Furniture

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, Exhibition Museum quality, hand carved Walnut double sided partner desk circa 1860...

Antique Large Mahogany Victorian Executive Desk, Ox Blood Faux Leather top, 6 drawers, brass handles. A perfect addition to any modern or cont...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this one of a kind, super unique, curved glass Fry’s Chocolate display case...

A Very Attractive Late 19th Century, Oriental Hardwood, Chinese Export, Square Coffee Table, Or Pot Stand, Having Panelled Wooden Top Over Elegant Frieze With Pierced & Carved Decora...

19th Century three gallon copper haystack measuring jug in very good condition and marked at the front with three gallon, having a large shaped handle to one side, the haystack jug n...

This is just a lovely piece of furniture that was intended for a religious purpose. I first thought it would have been used to keep the bible in a soft and prominent place but the bo...

Fabulous ornate floral French Provencial shelved wall mirror. 3 shelves for perfume, curio display. Stands 4-1/2 feet tall. Covered in a chippy creamy ivory colored enamel. Lots of ...

A set of Victorian oak Jockey scales by Youngs, of typical form with an upholstered seat adjacent to a brass balance, with four weights of 8, 4, 2 and 1 stone, the frieze with a carved rosette and leaf band, raised on four barley twist legs, reupholstered in deep buttoned green leather, stamped ‘Youngs, London’. English, circa 1860. Footnote: John Young & Son, Royal Warrant Holders to Queen Victoria, operated out of 5 Bear Street and 46 Cranbourn St, Leicester Square, London W.C., from 1812-1901. They are recorded by the Museo Galileo as ‘makers of balances’ and in their own trade adverts...

Just in, this charming English claret jug decanter made of cranberry glass and Silver Plate in the form of a French Bulldog. Very good vintage condition consistent with age and use.

Here is an absolutely gorgeous 12 inch tall Majolica vase with a great combination of green, brown and yellow glaze. The applied decoration is fanta...

This antique console table is a stunning piece of furniture that will add character to any room. Crafted from mahogany and marble, this table exudes elegance and sophistication. The polished finish and honed Carrara marble give it a timeless appeal. The back panel is a a mirror which adds visual depth to the piece. Marble slab is separate from the base. Measuring 36 inches in height, 34 inches in length, and 19 inches in width, this table is the perfect size for a hall or entryway. Condition commensurate with age and use. A strong and sturdy piece. The antique honed...

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...

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. ...

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...

Heading : Tunbridge ware glove box Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Cover with a berlin woolwork floral mosaic within keylines bordered by v...

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...

Victorian oak framed mirror with faux finish glaze. Blonde gold beaded outer border with platinum decorative insert frame. New mirror. Wired to hang horizontally & vertically.

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...

Presenting a rare first edition hardback copy of The Wandering Jew by Eugene Sue, Complete Edition IN ONE VOLUME with Illustrations by GAVARNI and GIRARDET, published by George Routl...

Elegant cast iron side table circa 1890. Fine table ideal for use as a sofa,side, hall or lamp table.  Ornate base which has taken on a stable rusted appearance with decorative stre...

Measuring 41" W x 41" D x 19" H, this stunning piece combines natural beauty with functional design, making it a perfect centerpiece for any room. Crafted with high-quality rattan,...

A George Jones Majolica 10-in turquoise-ground eight-well oyster server, English, ca. 1874, the turquoise wells separated by coral tentacles and seaweed, with a yellow ocher glazed b...

19th century burr elm teapoy circa 1840. Very good quality example of a scandinavian teapoy with a strong influence from the english regency period. Sarcophagus shaped main body wh...

A Victorian button-back armchair with a generous seat and a high back. Mahogany turned front legs and splayed back legs and all raised on original brass castors. The armchair has ...

Standout group of three colonial style continental smoke bell glass fixtures, hand blown in classic form with cut designs and hammered brass hardware, using candle power as originall...

