canvas showing a yacht / clipper ship on a choppy sea. Signed in lower left corner J. Johannesen (Y. Yohannsen) – 1917. Dimensions: 36" x 3" x 2...

Antique embossed copper repousse wall hanging charger / platter featuring a tavern scene at the center and Neoclassical motif of cherubs / putties, baskets of fruit and Green Man fac...

Charming pair of Delft Porcelain Table Lamps, in the style of Chinese Ginger Jar or Lidded Urn lamps. The lamps are decorated with a painting of a bird perched on a tree, surrounded ...

Seminal guide to the East and West Indies, with 42 double-page and folding plates, including 6 maps, all engravings beautifully coloured by a contemporary hand LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygh...

A truly delightful miniature terrestrial pocket globe in a celestial case, 3 inches / 6.8 cm. The globe consists of 12 wonderful varnished, engraved hand-coloured gores that stretch from pole to pole. In the original case of black fish-skin with a brass hinge and two brass hook-and-eyelet closures, case with a unique silver plaque which reads: "B. Bellchamber S. King - Gul's Fox Summum Geographicum Praemium Pares Meruere". * [This very roughly translates to:] "B. Bellchamber S. King - Gul's Fox Earns Top Geographical Peers Award". *Is it too much to suppose and speculate that this wonderful silver plaque attached to the outer case is in recognition of a [geographic?] scholastic achievement? The prize awarded to the lucky recipients (B. Bellchamber & S. King?) is this globe? This terrestrial globe has two repairs; to the area concerning the British Isles, and also to parts of Europe and Scandinavia (with some loss). There is some slight loss to a portion of North America, and there is a crack to the northern portion of South America. It is partly worn in other places and has some slight spotting. It is lacking the axis metal pin, and the two holes that normally allow for this pin have been closed. The case is split and segmented, partly rubbed and worn with cracks, (as is usual.) The case will close. There is some minor chipping and cracking to the outer rim of the inside of the case. About Pocket Globes. It is generally thought that Joseph Moxon brought pocket globes to England in the late seventeenth century. These globes usually consist of a terrestrial sphere of about 7.5 cm in diameter that fits into an outer case (usually made of fish-skin). The interior of this case often bears bright, colourful celestial cartography, so you effectively have the celestial heavens surrounding the terrestrial earth. Pocket globes, although highly desirable, are for all intents and purposes somewhat impractical, as their size makes accurate calculations impossible. Few, if any, pocket globes came with accompanying booklets, so it is hard for anyone to know who used them and for what purposes. Pocket globes could simply have served purely as status symbols for wealthy gentlemen, who had an interest in geography or astronomy. The fields of geography and the sciences were quickly advancing during this period. Alternatively, pocket globes could be seen as a tool used in children’s education, especially when you think that they are construction from cheap materials such as papier-mâché. Points of Interest. This particular globe shows California as a peninsula, whereas previously it had been depicted as an island – a misconception dating back to the sixteenth century; it has the northwest coast of America simply as "unknown parts."; - due to a profound lack of knowledge of the region; the track of Admiral George Anson’s circumnavigation of the world (1740-44) is drawn – Anson led a squadron of eight ships on a mission to disrupt or capture the Pacific Ocean possessions of the Spanish Empire, for emphases, the trade winds are indicated by red arrows. There are three large lakes engraved in Africa that may longer exist. The Celestial Gores. The celestial gores, housed within the case, are fun and eye-catching both in their display and in their content. Constellations and both hemispheres and are represented. Gemini, Cancer, Virgo, Orion, Andromeda, Taurus, Leo, Ursa Major etc in the north, and Scorpio, Libra, Canis Major etc in the south. A celestial globe is a mapping of the stars, and has been used since classical times. Celestial globes were first used by Greek astronomers, and later by the Islamic world, where the earliest known globes date from the eleventh century. The stars were thought to sit on the surface of a giant sphere around the earth, and the constant movement of the stars each night and throughout the year appeared to be caused by this giant sphere slowly turning overhead. In line with its counterpart, the terrestrial globe, celestial globes are mapped by a north and a south pole, an equator, and lines of latitude and longitude. The Terrestrial Globe. The North Pole encompasses the Arctic Circle, Baffin Bay (Canada), Iceland, Greenland, northern Siberia and Nuova Zembla. Europe shows the Dominion of Muscovy (a principality of the late Middle Ages centered on Moscow), Turkey, the British Isles, Italy etc. Africa highlights the Barbary coast, Biledulgerid (a former country in North Africa), the Zaara Desart (Sahara Desert), Negroland (an archaic term in European mapping referring to large portions of West Africa), Guinea, Ethiopia, Congo, the islands of the Azores and the Canaries. Australia (New Holland) shows the outdated cartography of an incomplete coastline; The West Australian and Northern Territory coastlines are in full, however, there is no connected mainland coastline from South Australia up to Northern Queensland. Papua New Guinea is still thought to be a part of the Australian mainland. A portion of Tasmania’s coastline is engraved. The only places/regions mentioned are: Dimens Land and Carpentaria in the north; Lewins, St. Francis, Mary’s Island, South Cape, and Dimens Land in the south. Interestingly, a place named Hartog’s Island is mentioned off the West Australian coast. This island has a unique place within Australia’s history as it is the first recorded European landing on Australian soil in 1616 by the island’s namesake, Dutch captain Dirk Hartog...

A long Dutch Colonial coffee table with carved lion paw legs. This long Dutch Colonial coffee table exudes a stately presence with its ornate and meticulously carved lion paw legs. T...