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Gothic Revival
There has been some revived interest in Gothic Windsor chairs in these parts lately. I had an enquiry from a reader about the possibility of my making a Gothic Windsor for him. That’s on-going. I have also received mail from … Continue reading
Picture This LXXII
Following on from Picture This LXXI last month, another brace of low-back Windsors has cropped up; however this pair bears no traces of paint. George III yew and elm low-back Windsor chairs, circa 1780. (Robert Bradley) Made of yew, with … Continue reading
UK’s Oldest Tree Undergoing Sex Change
I previously mentioned Scotland’s Fortingall Yew here. Well apparently there’s something queer going on with it: The UK’s oldest tree, thought to be up to 5,000 years old, is undergoing a “sex change”. Records have always noted the Fortingall Yew … Continue reading
Picture This LXV
Just for a bit of fun this time; before I offer my assessment of this oak and yew chest-on-stand, would anyone else care to interpret the images and propose a date? Fig. 1. Oak and yew chest-on-stand. (Tooveys) Fig. 2. … Continue reading
Picture This LXII
Bonham’s The Oak Interior sale in Oxford on the 30th of September 2015 includes a variety of late seventeenth- and eighteenth-century oak and other furniture. There are plenty of excellent lots on offer, but I picked out lot 185, a … Continue reading
Posted in Antiques, Auction Alerts, Picture This
Tagged ash, elm, gothic, Windsor chairs, yew
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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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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
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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Picture This XVI
Most readers will be acquainted with the form of the humble Windsor chair – a solid seat into which the back sticks, arm supports and legs are joined. The arm supports are often shaped components rather than shaved sticks and … Continue reading
Posted in Antiques, Picture This
Tagged Archangel, elm, forest chair, garden chair, House of Commons, John Bellingham, Liverpool, Liverpudlian, mahogany, Prime Minister, Spencer Perceval, walnut, Windsor chair, yew
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A William and Mary Yew Stool – Part Two
There is justifiable reason for the long absence of the yew stool from these pages: I can upholster and have done so on many occasions (the most recent being a gout stool I completed in July last year), but upholstery … Continue reading
Posted in Seating
Tagged brass nails, Gerard ter Borch, gros point, ho-oh bird, horsehair, petit point, stool, turkey work, upholstery, velvet, William and Mary, yew
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