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Bonhams – The Scottish Sale
Bonhams are conducting The Scottish Sale in Edinburgh over the two days of the 15th and 16th of April, 2015. Amongst the furniture on offer is this Edinburgh-made George III mahogany bureau bookcase (lot 501), attributed to London-trained Francis Braidwood (1752-1827). … Continue reading
Fine English Furniture at Bonhams
Bonhams are conducting a Fine English Furniture sale at their New Bond Street rooms in London on the 11th of March, 2015. Amongst some outstanding furniture lots up for auction is this superb Queen Anne cabinet (lot 1), which I … Continue reading
Picture This XLIII
Here’s another delightful little oddity from Bonhams’ upcoming Oxford sale on the 18th of February, 2015. The provincial fruitwood lowboy (lot 781) is a far cry from its sophisticated cosmopolitan cousins, but has undeniable charm natheless. George III fruitwood lowboy, … Continue reading
Posted in Antiques, Auction Alerts, Picture This
Tagged backplate, Bonhams, cabriole leg, club leg, escutcheon, fruitwood, keyhole, lowboy
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Picture This XLII
Regular readers of this blog will be aware of my adoration of beautiful and unusual English and Irish furniture. This stylistically and dimensionally archetypal early George III chest is bizarrely yet handsomely veneered in fruitwood and yew. The chest (lot … Continue reading
Posted in Antiques, Auction Alerts, Picture This
Tagged Bonhams, chest of drawers, fruitwood, George III, Irish, yew
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Young and Trotter Furniture at Bonhams
Furniture made by the celebrated eighteenth-century Scottish cabinetmakers, Young and Trotter is coming up for auction at Bonham’s Autumn Antique and Picture Sale in Edinburgh on the 16th of October, 2014. The five lots comprise a mahogany and boxwood strung … Continue reading
Posted in Auction Alerts
Tagged Bonhams, Edinburgh, Scottish cabinetmakers, Young and Trotter
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Oak and other Furniture at Bonhams
Bonhams have two interesting sales coming up soon: The first, on the 3rd of June 2014 at Kidlington, Oxford, is titled The Oak Interior. Lot 162. A Charles II oak geometric chest of drawers, with painted decoration. The second sale, … Continue reading
Phillip Bell Signed Chest at Auction
Signed eighteenth-century English furniture is relatively rare and when it does surface, it is usually worth pausing to examine it. Many eighteenth-century cabinetmakers have been identified through their trade labels and parish records etc.; providing useful dating material. Tomorrow, March … Continue reading
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