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Antique George III period satinwood circular centre table
Located in London, GB
Decoration and History. H. Clifford Smith Page 227 Plate 280. Dictionary of English Furniture, Volume 3
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Late 18th Century English Sheraton Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Satinwood

Pr. George III Gilt Carton-Pierre and Giltwood Oval Mirrors, Manner John Linnell
By John Linnell
Located in New York, NY
Lane Academy, founded by William Hogarth in 1735 (ed. G. Beard & C. Gilbert, Dictionary of English
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1770s English George III Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Rare 19th Century Peters of Genoa Satinwood Rosewood Centre Table
By Henry Thomas Peters
Located in Benington, Herts
Gilbert’s Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840. He arrived in Genoa in circa 1817, and by 1824
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19th Century Italian Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Rosewood, Satinwood

Antique Print of Mandragores ‘Mandrakes, Naked and Clothed’ by A. Calmet
Located in Langweer, NL
likely from Augustin Calmet's writings on the Bible. This multi-volume work was known in English as
Category

Early 18th Century French Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Paper

Very Fine George III Card Table
By Paul Saunders
Located in Greenwich, CT
thereon (see R. Edwards, The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture, London, 1964, p. 144, fig. 108. The
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1760s English Chippendale Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

GEORGE VIII REGENCY Side Table
By Thomas Chippendale Jr.
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Younger for Stourhead, Wilts is illustrated in R. Edwards' and P. MacQuoid's "The Dictionary of English
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17th Century British Chippendale Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian 1840 a Blain Son Liverpool Pollard Oak Bookcase Cupboard
By Arthur Blain
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, William Hughes Blain who died in 1909. Their works were recorded in ‘The Dictionary of English Furniture
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Oak

Settee Sofa Couch Knole Velvet Strie Olive 3-seater H44" Adjustable L67-101"
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
1825, 1831, 1837 and 1890, founded 1790. The dictionary of English furniture makers 1660-1840
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Early 1900s English Baroque Revival Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Velvet

Victorian Marquetry Tip-Top Center Table Attributed to Edward Holmes Baldock
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
& Christopher Gilbert, dictionary of English furniture makers 1660-1840, Leeds 1986. Christopher Gilbert
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19th Century English Victorian Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Victorian Burl Walnt Marquetry Centre Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
listed in the G.Beard & C.Gilbert, Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, as an important
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Early 19th Century English Victorian Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Walnut

Thomas Fentham 136 the Strand a Late Georgian Gothic Revival Gilt Wall Mirror
By Thomas Fentham
Located in London, GB
quality decorative looking glasses, as described in the Dictionary of English Furniture Makers and many
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19th Century British Georgian Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood, Pine

Stool, Baroque, Upholstered, Oak, Ebonised, X Stretcher, Tapestry, Verdure Bird
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
40cm, length 46m, depth 35cm Literature: The Dictionary of English Furniture (Edwards), figure 29
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1690s British Baroque Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Oak

Stunning Original J Kendell Co circa 1830 Redwood Tea Card Table Sublime
By Kendell Co.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, as an important Leeds maker. J Kendall & Co was
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1830s English Georgian Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Hardwood

George II Solid Mahogany Fully Adjustable Dictionary Stand, English circa 1740
Located in New York, NY
Rare George II Solid Mahogany Dictionary Stand, having a hinged racheted top platform on an
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1740s English George II Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Brass

Antique Enameled Gold Lucky Charm Horse Shoe 13 Winged Wheel and Clover, 1900s
Located in Antwerp, BE
. According to what the Oxford English Dictionary calls "a late tradition" (first recorded in 1726), the plant
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Early 20th Century Belgian Late Victorian Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Important English George III Brown Mahogany Commode
By William Gomm
Located in Dublin, GB
supplying six fine serpentine commodes, for the 5th Lord Leigh, See C Gilbert dictionary of English
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1660s English George III Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mahogany

A Set Of Twelve English Giltwood Chairs
By John and William Linnell
Located in New York, NY
. Macquoid,The Dictionary of English Furniture, rev. edn, 1954, vol. I, p. 291, fig. 207) . Certainly, the
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Wood

Antique George III Oval Mahogany Breakfast Table, English, circa 1780
Located in New York, NY
ending in rounded pad feet with brass castors. English, circa 1780 Measures: Height 28", length 57 1/2
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1780s British Georgian Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mahogany

