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Auction Result – Woolley and Wallis, 30th of June 2022
The George II mahogany desk (lot 256) mentioned in Woolley and Wallis’ recent auction realised GBP1,000 (AUD1,764; USD1,217). The pair of Irish-style Chinese export padouk elbow chairs (lot 526) realised the lower estimate of GBP15,000 (AUD26,460; USD18,249). All plus buyer’s … Continue reading
Of Padauk Legs and Rats
In 1751, aged fourteen, Thomas Parker joined the Royal Navy where he led an unremarkable career as a seaman. In 1762, whilst bathing in Bahía de la Habana, Parker was attacked by a large shark. He survived the attack but … Continue reading
In Which My Trousers Catch Alight
Regular readers of this blog will be familiar with my frequent banging-on about authenticity and reluctance or, more often, refusal to reproduce any piece of furniture until I can locate (at least an image of) an extant, unaltered example to … Continue reading
Posted in Antiques, Furniture Timbers
Tagged Age of Mahogany, Age of Oak, Age of Walnut, alder, apple, ash, burr elm, burr oak, burr yew, carcase, chest of drawers, chest on stand, chest-on-chest, cocus, elm, fruitwood, huanghuali, laburnum, mahogany, maple, oak, olive oysters, oysters, padauk, pear, pine, plum, poplar, princes wood, rosewood, sabicu, Scots mahogany, sycamore, teak, tiger maple, veneer, walnut, yew
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Making a Campaign Table – Part Three
This simple little table went together quite quickly. The gate hinges absorbed a little time, however, the top was straightforward, being attached with two face-mounted brass hinges. The entire table was oiled to clarify and deepen the chatoyance of the … Continue reading
Making a Campaign Table – Part One
This is a somewhat duplicitous title as not only is the subject of the post a compact folding table of a genre that accompanied many British officers on military campaigns during the latter decades of the eighteenth-century, but my wife … Continue reading
Posted in Tables
Tagged British Army, campaign, Empire, frog's-back moulding, knock-down, padauk, Thomas Sheraton
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