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Antique 19th Century English Mahogany Library Bookcase
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in London, GB
retailer 'James Winter & Son, 101 Wardour Street Soho London'. The 'Dictionary of English Furniture
Category

19th Century English George IV Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mahogany

Rare English Queen Anne Walnut Games Table
Located in Lymington, GB
published 1921, fig. 30, col. 1 (Duckworth) London. Ralph Edwards CBE FSA, 'Shorter Dictionary of English
Category

Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Walnut

Rare Pair of 17th Century English Walnut Chairs
Located in Lymington, GB
A rare pair of English late-17th century walnut highjack chairs. William & Mary period, circa 1695
Category

1690s English William and Mary Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Walnut

Rare Large English 17th Century Walnut Gateleg Table
Located in Lymington, GB
. Literature: Ralph Edwards CBE FSA, 'Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture', Hamlyn (Fourth edition 1972) p
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17th Century English Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Walnut

18th Century English Walnut Sunburst Tallboy Chest on Chest
Located in Lymington, GB
, circa 1710, 'The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture', Ralph Edwards CBE FSA (Hamlyn, London, 4th
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1730s English George II Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Walnut

Knole Settee, English, Morant Co., Green Strie Velvet
By Morant Co.
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
-1915) The dictionary of English furniture makers 1660-1840, published by the Furniture History
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Early 1900s English Baroque Revival Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Velvet

Antique English Satinwood Library Bookcase in the Hepplewhite Manner
Located in London, GB
. Thomas Willson are recorded in the ‘Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840,’ published by the
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1840s English Hepplewhite Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Kingwood, Satinwood

Antique Pair English Console Side Demilune Painted Satinwood Tables after Seddon
By Seddon
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Pembroke tables, see C.Gilbert and G.Beard The Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, 1986, pp
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Early 20th Century British Regency Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Marble

Pair of English Mahogany Armorial Armchairs with Red Velvet Upholstery
Located in London, GB
. Dixwell was either a furniture maker or upholster. References; Dictionary of English Furniture
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19th Century English Georgian Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mahogany, Velvet

19th Century English Cabinet / Credenza By Wilkinson s Sons, Bond St. London
Located in Dublin, IE
(see Christopher Gilbert and Geoffrey Beard eds., The Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
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19th Century English Victorian Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Painting Bedouin War Party by Giuseppe Raggio 1883 19th Century
Located in London, GB
by the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition. The term "Bedouin" also uses the same root word
Category

1880s Italian Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

English Marquetry Occasional Table with Gilt Bronze Mounts in the French Style
Located in London, GB
guilloches. Signed ‘Blake’ to the reverse of one of the mounts. Circa 1850 Charles Blake The Dictionary of
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19th Century English Louis XV Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Bronze

William and Mary Brass Curfew
Located in Essex, MA
Oval with lion and crown decoration. See Ralph Edwards, Shorter Dictionary Of English Furniture, Pg
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18th Century and Earlier British Antique English Dictionary

Rosewood Partners Desk Stamped Wilkinson, 14 Ludgate Hill
By William Wilkinson
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
drawers. Literature: Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
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19th Century English Antique English Dictionary

Pair of George III Hepplewhite Mahogany Armchairs
Located in Lymington, GB
CBE FSA ’The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture’ Hamlyn, London (Fourth Impression 1972
Category

Late 18th Century English George III Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mahogany

Small George I Burr Walnut Caddy Top Chest
Located in Lymington, GB
, 'Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture', Hamlyn (Fourth edition 1972) ills. on pp. 204-205. Herbert
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Early 18th Century English George I Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Walnut

George III Style Carved Mahogany Bench
Located in Essex, MA
century. See shorter dictionary of English Furniture page 509 plate 53.
Category

1770s English George III Antique English Dictionary

A Large Early Nineteenth Century Mahogany Architectural Bookcase
Located in London, GB
further grilled doors, with adjustable shelves. Stamped M Willson. Further Literature: “Dictionary of
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Early 19th Century English Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mahogany

Rare 17th Century Walnut Stool
Located in Lymington, GB
original condition. See Ralph Edwards CBE FSA ‘The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture’, (Hamlyn
Category