Fine English Walnut Marquetry Inlaid Chest with Provenance, circa 1680-1710
Located in Woodbury, CT
: Similar chests are in Dictionary of English Furniture, Vol. II, pg 54, pl 44-45.
Category

Early 1700s English William and Mary Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Ebony, Walnut

Fine and Rare 18th Century English Inlaid Satinwood and Kingwood Oval Desk
Located in Millbrook, NY
drawer having inlaid anthemia and urns. See: Ralph Edwards, "The Dictionary of English Furniture
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Early 18th Century English George III Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Kingwood, Mahogany, Satinwood

Pair of George III Period Serpentine Mahogany Knife Boxes English, circa 1770
Located in New York, NY
nearly identical piece is illustrated figure 4, page 275, volume 2, "The Dictionary of English Furniture
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1770s English Chippendale Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Giltwood Pier Mirror
Located in Richmond, London
Silver Street (1834), as documented in the Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840.
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Gold Leaf

18th Century George III Spider Leg Table Circa 1780
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Richmond, London
’ table (see R. Edwards, The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture, London, 1964, p. 553, figs 18 & 19
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Late 18th Century British Chippendale Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Brass

17th century walnut marquetry William and Mary chest of drawers
Located in Penzance, GB
. For further information see Ralph Edwards Dictionary of English Furniture Volume II p.34 fig.16
Category

17th Century English William and Mary Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Walnut

A 16th Century Boarded Oak Clamp-front Chest Or Ark, Welsh Borders, Circa 1550
Located in Skipton, GB
arks, both dated to the 15th century. See also Ralph Edwards, Dictionary of English Furniture (1986
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16th Century English Tudor Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Oak

George III Satinwood and Marquetry Side Table
Located in London, GB
” 84 cm Literature Ralph Edwards ‘Dictionary of English Furniture’ pg. 297 fig 68.
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Late 18th Century English Sheraton Antique English Dictionary

Regency Gilt and Decorated Mirror, England circa 1810
By Thomas Fentham
Located in London, GB
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, 1986, p.296. Christopher Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of
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Early 1800s English Regency Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Wood

Regency Armchair Signed by Cohen of London
Located in Glencarse, GB
, cabinet maker and appraiser to his existing business. Source: Dictionary of English Furniture makers
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique English Dictionary

Footstools by Bertram, Walnut (pair)
By W. Bertram
Located in Uppingham, GB
, Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, p.68 as working at 100 Dean St, Soho in 1839. Provenance
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Walnut

Exceptional Pair of Georgian Mahogany Torcheres, circa 1755
Located in New York, NY
: "An Encyclopedia of English Furniture" by O. Brackett, page 227 and "The Shorter Dictionary of English
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18th Century and Earlier British George III Antique English Dictionary

19th Century Green Armchair Signed by Cohen of London, 1808-1828
By Jacob Cohen
Located in Glencarse, Perthshire
upholsterer, cabinet maker and appraiser to his existing business (Source Dictionary of English Furniture
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Early 19th Century British Antique English Dictionary

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Giltwood

Plate CCXXXV, captioned: A keyed map of the parts of a sailboat [...].
By C.J. de Huyser
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
. Returned in Amsterdam he published a much enlarged re-edition of the famous English-Dutch dictionary of
Category

1770s Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Rare George II Walnut and Shell Carved Daybed
Located in New York, NY
, Wiltshire and illustrated in Ralph Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, Vol II, page 140. The
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1730s English George II Antique English Dictionary

Rare George II Walnut and Shell Carved Day-Bed
Located in Long Island City, NY
, Wiltshire and illustrated in Ralph Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, Vol II, page 140. The
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Mid-18th Century British George II Antique English Dictionary

plate XCIV, captioned: 1. Geoctrojeerde Globen [...].
By C.J. de Huyser
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
the famous English-Dutch dictionary of Sewel in 1766. He continued his work with the publication of a
Category

1770s Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Engraving, Etching

A Fine Pair of Victorian Walnut Stools
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
STREET, SOHO, W William Bertram is listed in C.Gilbert & G.Beard, Dictionary of English Furniture
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19th Century English Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Walnut

Fine and Rare Queen Anne Period Walnut Dressing Glass
Located in Cambridge, GB
illustrated in The Dictionary of English Furniture (Volume 2).
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1710s English Queen Anne Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Walnut