Useful 19th C English painted and glazed kitchen dresser with two sliding top doors. Great storage and display. 1850. Reference: 8420 Dimensions 82 inches (208 cms) Wide 21 inches ...

Walnut “Manx” Table England circa 1860 Drum side table with two drawers on stylized legs and feet. 24.75” surface dia x 29” overall dia x 27.5”h Ref. TABLE1276 $ 5,200

A very attractive and elegant mid-19th century mahogany miniature bow fronted chest having well figured top above two short and two long drawers raised on elegant splay feet.

Very pretty glass with etched vine and cut grape decoration English, late 19th century Hand crafted Lovely to use.

Direct from a private residence in Paris, a Stunning Victorian 9pc.Sterling Silver Tea / Coffee Set by Two Internationally Renowned Silversmiths - "Savory & Sons" from London and "Od...

German silver tea scoop. Imported to England in 1892 by Thomas Glaser. Leaf-form bowl with veins and wispy, irregular tips. Woody stem with coiled tendril mo...

A Charming Late 19th Century Giltwood & Gesso Pier Mirror Having Original Rectangular Plate Enclosed By Elegant Carved Frame Headed By Scrolling Eagles, Grotesque Figure Heads And Ce...

This stunning antique Victorian stick and ball panel is an architectural salvage from a bank where it was used as a teller's partition screen and gate. It is constructed of solid wood (likely mahogany) and made sometime in the late 19th century or early 20th. It could be repurposed in a number of ways making it a versatile historic architectural piece. Please note that the panel alone is not stable and is somewhat delicate, as it was originally attached to a ceiling at the top and bank counter...

Antique French triptych mirror from the 1800s by Ludger Tiburge Berton in 1876. Turned oak from to resemble bamboo. Lovely patina to the oak and brass. Age related wear and patina also to the mirrors. One small crack to the glass in one corner almost not visible. Lovely Japanese artwork...

Three mounted and giltwood framed chromolithograph plates from L'Ornement Polychrome: Motifs de tous les styles, art ancien et asiatique, Moyen Age, Renaissance, XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles, by A. Racinet, 1869-1873. Published by Firmin-Didot, Paris. Specifically, the three framed plates are Middle Ages, Renaissance and 17th century. This reference work “created to render major services to our industrial arts” brings the archeological art...

A Very Good Quality Late 19th Century Burr Walnut Babu Sutherland Table, Having Superbly Figured Rectangular Drop Flap Top, Raised On Elegant Turned Upright Supports With Original Ca...

19th century walnut box with band inlay, band inlay and felt interior.

These four flow blue ironstone plates were the design inspiration of the Gloire de Dijon rose, an old favorite found in English cottage gardens. In...

A very good quality mid 19th century English mahogany library armchair, in the French hepplewhite style, having central set carved cartouche to top rail over upholstered back and sea...

This exceptionally rare circular expanding dining table was designed by Robert Jupe and crafted by the English cabinetmakers Johnstone & Jeanes, successors to Johnstone, Jupe & Co. One of only a handful known from the firm, this table illustrates the Victorian era's quest to combine technical innovation with superb and beautiful craftsmanship. Complete with its original leaves, the table’s circular top is formed from eight separate segments. When the top is rotated, an ingenious swivel mechanism causes the sections to diverge, allowing a set of small or large leaves to be inserted for an adjustable increase in size. The design for the table was patented by Robert Jupe in 1835, who had envisioned “an improved expanding table so constructed that the sections composing its surface may be caused to diverge from a common center and that the spaces caused thereby may be filled up by inserting leaves or filling pieces.” The first of these fascinating tables were created between 1835 and 1840 during his partnership with John Johnstone and their firm of Johnstone, Jupe & Co. in London. Jupe left the company in 1840, after which the firm changed its name due to a new partnership and became Johnstone & Jeanes. The firm would eventually achieve international fame for its remarkable designs, exhibiting a "circular table made on the expanding principle" like this one at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Jupe was not alone in his fascination with combining the technical merits of engineering and mechanics with the more artful pursuit of cabinet making. The first half of the 19th century saw a prolific increase in the popularity of applying new ideas to furniture principles, which allowed furniture to serve many purposes. The resulting “patent” furniture...

