Chats on Old Furniture: A Practical Guide for CollectorsHayden, Arthur
History
Chats on Old Furniture: A Practical Guide for Collectors
Hayden, Arthur
Collectors and collecting; Furniture -- History
SPANISH CHEST, carved walnut, Sixteenth Century 52
CHAPTER II.--THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE.
CARVED OAK CHEST, English, Sixteenth Century 59
BENCH OF OAK, French, about 1500 60
PORTION OF CARVED WALNUT VIRGINAL, Flemish, Sixteenth Century 61
CARVED OAK COFFER, French, showing interlaced ribbon-work 61
FIREPLACE AND OAK PANELLING, "Old Palace," Bromley-by-Bow.
Built in 1606 64
ELIZABETHAN BEDSTEAD, dated 1593 66
PANEL OF CARVED OAK, English, early Sixteenth Century 68
MIRROR, in oak frame, English, dated 1603 71
COURT CUPBOARD, carved oak, English, dated 1603 73
" " carved oak, early Seventeenth Century 74
" " about 1580 75
ELIZABETHAN OAK TABLE 78
CHAPTER III.--STUART OR JACOBEAN. SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.
GATE-LEG TABLE 81
OAK CHAIR, made from Sir Francis Drake's ship, the _Golden Hind_ 83
OAK TABLE, dated 1616, bearing arms of Thomas Sutton 85
CHAIR USED BY JAMES I. 87
JACOBEAN CHAIR, at Knole 89
JACOBEAN STOOL, at Knole 90
CARVED WALNUT DOOR (UPPER HALF), French, showing ribbon-work 91
OAK CHAIR, with arms of first Earl of Strafford 93
ITALIAN CHAIR, about 1620 94
HIGH-BACK OAK CHAIR, Early Jacobean, formerly in
possession of Charles I. 95
JACOBEAN CHAIRS, various types 97
EBONY CABINET, formerly the property of Oliver Cromwell 99
JACOBEAN CARVED OAK CHAIRS, Yorkshire and Derbyshire types 101
JACOBEAN OAK CUPBOARD, about 1620 101
JACOBEAN OAK CHAIRS 105
CARVED OAK CRADLE, time of Charles I., dated 1641 107
CHAPTER IV.--STUART OR JACOBEAN. LATE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.
INTERIOR OF DUTCH HOUSE, latter half of Seventeenth Century 111
CABINET OF TIME OF CHARLES II., showing exterior 112
" " " showing interior 113
PORTUGUESE HIGH-BACK CHAIR 115
OAK CHEST OF DRAWERS, late Jacobean 117
" " panelled front, late Jacobean 119
CHARLES II. OAK CHAIR 120
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