Early 19th Century Furniture

The overhanging rectangular top with rounded corners veneered almost entirely in amboyna with a wide crossbanding of rosewood. Under the top is a narrow frieze, and the table is supp...

This charming antique side table features a beautifully crafted chinoiserie design with a lovely green finish. The oval-shaped top sits atop tapered legs that terminate in delicate pad feet, giving the table a graceful, sophisticated silhouette. The chinoiserie motifs are hand-painted, depicting village life, floral motifs and gilt detailing. This small side table would make a lovely accent piece, adding a touch of antique elegance to a room. Measuring just 14 inches wide and 11 inches deep, this petite side table is an ideal size for tucking into tight spaces while still providing a usable surface. Adding to the charm of this piece is its lovely patina and gentle wear from years of use. The green painted finish has a softened, muted quality with areas of light distressing that only enhance the antique character. The wood surfaces have a smooth, silky feel from gentle handling over time. This table has a warm, lived-in aesthetic that instantly evokes a sense of history and nostalgia. Whether used as a display surface for treasured trinkets, a spot to set down a book, or simply as a charming accent piece, this antique chinoiserie side table...

Antique Persian Bakhtiari, Garden Panel Design 4' 8" x 3' 6" Incredible 100 year old tribal, Persian rug hand woven by a member of the Bakhtiari tribe. Easily one of the most ren...

An outstanding pair of 19th century Empire Cocktail Tables - Pedestals from The Veneto region of Italy. Beautiful constructed from gilt riveted iron and Porphyr marble. Stunning.

French Louis XVI style walnut Bouillotte table from the 19th century. Antique French Louis XVI style walnut Bouillotte table with bronze gallery top, a single drawer and a small shel...

Commemorative Staffordshire pitcher celebrating the coronation of the Prince Regent as George IV. The pitcher has a patterned field surface decoration centering on a cobalt blue circ...

A high quality and most beautiful Dutch early 19th century faux painted Burl Wood and ebonized Fruitwood Oil on Copper painting. This wonderful rectangular still-life painting is fra...

A beautiful, important column in black and white veined marble with a base and finial in pure white Carrara marble. The veins combine in a fascinating weave to form an elegant abstra...

French Art Nouveau marquetry "Aux Grenouilles" umbrella stand, by Emile Gallé. This stand for umbrellas and walking sticks incorporates frog (Grenouille) handles and feet in cast bro...

Japanese Takeda Ningyo, depicting a kabuki actor on the stage possibly in the role of Soga no Goro Tokimune, dressed in kinran dragon & cloud brocade textiles and chirimen silk crep...

Beautiful set of 6 fruit knives / dessert knives, mother-of-pearl handle, vermeil blade and collar (sterling silver covered with fine gold). Early 19th Century production, Restaurati...

Elegant chest of drawers in solid walnut wood with four large drawers with dovetailed sides, carved front on the first drawer with key lock. Furniture of excellent workmanship, rest...

Charming Danish Pewter Bowl or Planter With Handle and Makers Mark Circa 1800. This handmade piece would look wonderful sitting on a window sill holding ...

Mirror from the time circa 1820, from period of Biedermeier, made of walnut deposed with ebonised edges and cuboid in the corner. The mirror glass has a good condition. Very good res...

A smaller-sized French burl wood veneered commode, with its original marble top, from the early 19th century. This antique chest from France retains its original black marble top, wh...

Very nice early 19th century southern Cherry inlay slant front desk probably Tennessee or Kentucky 1820-30. String inlay on the lid and drawer fronts, inlay banding around the bottom...

Straightlined, unadorned Biedermeier side table in cherry wood from south Germany around 1820. Cherry veneered on softwood and solid cherry wood. Ebonized outer edge of the top plat...

Original Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) Edo period 19th century, woodblock print, titled Fond of Children (Kodomo-zuki), from the series Eight Views of Favourite Things Today (Tosei ko...

Tole tea tray with black lacquered ground with decoration centering on a rectangular reserve with two classically draped women in a pastoral landscape. The shallow rolled rim is embe...

This Tiffany Studios New York centerpiece, features deep-blue green iridescent Favrile glass, decorated with a iridescent green leaf and vine decoration. The charming piece features ...

