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Auction Result – Woolley and Wallis, 22nd September 2021
Following the conclusion of Woolley and Wallis’ recent Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks auction, the William and Mary green japanned chest-on-stand (lot 180) predictably rose well above its estimate of GBP8,000 – GBP12,000 (AUD14,960 – AUD22,441; USD11,015 – USD16,523), … Continue reading
Picture This CXLV
Lot 230 in Bonham’s recent The Gentleman’s Library Sale was this late early walnut chest (figure 1). Fig. 1. George II walnut caddy top chest of three drawers, circa 1735. (Bonham’s) ‘Late early’ may sound a little Irish, but, with … Continue reading
Posted in Antiques
Tagged bracket feet, bun feet, caddy-top, chest of drawers, George II, walnut, William and Mary
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A William III Ash Chest-on-Stand – Part Four
The stand’s carcase is now finished – but for the front-to-back oriented top boards which will be nailed into the provided rebate (arrowed, fig. 1) once the drawer is completed and the drawer stops have been rubbed in place. Fig. … Continue reading
Posted in Case Furniture, Furniture Making
Tagged ash, carcase, drawer, drawer stops, rebate, William and Mary, William III
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A William III Ash Chest-on-Stand – Part Three
The cabinetmaker’s insertion of the featherbanding in this chest would be considered – even by most of his contemporaries – as ‘wrong’. One can’t deny the proficiency of the man as a cabinetmaker constructing a basic chest, but it can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Case Furniture, Furniture Making
Tagged cabinetmaker, chest, clockwise, featherbanding, humidity, William and Mary, William III
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A William III Ash Chest-on-Stand – Part Two
I am never without something to occupy myself, but spring is a particularly active time of the year: Horses, foals (currently five, with another three due imminently), tree planting, tree watering, keeping the greens in order and a myriad of … Continue reading
Posted in Case Furniture, Furniture Making, Furniture Timbers
Tagged air-dried, ash, blue dash charger, carcase, chest on stand, crossbanding, drawers, featherbanding, pine, veneer, William and Mary, William III
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Picture This LXIV
In A William and Mary Simulated Tortoiseshell Chest of Drawers, I mentioned how faux tortoiseshell-painted furniture was popular as a background for japanned decoration (either newly-painted or using previously tortoiseshell-painted canvasses). I recently came across this chest-on-stand which typifies late … Continue reading
Posted in Picture This
Tagged chest on stand, japanning, tortoiseshell, William and Mary
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I’ve done My Number Two…
… chest of five chests of drawers that I’m making for the up-coming book. The second chest of drawers is a five-drawer Queen Anne chest from around 1705. The pine carcase is veneered with (locally grown) English walnut and the … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged antiques, Bastogne walnut, chest of drawers, English walnut, pine, Queen Anne, William and Mary
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One Down
No, not a cryptic crossword clue, but news of the completion of the first of five chests of drawers I’m making for my up-coming book. The first chest of drawers is typical of small four-drawer William and Mary chests made … Continue reading
A William and Mary Simulated Tortoiseshell Chest of Drawers – Part Seven
I will preface this post by admitting I am no photographer: Capturing the true colour and depth of the finish on this chest of drawers (it looks deep enough to swim in) has proven to be beyond my capabilities. Applying … Continue reading
Posted in Case Furniture, Furniture Making
Tagged banding, chest, tortoiseshell, veneer, William and Mary
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