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
Mirrors, pair, oval, Adam, carved and gilt wood frame.
Christie, March 18, 1904 46 4 0
Cabinet or enclosed buffet, Adam, on Empire lines, veneered
on oak with grained Spanish mahogany, in the frieze is a
long drawer, and below a cupboard, the whole on square
feet, doors inlaid, handles, &c., of ormolu, 3 ft. 9 in.
wide. Flashman & Co., Dover, April 26, 1904 15 0 0
Side-tables, pair hare-wood, by Adam, with rounded corners,
on square-shaped tapering legs, the sides and borders
inlaid with marquetry, in coloured woods, 53 in. wide.
Christie, June 2, 1904 105 0 0
Bookcase, 4 ft. 8 in., mahogany, Heppelwhite, inlaid
tulip-wood with box and ebony lines, fitted shelves and
drawers, enclosed by doors. Phillips, Son and Neale,
November 17, 1903 44 0 0
Settee, Heppelwhite, square-shaped, 6 ft., and three elbow
chairs. Gudgeon & Sons, Winchester, March 9, 1904 38 0 0
Console-table, Heppelwhite satinwood, the top shaped as a
broken ellipse, and of hare-wood with inlays of husks
and flowers round a fan-pattern centre with borderings
in ebony and other woods on a filling of satinwood; the
edge is bound with ormolu, reeded and cross banded,
below is the frieze of satin-wood inlaid with
honeysuckle, paterae, and other ornament in holly, &c.,
and supported on a pair of carved square tapered legs
painted and gilt, and with pendants of husks and
acanthus capitals, 4 ft. 3 in. wide. Flashman & Co.,
Dover, April 26, 1904 40 0 0
Suite of Heppelwhite mahogany furniture, with open shield
backs, with vase-shaped centres carved, the back, arms
and legs widely fluted, consisting of a settee, 74 in.
wide, and ten armchairs. Christie, June 2, 1904 325 10 0
Knife-box, oblong, Sheraton mahogany, with revolving front,
inlaid with Prince-of-Wales's feathers and borders in
satinwood, 19-1/2 in. wide. Christie, November 21, 1902 7 17 6
Sideboard, Sheraton, mahogany, satinwood inlaid, fitted with
brass rails. Dowell, Edinburgh, November 14, 1903 30 9 0
Wardrobe, Sheraton mahogany, banded with satinwood, with
folding doors above and below, and five drawers in the
centre, 7 ft. high, 8 ft. wide. Christie, January 22,
1904 60 18 0
Chairs, set of eighteen Sheraton, with oval backs with rail
centres, fluted and slightly carved with foliage and
beading, the seats covered with flowered crimson damask;
and a pair of settees, _en suite_, 6 ft. wide. Christie,
February 26, 1904 126 0 0
Armchairs, pair, Sheraton, with shield-shaped backs, painted
with Prince of Wales feathers, and pearl ornament on
black ground. Christie, March 28, 1904 28 7 0
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