This is a very good large size Hydra jug or Pitcher made by the Davenport Company of Longport, Staffordshire, England in the late Georgian period, circa 1805-1820, made of Ironstone ...

An English Regency c.1820 giltwood and ebonised convex mirror. The original wonderfully foxed mercury plate within a reeded ebonised slip, surrounded with a giltwood tube punctuated ...

Age: 1800 - 1850 Furniture Style: English Regency (1762 - 1830) Overall Dimensions: Closed: 30" x 76" x 46", Two Extension leaves: 22"for overall 120" Early 19th C English Regency...

A pair of carved and gilded wall lights, each defined most elegantly as a single curving branch enhanced by upswept acanthus leaves and clusters of ...

Antique oak dresser base with multiple drawers This rare dresser base was made circa 1800 and has 2 rows of drawers. The design makes this an attra...

A pair of Creil Theo's plates in the neoclassical style with the cut corners. France, 1810 to 1820.

A fine antique Chinese export porcelain serving tray. In the Canton pattern. Decorated in underglaze blue depicting a mountainous Chinese village. The background has houses, a moun...

The elongated cabriolet legs add a charming touch to this side table with single drawer from the Swedish countryside. The original blue painted finish has distressed softly over gene...

French mahogany dining table from the early 19th century, Empire style, with four elegant hand-carved Louis Philippe mahogany chairs of the same age, still usable. Elegant table with...

This Magnificently charming Tyrolean dowry wardrobe is most likely crafted by a local cabinet maker and painted by a local painter in the style of Tyrolean folk art...

A fine set of 8 Georgian Hepplewhite style carved mahogany shield back dining chairs of good colour and condition. With serpentine fronts, drop in upholstered seats, affording comfor...

On faux marble bases.

Columnar form and painted black with gilt highlights. Signed by maker on side of base. Two light with used shades in relatively good condition.

Kang Xi blue gilt vase lamps. Antique Chinese vases in powder blue with gilt pattern overlay with flowers bordering reserves with further floral vase decorations and pair large panels...

A Bidri metal alloy mortar, India, early 19th Century. The urn shaped mortar incised and silver inlaid, with a continuous architectural motif, enclosing further window like motif, su...

Quality pair of Victorian seated Staffordshire spaniel dogs, having matching white coats, collars and padlocks with original glass eyes

Elegant Box in Birch with Brass details. Period design, Karl Johan from early 19th Century in Sweden. Beautiful inside in decorated paper. Wear consistent with age and use

An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique George III Newcastle sterling silver mugs; an addition to our range of diverse Georgian Newcastle silverware. These exceptional antique George III Newcastle sterling silver mugs have has a panelled octagonal form. The surface of each Georgian silver mug is embellished panels of bright cut engraved stylised floral sprays, incorporating a vacant shaped cartouche to the anterior segment. The plain panelled foot and upper rim of the body are encompassed with bands of applied moulded decoration. The mug is fitted with an impressive scroll handle, enveloped with an impressive leaf design incorporating a scrolling thumbpiece. The interior of each mug retains the original gilding. Such desirable octagonal examples, crafted in a pair and in Newcastle silver, are rare to the market. Condition This antique mug...

19th Century Rustic Country French Writing Table represents the essence of the rural craftsman's trade! Utilizing readily available old-growth oak, the artisan created a top with th...

A very fine early 19th century Irish mahogany centre / dining table, above a reeded rim, raised on a reeded baluster centre pillar and reeded outsplayed quadruped base, with cast bra...

Rectangular crown molding over a scalloped apron and three shelves. The conforming base with seven drawers with brass bail handles raised on turned legs with lower pot shelf. Block f...

A fine antique Chinese export porcelain shrimp bowl. In the Canton pattern. Decorated in underglaze blue depicting a mountainous Chinese village. The bac...

A French Empire period floral pastel and gouache painting from the early 19th century, in giltwood frame. This French painting features an exquisite depiction of a bouquet of flowers...

Circular with great rich patina and unusual turned legs joined by a triangular stretcher.

A fine example of an English oak and yew wood hoop back style armchair. England, circa 1825-1850. In excellent condition, sturdy and sound.

