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Furniture

Cabinet Makers Workshop

We occassionally offer materials and tools originating from the workshops of cabinet makers.

Such items are particularly useful to cabinet makers and furniture restorers.

Specialists

Christopher Hampton
Department Head

Gillian Westell
Consultant

Sale FS29; Lot: 1091: A George III mahogany breakfront secretaire library bookcase, with pierced fret, the upper part with a pierced fret central swan neck pediment, enclosed by a pair of central astragal glazed panel doors, flanked by an enclosed astragal glazed cupboard to either side, the lower part having a central fall enclosing a fitted interior with small drawers and pigeon holes, the cupboard below enclosed by a pair of doors flanked by four short drawers to either side, on a plinth base, 201cm (6ft 7in) high, 235cm (7ft 8 1/2in) high.

A George III Mahogany Breakfront Secretaire Library Bookcase (FS29/1091)

Sold for £5,500

Sale FS22; Lot: 0974: By Direction of the Dean and Chapter of Exeter Cathedral - A pair of 16th Century Italian carved giltwood and polychrome decorated thrones, the high panelled backs with arcaded pendant hung canopies of half dodecogonal form, pierced and decorated with scrolling foliage, one with foliate scroll finials, the other lacking and with vaulted interiors of star shape, each with a central pendant, the polychrome decorated rectangular panels with female figures and birds amidst scrolling foliage, between canted panelled stiles in gilt with red and gilt decorated reserves, the box seats with short arm supports on turned uprights, having panels with coat of arms to either side, the seats with central Moresque decorated panels, flanked by stiles with raised masks and foliage, on block feet, Circa 1620, 223.5cm (7ft 4in) high, the seats 74cm (2ft 5in) wide. *Note A gift to Exeter Cathedral by the Reverend Sir Patrick Ferguson Davie BT, Circa 1960 of Creedy Park, Devon. Purchased in London the thrones are discussed in Charles Tracy's book Continental Church Furniture in England - A Traffic in Piety, pages 138 - 139.

By Direction of the Dean and Chapter of Exeter Cathedral - A Pair ... (FS22/974)

Sold for £9,000

Sale FS30; Lot: 0881: An early Victorian oak library bookcase, of large size, the upper part with a moulded cornice, fitted with adjustable shelves enclosed by three pairs of pointed arch lozenge wire mesh panel doors between fluted pilasters carved with rosettes, the lower part with a moulded edge fitted with three short panelled frieze drawers and enclosed by three pairs of recessed pointed arch panelled doors below, between similar pilasters, on a plinth base, 284cm (9ft 4in) long, 272cm (8ft 11in) high.

An Early Victorian Oak Library Bookcase (FS30/881)

Sold for £3,600

Sale FS11; Lot: 0662: A George III mahogany serpentine-fronted serving table.

George III Mahogany Serving Table (FS11/662)

Sold for £21,000

Sale FS33; Lot: 1124: An early 19th Century partner's mahogany kneehole desk, the rectangular moulded top inset with a divided panel of tooled leather, to one side containing three narrow drawers to the frieze with recessed quatrelobe and blind fret geometric panels below and with three short drawers to each pedestal, the reverse with three narrow drawers to the similar frieze and with pedestal cupboards below each with twelve alphabetically labelled small drawers and enclosed by a faux drawer door, the sides with brass carrying handles, on a plinth base with castors, the top 146cm (4ft 9 1/2in) x 85cm (2ft 9 1/2in).

An Early 19th Century Partner's Mahogany Kneehole Desk (FS33/1124)

Sold for £4,200

Sale FS35; Lot: 1103: An 18th Century Anglo-Indian and chinoiserie decorated cabinet on stand, with peony and chrysanthemum blossom and foliage heightened in gilt on a black lacquer ground, the cabinet with a hinged fall enclosing an ivory inlaid interior with stellar, foliate and lozenge geometric designs, containing an arrangement of six drawers, having a candle slide below and brass drop carrying handles to the sides, the stand on cabriole legs, terminating in pad feet, the cabinet 44.5cm (1ft 5 1/2in) wide, the stand 53cm (1ft 9in) wide, overall height 103.5cm (3ft 4 3/4in), with restorations.

An 18th Century Anglo-Indian and Chinoiserie Decorated Cabinet on Stand (FS35/1103)

Sold for £6,800

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