1680s English Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Walnut

Superb 17th Century Cut-Velvet Carved Walnut Stool
Located in Greenwich, CT
Dictionary of English Furniture, volume III, Ralph Edwards). Now upholstered in period 17th century Genoese
Category

18th Century and Earlier English Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Walnut, Velvet

Regency Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
By Robert Herring
Located in London, GB
. Gilbert, Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1986, p. 423). Closely related applied ribbon-tied
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19th Century British Regency Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mahogany

George II Period Mahogany Fold over Bachelor s Chest
Located in Lymington, GB
rare...” Ralph Edwards CBE FSA in his ‘Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture’, Hamlyn (Fourth
Category

Mid-18th Century English George II Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mahogany

George I Period Walnut Bureau Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Lymington, GB
his 'Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture', Hamlyn, London (Fourth Impression 1972) p. 78, illustr
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1720s English George I Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Walnut

Pair of George III Mahogany Elbow Chairs in the Manner of Robert Adam
Located in Dallas, TX
example from the Sir Sidney Greville collection illustrated Plate 162, the shorter dictionary of English
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Silk, Mahogany

Regency Fruitwood Inlaid Rosewood Sofa Table
Located in New York, NY
1839. Several pieces of furniture with this label are recorded in The Dictionary of English Furniture
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19th Century English Antique English Dictionary

Regency Mahogany Wine Cooler Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
. Edwards and P. Macquoid, ‘The Dictionary of English Furniture’, London, rev. ed., 1954, vol. I, p. 223
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1810s English Regency Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mahogany

Exceptional Parcel-Gilt Rosewood Center Table, Gillows, circa 1825
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Kinderhook, NY
"Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840" by Geoffrey Beard & Christopher Gilbert for a complete
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1820s English Regency Antique English Dictionary

George II Period Walnut Fold over Top Bachelor s Chest
Located in Lymington, GB
, particularly in walnut.” Ralph Edwards CBE FSA in his ‘Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture’ (Hamlyn, Fourth
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1750s English George II Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Walnut

Fine William IV Cabinet Attributed to Town and Emanuel
Located in London, GB
within. Town and Emanuel were recorded in the ‘Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique English Dictionary

Fine Charles II Oyster Olivewood Walnut Marquetry Cabinet on Stand
Located in Lymington, GB
Important English Furniture, 24th April 2008 @ £57,800.00. Further refs: ‘The Shorter Dictionary of English
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17th Century English Charles II Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Olive, Walnut

George I Black Japanned Hanging Bowfront Corner Cupboard
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
illustrated in R. Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, Vol II, London 1924-1927, p.174, Fig.3              
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Early 18th Century British George I Antique English Dictionary

George I Burr Walnut Secretaire Cabinet on Chest
Located in Lymington, GB
Dictionary of English Furniture', Ralph Edwards CBE FSA, Hamlyn, London (Fourth Impression 1972) p. 205, ill
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Early 18th Century English George I Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Walnut

Fine 17th Century William and Mary Figured Walnut Marquetry Chest of Drawers
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
. Edwards, ‘ The Dictionary Of English Furniture’, Vol II’, p.34, dig 16.
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17th Century English William and Mary Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Brass

Japanned Side Cabinet
By Charles Sawyer
Located in London, GB
Cockfield Hall, Yoxford Suffolk (see Geoffrey Beard and Christopher Gilbert eds., The Dictionary of English
Category

19th Century British Regency Antique English Dictionary

Queen Anne Period Walnut Double Dome Bookcase Cabinet - RESERVED
Located in Lymington, GB
cabinets of this form. Literature: See Ralph Edwards CBE, FSA, 'The Shorter Dictionary of English
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1710s English Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Walnut

Small William Mary Oyster Olive Wood and Walnut Chest - RESERVED
By William Mary
Located in Lymington, GB
. Refs: Ralph Edwards CBE FSA notes two chests of the same period in ’The Shorter Dictionary of English
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17th Century English Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Walnut

George IV Burr Walnut Armchair Attr. to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Benington, Herts
, Wiltshire (P. Macquoid and R. Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, 1927, vol. I, p. 237, fig. 91
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19th Century British George IV Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Walnut

Small George III Mahogany Dressing Bachelor Chest
Located in Lymington, GB
An English mahogany dressing / bachelor's chest with multiple secret compartments. Circa 1760. Of
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1760s English Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mahogany

