Late 18th Century English cherrywood and laburnum chest on chest.
The moulded three plank top above applied mouldings to the top rail with a shaped laburnum centre piece. Then two short and three long generous sized graduated drawers having unusual laburnum cock beading and brass swan-neck handles, flanked by chamfered and moulded corner uprights, resting on attractive shaped bracket feet.
Note: This is the first Georgian fruitwood chest I have had in over 20 years, also having beautiful fruitwood and beech drawer lining and good overall colour.
The top with a simple cornice above two short and three long drawers. The base with a shaped frieze with three short drawers, raised on cabriole legs on pointed pad feet. (Restorations)
Late 17th Century English oak coffer of unusually high proportions.
The hinged plank top above a carved top rail then two celtic style leaf carved panels, flanked by deep groove moulded boards, terminating in rectangular section legs. Good overall colour and patination (original hinges recently repaired).
18th Century English George III Country Oak Writing Bureau
The rectangular top, above the hinged fall-front, with the original four-throw lock and Georgian wire-bow key. Opening to reveal letter and document slots. The seven various shaped drawers, concealing two never before discovered secret drawers,complete with 240 or so years of dust. The base having two short and two long graduated drawers, with later brasswork. Resting on shaped bracket feet.
The moulded cornice above two bowed mahogany cross-banded doors, wearing decorative shaped escutcheons, opening to reveal four original bowed narrow shelves and a pair of lower drawers.
Having a bold shaped cornice above a domed internally shelved arch below a moulded drawer shelf for mixing drinks or originally used as a candle slide. The twin panelled cupboard door below opening to further storage.
Late 18th Century, George III oak standing corner cupboard, having a shaped cornice above two slight gothic style glass moulded doors, retaining most of the original glass
Note: The horizontal mouldings disguise both shelves, flanked by canted sides.
The base same, except panelled doors concealing a shelved interior, resting on shaped bracket feet.
This piece is yet to be re-glued, cleaned and waxed. The end result will be fantastic.
18th Century oak hanging corner cupboard having a molded cornice continuing around the piece. Carved sides and a one and half inch thick glazed door with deep shaped moldings and the original marked glass, enclosing a shelved interior.
The shaped top rail supporting a large shaped centre splat. The curved arms on turned supports meeting the two plank seat and flowing into a leg. All joined by stretchers. Great 340 year old patina. C.1680
The shaped top rail having slight pronounced ears, on angled supports, with a beautiful fret carved central upright splat. The comfortable drop in upholstered seat framed by an unusual thick mitred mould, resting on square tapered legs, joined by an ‘H’ stretcher.
An attractive set of six late 19th Century English mahogany Hepplewhite style dining chairs
The triple-bowed top rail, having carved flowing leaves following through the joints, into the fine fret-carved vase shaped centre splat, with a comfortable upholstered seat, resting on a square ,serpentine moulded front leg, joined by stretchers.
The shaped top rail, having a knot to the centre right, flanked by strong ears,having tapered upright supports framing the well carved vertical centre splat.
The upholstered drop-in seat, inside slight mounlded plain rails, resting on square-block legs, joined by rectangular stretchers.
Perfect overall well faded to a walnut tone patination.