Outstanding quality pair of antique Japanese bronze lidded vases, having a quality pair of Japanese baluster bronze vases decorated with foliage and birds, flanked by twin dragon han...

Royal House Antiques We are delighted to offer this important suite of museum quality, antique Colonial Gillows of Lancaster Attributed solid Rosewood dining chairs with ornately carved back splats Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide and covers London only for the UK and local Europe for the rest of the world, if you are outside of this area please send me your address and I will provide you with an accurate quote Where to begin, if you’re looking at this listing then the chances are you know exactly how significant this suite is, Gillows of Lancaster & London was simply put, one of the most important furniture designers in the history of England, these chairs are the only Colonial examples I have ever seen and in Rosewood no less, they weigh roughly three times more than a standard dining chair of the same style and size, they are very substantial The chairs early 19th century circa 1810-1820, the carving is exquisitely executed and the chairs look sophisticated and elegant from all angles The suite has been sympathetically restored to include a deep clean, hand condition wax and hand polish, the seat covers have been left as they are, they are fine, the timber has a wonderfully aged patina that is honestly sublime Dimensions Height:- 81cm Width:- 45cm Depth:- 50cm Seat height:- 44cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point. Lot Essay These chairs are closely related to those in two recognised Chippendale commissions: Sir Gilbert Heathcote (d. 1785), 3rd Baronet for Normanton Hall, Rutland and William Crichton-Dalrymple, 5th Earl of Dumfries (4th Earl of Stair, 1699-1768) for Dumfries House, Ayrshire. THE RELATED CHAIRS The chairs are of identical decoration to the set of two armchairs and ten single chairs, circa 1765, formerly at Normanton Hall (1). In 1759, Sir Gilbert Heathcote (d. 1785), 3rd Baronet, succeeded to the vast inheritance established by his grandfather, also Gilbert, 1st Baronet (1652-1733), who was reputed to be ‘the richest commoner in England’ (2). The 3rd Baronet employed both Chippendale Senior and his son, Chippendale Junior, in the furnishing of his Palladian mansion, Normanton Hall in Rutland, and his London houses, 29 Grosvenor Square, London and Browne's House at North End, Fulham. Surviving Chippendale accounts, although incomplete, show that the firm was working periodically for members of the Heathcote family from 1768 to 1821. Most of the furniture listed in these accounts was intended for Browne’s House, although after 1798 when the family relinquished this residence some of the furniture was moved to Normanton Hall. The latter was sold in 1924, and any furniture not included in the Normanton Hall sale was taken to the Earl of Ancaster’s seat at Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire. Chippendale’s earliest invoice for Sir Gilbert Heathcote records the acquisition in 1768 of ‘6 India Back and arm chairs Japand to imitate the Bamboe’, signifying how the family embraced the highly fashionable chinoiserie taste. Although the Normanton chairs cannot be conclusively identified in the extant Chippendale accounts, their form and ornamentation led Christopher Gilbert to suggest that they were possibly by Chippendale (3). The set of four mahogany chairs at Dumfries House have nearly-identical pagoda-form cresting rails and identical terminals but differ in the arrangement of the 'Chinese' paling in the backs and side panels. Although no documentary evidence for the Dumfries chairs survives, in their execution and sophisticated carving of the toprails, they are extremely close to Chippendale’s hand. Another near-set of closely related chairs is at Saltram House, Devon, where Chippendale worked between 1771-2; these dates are based on payments in John Parker's cash account book, and probably do not reflect a true picture of the entire commission as Parker often paid tradesmen by banker's draft (4). Comprising two armchairs and seven single chairs, this set, circa 1765, is made of padouk, and has been described by the National Trust as ‘Chinese Export’ (5). The set was returned to Saltram in 1951 having been accepted by H.M. Treasury in lieu of full payment of Death Duty from the Executors of Edmund Robert Parker, 4th Earl of Morley (1877-1951). Some of the chairs are currently on display in ‘The Chinese Chippendale Bedroom’. A further set of four padouk chairs of the Saltram pattern was almost certainly at Kenwood House, London; some of these are recorded in 18th century inventories drawn up by Lord Mansfield. This set was removed to Scone Palace, Perth, prior to the auction at Kenwood in 1922, and subsequently sold from ‘Scone Palace and Blairquhan: The Selected Contents of Two Great Scottish Houses’, Christie’s, London, 24 May 2007, lot 298. Another pair of padouk chairs of this model sold ‘The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller’, Christie’s, New York, 10 May 2018, lot 647 ($193,750 inc. premium). THE DESIGN Conceived in the Chinese manner expounded by William and John Halfpenny in Rural Architecture in the Chinese Taste (1752), and Sir William Chambers in his Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines and Utensils (1757), the pattern for this set of ‘Pagoda’ chairs relates to nine designs for ‘Chinese Chairs’ in the 1st edition of Chippendale’s Director (1754); the cabinet-maker describes these designs thus: Plates XXIII, XXIV and XXV are nine Chairs in the present Chinese manner, which I hope will improve that taste, or manner of work; it having yet never arrived to any perfection; doubtless it might be lost without feeling its beauty: as it admits of the greatest variety, I think it the most useful of any other. The sizes are all specified on the designs. The three last (No. XXV.) I hope will be well received, as there has been none like them yet made. The Georgian period witnessed the proliferation of such railed and pagoda-crested chairs in both the ‘picturesque’ Chinese tea pavilions of landscaped parks as well as in fashionable apartments hung with ‘India’ paper. The geometric ‘Chinese’ feet of these chairs are also found on a set of pedestals...

