Monthly Archives: May 2016

Picture This LXXXVIII

Posted on 30th May 2016 by Jack Plane

Another forest chair, made, rather primitively, from ash and sycamore with original dark green paint. Painted ash and sycamore North Country comb-back Windsor chair, circa 1770. (Robert Young) Jack Plane

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Picture This LXXXVII

Posted on 26th May 2016 by Jack Plane

Right-oh sleuths, it’s time to stick the briar between the teeth, grab the magnifying glass and don the beerstalker. This little beauty is currently being advertised by a dealer as mid eighteenth-century, of oak and elm, recently polished and with … Continue reading →

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Picture This LXXXIII Redux

Posted on 26th May 2016 by Jack Plane

The “mule chest” featured in Picture This LXXXIII sold with a hammer price of £1,500 ($3,057). “George III mahogany mule chest”, (Bonhams) Jack Plane

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Picture This LXXXVI Redux

Posted on 21st May 2016 by Jack Plane

The chest of drawers featured in Picture This LXXXVI sold with a hammer price of £62,500 (AU$126,644; US$91,125). Lot 65; a George II walnut serpentine chest, circa 1750-60, estimate £30,000 – £50,000 (AU$60,789 – AU$101,315). (Christie’s) Jack Plane

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Picture This LXXXVI

Posted on 12th May 2016 by Jack Plane

There is a particularly nice walnut chest of drawers coming up for auction in Christie’s The English Collector: English Furniture, Clocks, European Ceramics & Portrait Miniatures in King Street, London on the 19th of May 2016. The chest comprises a … Continue reading →

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Picture This LXXXV

Posted on 8th May 2016 by Jack Plane

From a technical perspective, any wooden chair whose legs, back and arms (if existent) emanate from a solid seat is a Windsor chair. Here then is a pair of fruitwood Windsor chairs that are coming up for auction in Christie’s … Continue reading →

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Auction Results – Skinner’s, April 2016

Posted on 7th May 2016 by Jack Plane

At least two punters at Skinner’s European Furniture & Decorative Arts auction on the 8th of April 2016 agreed with me: The mahogany and yew Windsor settee that I declared a potential steal, more than tripled its upper estimate of US$800 … Continue reading →

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Picture This LXXXIV

Posted on 5th May 2016 by Jack Plane

When I came across this mahogany chest of drawers, one of the first things I noticed was the feet (fig. 1) – if you click on the image and enlarge it, you can see the bracket feet have been re-tipped. … Continue reading →

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Arthur Wellesley

Posted on 1st May 2016 by Jack Plane

Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Arthur Wellesley was born in Dublin on this day in 1769. The Iron Duke forged a stellar military career defeating the French time and again. During the Peninsular Wars Wellington saw off the … Continue reading →

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