Bookcases & Case Furniture
A BURL WALNUT CHEST OF DRAWERS
CIRCA 1810
A burl walnut chest of drawers, with two shorter drawers above two longer drawers, formrely on a stand, supported by two new bunn fett, and having its original hardware. English, Circa ... ![]()
Stock #474
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A ROSEWOOD AND BRASS CHIFFONIER
CIRCA 1810
A rosewood and brass chiffonier desk having two open shelves over drawers with a fold over writing surface over a drawer on turned legs with casters in the manner of John McClean, Circa ... ![]()
Stock #467
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KINGWOOD CABINET
CIRCA 1710
A German kingwood parquetry cabinet with iron handles, having two front doors and six interior drawers. The same came from Madryn castle, North Wales, the early home of Elihu Yale. German, Circa ... ![]()
Stock #463
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REGENCY BRASS INLAID CABINET
1840
A superb Regency rosewood cabinet of unusually large size having a white marble top over a rosewood veneered case with a frieze having inlaid brass lines in the form of rectangles on the front and sides, the three doors ... ![]()
Stock #438
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PAIR OF POLLARD OAK AND EBONIZED CABINETS CIRCA 1820.
1820
A pair of Regency pollard oak and parcel-ebonized side cabinets on plinth bases with later grey fossil marble tops, the interior with adjustable shelves, one inscribed in pencil 'DRAWING ROOM' on top and '2' on the back.
The fashion for
creating high style furniture out of native timbers was popularized by
George Bullock (1777-1818). Pollard oak refers to oak ... ![]()
Stock #422
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GEORGE III MAHOGANY BUREAU BOOKCASE CIRCA 1765.
A fine George III bureau bookcase with excellent faded color, in four parts, the upper section with broken pediment centered by a bold urn shaped finial. The glazed doors having "Gothick" arched mullions and open to adjustable shelves, the bureau or slant front with ribbon and rosette carved moulding, the ... ![]()
Stock #396
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SERPENTINE MAHOGANY CHEST OF DRAWERS CIRCA 1760.
1760
A fine serpentine mahogany chest of drawers with excellent color, having a shaped top above four long graduated drawers, the top drawer with a writing slide, the canted corners decorated with blind fret carvings. The whole is supported on bracket feet and has brass carrying handles to the sides. English, circa 1760
True mahoganies, variations ... ![]()
Stock #392
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ANGLO-DUTCH CHEST OF DRAWERS CIRCA 1745.
1745
A small padauk bombe shaped commode with very good color, having a serpentine top and original gilt brass handles and enrichments.
Padauk
wood (Pterocarpus dalbergoides) is an exotic timber that comes from
India, Burma, Ceylon and the Andaman Islands. It has an unusually
lustrous surface and its orange color, when first cut, mellows to a
fine mellow ... ![]()
Stock #361
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BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE CIRCA 1785.
1790
A fine Hepplewhite mahogany bookcase with elegant proportions, in original condition the straight cresting with a convex molding above an inlaid dentil molding, the original glass doors with gothic astragals, light faded mahogany and satinwood veneers throughout, the doors with inset panels and inside drawers.
Provenance; Norman Adams Antiques, ... ![]()
Stock #352
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FOUR SIDED REGENCY ROSEWOOD BOOKCASE OR SHELF CIRCA 1830.
1830
A four-sided Regency veneered rosewood set of shelves with
inset quarter round corners set on a plinth base. The shelves are
painted black. This piece most likely derives from the whatnot which
is, as a rule, a taller set of open shelves. The construction of the
piece is sturdier than a whatnot, however, which ... ![]()
Stock #337
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PAIR OF SERPENTINE CHESTS IN THE MANNER OR WILLIAM GOMM
1760
A rare pair of serpentine front mahogany chests with a brush slide over four graduated drawers, having carved canted corners with carved ogee bracket feet and a carved apron. The handles are gilt brass and original to the ... ![]()
Stock #330
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A GEORGE III PERIOD SYCAMORE AND MARQUETRY NEO-CLASSICAL DEMI-LUNE COMMODE
1780
A very fine English demi-lune marquetry commode done in the
"French style" having a white marble top over a sycamore veneered base
with brass enrichments, the frieze decorated with husks and
swags over a single central door, the base decorated with
classical figures in panels draped with husks resting on
vases. Attributed to the Swedish marquetry trade working ... ![]()
Stock #320
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Up to $5,000 










