The Hood with original brass capitols supporting turned columns, the original brass hinged door housing an attractive country hand painted floral and bird decoration with traces of the original gilt and roman numerals. The Trunk having scratch carved reeded sides and an arched door iwth a fruitwood diamond shaped escutcheon, resting on a shaped apron and bracket feet.
The deep cantered pediment, above an ogee shaped tulip headed top-rail.
Then three shelves, flanked by Pollard Oak uprights, with the original wide painted back planks.
The figured Oak single plank top, above a central moulded Oak drawer with brass swan-neck handles and applied ogee shaped lower mouldings.
Framing a matching, painted open central display space, flanked by two upright Pollard Oak paneled doors, resting on shaped bracket feet.
Good overall polished and wax patination.
C.1880
Note: Having all the original brass hanging hooks. Each shelf has two points of perching, to hold ceramic plates and pewter chargers. This dresser is unusually small in proportions, the narrow depth and width of the base is very desirable in a period home or a modern setting. At times we re-paint the rear planks to match the off-white walls, in a contempary setting.
A rare mid 18th Century English elm low dresser, having an applied rear plate. Above an attractive ogee cut apron housing three field frieze drawers with brass swan neck handles raised on long cabriole legs terminating on a pad foot, ownership initial on one. I photographed the original single plank ‘adze’ finished backboard, as it is outstanding! (I could look at it all day)
Adze: form of an axe in which the blade is set at a right angle to the handle, used for dressing timber. Required skill. To use the cutting adze requires standing astride or on top of the log to be hewn.
Note: 35 years in the trade and this is only the second elm dresser I have stocked, as elm being such a soft timber rarely survives in such good condition.
Rare late 17th Century English oak low dresser of diminutive proportions.
The well patinated two plank top with moulded edge, above a pair of twin mitre moulded drawers, with brass drop handles. Raised on baluster turned front legs, with rectangular section side stretchers. Great overall colour and patination.
Notice the beautful figured elm single plank back board! Unusual.
With three raised fielded drawers above a pair of central fixed fielded panels
Flanked to either side by a conforming cupboard door, on extended stile supports.
1780 – 1800
H:82 cm W:186.5 cm D.48cm
A rare and unusual early 19th Century Japanese export writing box. This box is based on an English writing box, but entirely in Japanese style. The overall decorative chinoiserie birds and flora, mixed timbers and various styles of inlays. The interior having Japanned lacquered finish.
Note: Sectioned in Japanese manner, having a secret drawer to the right hand side of the original Japanese style brass securing pin.
19th Century Anglo-Indian wild figured walnut writing box. The top and front having deep cross banded brass work and framing the unusually deep turnbridge ware inlay. Having the original lock and escutcheon.
Arare early 19th Century Karelian birch jewellery/trinket box. The beautiful cantered top having an oval mother of pearl insert. The concave base resting on turned ebony feet.
William and Mary oyster veneered walnut & laburnum lace makers-trinket box. The hinged moulded top with oyster walnut veneers and geometric satinwood stringing with laburnum cross banding. Having an early red interior, the exterior is sections of vertical laburnum on a thumb moulded laburnum plinth base. 1680-1710