An outstanding pair of European Renaissance Gothic grotesque lion stylobate architectural elements. Early 19th Century or earlier, Continental Europe, most likely Italian, boldly d...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, totally original, finest quality Antique Regency circa 1810-1820 Davenport desk wi...

Hello, We would like to offer you this truly exquisite, early Biedermeier walnut commode. The piece was made in Vienna circa 1825. Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sop...

This is a beautiful "true trio" consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer, made by Spode in about 1815. It is decorated with pattern 2234 with a striking lavender or periwinkle blue border and finely painted flower sprays. In the late 18th and early 19th Century a "true trio" is how cups and saucers were sold; as you would never drink tea and coffee at the same time, why invest in an extra saucer? Josiah Spode was the great pioneer among the Georgian potters in England. Around the year 1800 he perfected the bone china recipe that has been used by everyone ever since, and he was also the leading potter behind the technique of transferware, making it possible for English potters to replace the import of Chinese china that had come to an end around that time, with their own. This was fundamental to a thriving industry that would last for about 150 years and provide half the world with their tableware. This set is made in the famous "London" shape, which was brought out by Spode in 1812 and was quickly copied by all other makers. It then remained the most popular shape for about 10 years. The set is potted in fine white porcelain - by the year 1810 Spode had perfected his recipe for bone china and it became beautifully smooth, white, thin and translucent. All three items are marked with the red hand painted SPODE mark and the pattern number 2234. CONDITION REPORT The set is in excellent antique condition without any damage, repairs or crazing. There is some minimal wear as visible in the pictures...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely, restored Antique Regency circa 1810-1820 tilt top Chessboard Chess table with Rosewood Frame an...

Early 19th Century Rustic Country French Coffee Table was literally designed to last for centuries! Hand-crafted from dense, old-growth oak, it features thick solid planks for the t...

This is a superb example of the neoclassical daybed or recamier that dates to the Swedish Biedermeier Period. The recamier is in overall very good condition. It is upholstered in a n...

The lovely appeal of this bow front corner cabinet is due to the elegant Swedish styling and deep rich patina of the naturally aged pine. The cabinet is made in two sections, both cr...

19th C. George III Mahogany Highboy Tall Chest on Chest 8 Drawer Dresser. Item features 2 part construction, beautiful wood grain, 8 hand dovetailed drawers, tall impressive form, so...

Pretty and very rare Turkish Anatolian rug from the first half of the 19th century in an excellent condition ( probably it has been hanged on the wall and protected by his last owner...

A large and fine pair of rosewood Regency armchairs, each with square backs and shell and scroll carved cresting rail, scrolling lion’s head arm supports and turned, gadrooned legs, ...