George Jones Majolica Game Tureen, of oval form, the dish with alternating relief-molded game trophies and fishing net swags, bordered in yellow glazed roping, the cover with a domed...

19th century English platter in the highly collectible "Blue Willow" pattern. The platter is in vibrant hues of blue and the transfer is ...

A smart and very well made antique Victorian writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1870-1880 period. It is of superb quality and is a very useful ...

French Majolica (Barbotine) plate, leaf and fern, with blue ribbon and Greek key border on a yellow ground by Choisy-le-Roi, ca. 1880. For thirty years, we have been among the world...

Large bronze Verdigris Mailbox Garden statue boy and girl on Tree Jim Davidson. Item listed is signed "Jim Davidson" to base, large impressive size, remar...

Antique Eastlake Victorian Chestnut 2 Door Bookcase China Cabinet with Drawers. Item features a carved backsplash, 5 adjustable wooden shelv...

Quality pair of antique Victorian brass door stops depicting a fantastic solid brass model of a horse standing on a shaped brass moulded base.

An exceptional, fine and impressive, miniature antique Victorian English sterling silver teapot in the Chinoiserie style; an addition to our silver teaware collection This exceptional and rare antique Victorian sterling silver miniature teapot...

Wedgwood Majolica Strawberry dish, naturalistically relief-modeled with strawberries, leaves, and blossoms, the lip with strawberry leaves and...

Unusual mid century object of art crafted in silver plate over cast bronze with the unexpected crystal rock shell.    

Hallmarked in London in 1901 by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., this handsome, Antique, Sterling Silver Tankard, is straight sided, and features a domed lid and reed detailing. The ...

A pair of finely molded and hand painted English Staffordshire dogs. This pair features full body reclining hounds with the most charming of hand painted faces and colors. On their o...

This amazing German chandelier features a delicate hand-carved and polychrome hand-painted mythical lady or mermaid with a scaly fishtail. The adorable and handsome lady is holding a cartouche-shaped shield. The light fixture is hung on a chain suspension, mounted on real antlers, and decorated with red and yellow wrought iron...

Antique Victorian mahogany storage box having a quality antique mahogany storage box with red interior. D. 1860

Gorgeous antique Victorian tall Lincoln style full size bed in solid walnut and walnut burl with footboard and side rails. It is in wonderful original vintage condition. That does not mean it is without beautiful age patina of marks and distressing from over 100 years of use. The very top of the carved crown on the headboard had cracked and broken away and been lost over the years. But one of our staff artisans has hand carved a replacement. It is spectacular. There is also some new bracing to the back of the headboard to help with stability. Please see photos, circa mid-late 19th century. When I was a teenager this high Victorian style of bed is what my mom (a very talented interior designer) put in my bedroom (previously I had a white and pink frilly canopy bed my dad made me) and it remained in her home long after I left. In my room it was paired with the matching Victorian dresser and washstand as nightstand. Beautiful. Fast forward a few years and I installed that very same high Victorian walnut bed in my 8-year-old only granddaughter’s bedroom. But this time I paired it with Industrial stainless-steel vintage hospital nightstands...

Walter and John Barnard sterling silver punch bowl or wine cooler, with curvilinear, fluted motifs adorning the base and body, gilt inside, from 1892 (Victorian era). It measures 11 ...

A stunning and scarce antique English Victorian era burlwood voting box. Hand-crafted in the 19th century, the small table box having a rectangular case wi...

Presenting an exquisite early 19th-century Victorian period complexion fan, crafted from black lacquered wood and gilded detailing from China. These hand screens, also known as compl...