Small William and Mary Oyster Olive Cabinet on Stand
Located in Lymington, GB
: Vis illustrations in 'English Furniture Of The Eighteenth Century', Herbert Cescinsky, George
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17th Century William and Mary Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Olive

18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
, fig 167. Ralph Edwards CBE FSA ‘A Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture’ Hamlyn, London (Fourth
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1770s English Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mahogany

William Mary period japanned/ lacquer cabinet - RESERVED
Located in Lymington, GB
Ref: 'The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture', Ralph Edwards CBE, FSA, Hamlyn publ., London, 4th
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1690s English William and Mary Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Lacquer

Representative Secretaire, William and Mary Period (1689–1702), London c. 1690
Located in Greding, DE
. 186/7. • Percy Macquoid and Ralph Edwards, A Dictionary of English Furniture, vol. I, London 1924, p
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1690s English William and Mary Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Queen Anne Period Chinoiserie Red, Black and Gold Japanned Mirror - RESERVED
Located in Lymington, GB
Dictionary of English Furniture’, Hamlyn, London, Fourth Impression 1972, p. 354, fig. 13, for a mirror of
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1710s English Queen Anne Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Lacquer

Regency Rosewood Open Bookcase by John Kendall
Located in Cheshire, GB
& C.Gilbert, Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, as an important Leeds maker. John Kendal was
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Rosewood

17th Century William and Mary Marquetry and Figured Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Court, Somerset is illustrated in R. Edwards, ‘ The Dictionary Of English Furniture', Vol II’, p.34, dig
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17th Century English Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Folkestone, GB
. 101, fig 167. Ralph Edwards CBE FSA in ‘A Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture’, p. 150, ill. 132
Category

18th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mahogany

Important 17th Century William and Mary Oak Silver Table, Provenance Met Museum
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Art; Christie's, New York, 27 October 2015, lot 197 ($20,000) Literature: R. Edwards, The Dictionary
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17th Century English William and Mary Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Oak

17th Century William Mary Oyster Laburnum and Walnut Chest
Located in Lymington, GB
CBE FSA notes two chests of the same period in ’The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture’ Hamlyn
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17th Century English William and Mary Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Walnut

Antique Quality Mahogany Freestanding Slide Top Davenport by Charles Hindley
Located in Suffolk, GB
Great Exhibition. Both companies are listed in the Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840 by
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19th Century English Victorian Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Other

George III Period Carved Mahogany Pedestal
Located in Lymington, GB
smart storage cabinet. Literature: Ralph Edwards CBE FSA ‘The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture
Category

18th Century English Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century George III Satinwood and Pollard Oak Pembroke Occasional Table
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Geoffrey Beard & Judith Goodison Dictionary Of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, Furniture History
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18th Century English Hepplewhite Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Oak, Padouk, Satinwood

Painted Carved 18th Century Armchair John Linnell
By John Linnell
Located in Lymington, GB
green velvet. Vis. Ralph Edwards CBE FSA & Percy Macquoid, ‘The Dictionary of English Furniture
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1770s English Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Wood

Antique William IV Rosewood Canterbury, circa 1835
Located in London, GB
, London during the period 1835-9, Dictionary of English Cabinet Makers, 1660-1840,.
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1830s English Antique English Dictionary

Elizabethan 16th Century Diminutive Cedar Wood Table Casket/Cabinet or Desk Box
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
, The Dictionary of English Furniture (1986), Vol. I, p. 101, fig. 4. Provenance: Herbert Beedem of
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16th Century Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Cedar, Oak

Remarkable Hexagonal Library Table
By Thomas Henry Filmer
Located in Greenwich, CT
. Christopher Gilbert and Geoffrey Beard, Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, London, 1986, p.299
Category

1840s English Early Victorian Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Oak

Good Pair of Regency Mahogany Pedestals
Located in Lymington, GB
, lamps, candelabra etc. Ref: Ralph Edwards CBE FSA ‘The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture
Category

1810s English Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mahogany

Rare 18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
Thomas Chippendale’ p. 101, fig 167. Ralph Edwards CBE FSA ‘A Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture
Category

Mid-18th Century George III Antique English Dictionary

Materials

Mahogany

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