George II Mahogany Settee Upholstered in Needlework, circa 1740
By William Vile
Located in London, Middlesex
similar settee is illustrated in colour in the Dictionary of English furniture by Percy Macquoid & Ralph
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mahogany

John McLean Fine Parcel-Gilt, Brass-Mounted and Marble-Topped Table
Located in New York, NY
Christopher Gilbert eds. The Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1680-1840, 1986, p.567). Thomas
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19th Century English Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Marble, Brass

Rare Mahogany Kneehole Writing Table
Located in London, GB
, (see Ralph Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, rev. ed., 1954, Vol. III, fig. 14, p. 246
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18th Century and Earlier English George II Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mahogany

Magnificent William and Mary Red Lacquer and Gilt Secretaire on Chest
By Peter Miller
Located in London, Middlesex
State of Old English Furniture by R.W.Symonds. A walnut and marquetry secretaire illustrated and
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Late 17th Century English William and Mary Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Victorian Walnut Library Table
By Charles Hindley Sons
Located in Poling, West Sussex
Society, Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, pp. 433 & 606) who took over the firm of Miles & Edwards
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Walnut

George III Period Mahogany and Inlaid Bonheur du Jour
Located in Witney, OXFORDSHIRE
Dictionary of English Furniture" by Ralph Edwards, Volume 3, page 254, Figs. 31 & 32.   
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1770s British Chippendale Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mahogany

Very Rare Set of Twelve Anglo Dutch Queen Anne Walnut Side Chairs
By Daniel Marot
Located in London, Middlesex
. Illustrated: Partridge Summer Exhibition 1989 P 29 Related literature: The Dictionary of English
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Early 17th Century English Baroque Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Walnut

George III Mahogany Cabinet
By William Vile
Located in London, Middlesex
of Strathmore and later in the collection of Howard Reed is illustrated in the Dictionary of English
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mahogany

Early George I Walnut Dressing Table Mirror
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
close to the head. Literature: See the chapter on ‘Toilet Mirrors’ in Ralph Edwards, 'The Dictionary
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Early 18th Century English George I Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Glass, Walnut

19th Century Three Tier Whatnot
Located in London, GB
of this type. Ralph Edwards states in the Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture, (Hamlyn Publishing
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19th Century English Antique English Dictionary

Pair of George II Mahogany Library Armchairs, circa 1755
Located in London, Middlesex
, Chippendale Furniture, London, 1968, fig. 87 and The Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, Leeds
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1750s English Chippendale Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mahogany

Unusual Mahogany Desk attributed to Thomas Chippendale
Located in London, GB
, The Dictionary of English Furniture, which has just the same configuration of folding top panels and
Category

18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Dictionary

Carved Giltwood Console Table
By John Linnell
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
John Linnell’ in ‘Connoisseur’, January 1976, pp.12-13. Ralph Edwards, ‘The Dictionary of English
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1750s English Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Siena Marble

George III Coromandel Lacquer, Gilt Brass-Mounted Serpentine Commode
By Pierre Langlois
Located in London, Middlesex
', September 1974 Geoffrey Beard and Christopher Gilbert, Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
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Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Lacquer

The Dictionary of English Furniture
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
plus52 colour plates. A classic work and essential addition to any library of a collector of English
Category

18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Dictionary

Dictionary of English Furniture (3 volumes)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The Dictionary of English Furniture from the Middle Ages to the late Georgian Period, by Percy
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18th Century and Earlier Antique English Dictionary

Original Antique English Brass Mahogany Music/Dictionary Stand
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Beautiful antique English music or dictionary stand made from brass and mahogany with paw feet and
Category

19th Century English Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Brass

1914 "The Century Dictionary, an Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language"
Located in Savannah, GA
The massive "Century Dictionary, an Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language." Bound in
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1910s Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Fabric, Paper

Small Green Japanned 18th Century Chinoiserie Long Case Clock
Located in Lymington, GB
-1820'. For a definition of 'Japanning' see Collins English Dictionary. *East Indiaman East India
Category

1740s English Georgian Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Lacquer

Circa 1825 Rare Form English Drinking Table
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
also known, see: Macquoid, "The Age of Mahogany", Vol. II, plates 206 & 207; Edwards, "The Dictionary
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1820s English Georgian Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Wood

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