Chats on Old Furniture: A Practical Guide for CollectorsHayden, Arthur
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Chats on Old Furniture: A Practical Guide for Collectors
Hayden, Arthur
Collectors and collecting; Furniture -- History
Tea-caddy, Chippendale mahogany, square, with four
divisions, the borders carved with rosettes and
interlaced riband ornament, the sides inlaid with four
old Worcester oblong plaques painted with exotic birds,
insects, fruit, flowers, and festoons in colours on
white ground, 10 in. square. Christie, February 6, 1903 52 10 0
Fire-screen, Chippendale mahogany, containing a panel of old
English petit-point needlework, worked with a basket of
flowers in coloured silks, on pillar and tripod carved
with foliage and ball-and-claw feet. Christie, December
4, 1903 17 17 0
Armchairs, pair large Chippendale mahogany, with interlaced
backs carved with foliage, the arms terminating in
carved and gilt eagles' heads. Christie, January 22,
1904 88 4 0
Cabinet, Chippendale mahogany, with glazed folding doors
enclosing shelves, and with cupboards and eight small
drawers below, the borders fluted, 8 ft. high, 8 ft.
wide. Christie, January 22, 1904 67 4 0
Chairs, set of six Chippendale mahogany, with open
interlaced backs, with scroll tops, carved with foliage
and shell ornament, on carved cabriole legs and
ball-and-claw feet. Christie, January 22, 1904 102 18 0
Table, Chippendale, oblong, cabriole legs, carved with
shells, &c., on claw feet, surmounted by a veined white
marble slab, 53 in. wide. Christie, March 4, 1904 73 0 0
Settee, Chippendale mahogany, with double back with scroll
top, carved with arabesque foliage, the arms terminating
in masks, on legs carved with lions' masks and claw
feet, 54 in. wide. Christie, April 12, 1904 278 5 0
Mirror, Chippendale, carved with gilt, 88 in. high, 50 in.
wide. Christie, May 18, 1904 94 10 0
[1] By the kindness of the proprietors of the _Connoisseur_ these items
are given from their useful monthly publication _Auction Sale Prices_.
XI
SHERATON, ADAM,
AND HEPPELWHITE
STYLES
[Illustration: _By permission of Messrs. Harold G. Lancaster & Co._
HEPPELWHITE SETTEE, MAHOGANY.]
XI
SHERATON, ADAM, AND HEPPELWHITE STYLES
Robert Adam 1728-1792.
Thomas Sheraton 1751-1806.
1752. Loch and Copeland's designs published.
1765. Manwaring's designs published.
1770. Ince and Mayhew's designs published.
1788. Heppelwhite's designs published.
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