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Handpainted Italian Bureau Bookcase/Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bureau Bookcase or Secretaire, painted, having scrolled broken arch pediment, above double doors
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Mirror

Irish Georgian Satinwood and Rosewood Secretaire
Located in Essex, MA
Broken arch scrolled pediment with paterae inlay over a frieze with circular paterae inlays over a
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Irish Secretaires

Materials

Satinwood, Rosewood

Early 20th Century Inlaid Corner Cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
An early 20th century rosewood and marquetry inlaid standing corner cabinet, the broken arched
Category

Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Corner Cupboards

Materials

Rosewood

Irish George III Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
THE TALL BROKEN ARCH PEDIMENT OVER A PAIR OF DOORS WITH CHINESE CHIPPENDALE MULLIONS ENCLOSING TWO
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Irish Georgian Secretaires

English Mahogany Inlaid Banjo Barometer, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany four dial banjo barometer with broken arch pediment, brass urn finial, ebonized
Category

Antique 1820s English George III Scientific Instruments

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood, Wood

Period Georgian Grandfather or Long Case Clock
Located in Essex, MA
George III Mahogany Long Case or Tall Case Clock --Architectural Broken Arch Pediment Top of
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George III Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century French Painted Wall Mirror
Located in Hixson, TN
A 19th century French painted wall mirror. The top is designed with a broken arch pediment and
Category

Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors

Painted Italian Bureau Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bureau bookcase/Secretaire, of bombe form, painted and parcel gilt; scrolled broken arch pediment
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chippendale Mahogany Display Cabinet
Located in Hixson, TN
19th Century Chippendale Mahogany Display Cabinet with Carved, Broken Arch Pediment,With Greek Key
Category

Antique 19th Century English Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Fabric, Glass

19th Century English Inlaid Rosewood Corner Cupboard with Marquetry
By James Shoolbred
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful two part rosewood inlaid corner cupboard with marquetry, shaped beveled mirrors, broken
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Corner Cupboards

Materials

Rosewood

George II Walnut and Parcel Gilt Mirror
Located in London, GB
A George II walnut and parcel-gilt mirror, surmounted by broken swan's neck pediment centered by
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century British George II Wall Mirrors

19th Century Georgian Gilt Mirror in Style of William Kent
By William Kent
Located in Essex, MA
Significant gilt carved wood mirror in the style of William Kent. Broken arch pediment top with
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Georgian Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Mahogany and Parcel-Gilt George II Style Mirrors
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
George ll. The broken swan neck pediments centered by a gilt phoenix over a mahogany frame with trailing
Category

Mid-20th Century English George II Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mahogany, Giltwood

George III Rococo Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in London, GB
A George III profusely carved giltwood wall mirror in the Rococo style. The broken swan neck
Category

Antique 1780s English George III Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Narrow Faux Boix, Classical Painted Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Curio cabinet, having a broken-arch pediment, centered with a finial, over double cupboard, wire
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Vitrines

Materials

Wood

Circa 1860 Period English Brass Tall Case Clock Form Nutcracker
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
for a nutcracker - a broken arch pediment tall case cloth. The upper part of the "door" well worn from
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Doors and Gates

Materials

Brass

18th Century Painted Mantel Mirror
Located in Hixson, TN
18th century painted mantel mirror with broken arch pediment and centered with a carved urn dressed
Category

Antique Late 18th Century European Wall Mirrors

Adam Style Reverse Painted Mirror in Giltwood
Located in Astoria, NY
Adam style giltwood and reverse-painted mirror, with gilt broken swan's neck pediment centering a
Category

Early 20th Century American Adam Style Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Giltwood

Antique Red Lacquered Chinoiserie Slant Front Secretary in the Queen Anne Style
Located in Houston, TX
has a broken arch Pediment and made in the Queen Ann style.
Category

Early 20th Century English Desks

Materials

Wood

18th Century Georgian Mahogany Secretary
Located in Richmond, VA
under a broken arch pediment with carved rosettes. Label on back states- 'Harvey Nichols & Co., Ltd
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires

Materials

Leather, Glass, Mahogany

Sheraton Revival Mahogany Bookcase Display Cabinet
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous Sheraton revival mahogany bookcase Classic broken arch pediment to the top Intricate
Category

Vintage 1920s Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Sheraton Style Mahogany Corner Cabinet with Inlay
Located in Hixson, TN
A fine late 19th century Sheraton style mahogany satinwood inlaid corner cabinet with a broken arch
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Cabinets

Swedish Blue Painted China Cabinet, circa 1800
Located in Charlottesville, VA
top with molded broken arch pediment above glazed doors that open to reveal shelves, the lower case
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Large Antique Mahogany and Giltwood Chippendale Wall Mirror, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
with giltwood broken arch foliate scroll pediment with central urn form finial, flanking inverted
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Chippendale Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood

Sheraton Revival Mahogany Bookcase Display Cabinet
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous Sheraton revival mahogany bookcase Classic broken arch pediment to the top Intricate
Category

Vintage 1920s Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Marble Topped End Table
Located in Astoria, NY
: Mahogany Features: Scrolling broken swan's neck pediment finial Glass cabinet door with green lacquered
Category

20th Century American End Tables

Materials

Marble

George II Plum Pudding Mahogany and Parcel-Gilt Mirror
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine George II plum pudding mahogany and parcel-gilt mirror of architectural form, the broken
Category

Antique 1740s English George II Wall Mirrors

American Painted Pine Corner Cabinet, 18th C
Located in Doylestown, PA
mahogany, probably Pennsylvanian, in 2 parts with upper cabinet having a broken-arch pediment, above a
Category

Antique Late 18th Century American George III Corner Cupboards

Materials

Pine

Early 20th Century Small Georgian Style Pine Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Middleburg, VA
with a broken arch pediment and dental cornice. Unusual small proportions. England, circa 1940
Category

Early 20th Century English Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Pine

English Regency Yew and Satinwood Bookcase. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency yew and satinwood bookcase or breakfront with carved floral medallions, broken
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Regency Bookcases

Vintage Hitchcock Mahogany Beveled Glass Federal Style Wall Mirror
By Hitchcock
Located in Philadelphia, PA
mirror, mahogany wood frame, carved broken arch pediment, beautiful wood grain, original label, very nice
Category

Mid-20th Century Federal Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

George II Style Giltwood Mirror
Located in Bradenton, FL
molded with foliate scrolls, surmounted by a broken arch pediment, a hallmark of high Georgian design
Category

Late 20th Century British Georgian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Broken arch pediment with dentilling and swags,over a carved dentilled cornice,above a pair of
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Bookcases

19th Century Rosewood and Inlaid Cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
A lovely quality 19th century Sheraton Revival rosewood and marquetry inlaid cabinet, the broken
Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Rosewood

Pair of Mid Victorian Satinwood Bookcases
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
enclosing two shelves, surmounted by a broken swan-neck pediment centred on a classical vase, all above
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Satinwood

George C. Flint Co. Mahogany Inlaid Marquetry Serpentine Sideboard, circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
candle stands, broken arch pediment, raised on casters, en verso partial label, circa 1900. Measures
Category

Early 20th Century American Sideboards

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany, Satinwood

FIne Quality English Painted Satinwood Cabinet on Stand
By Angelica Kauffmann
Located in San Francisco, CA
broken arch pediment with trompe l'oeil dentil molding above astragal glazed doors with elaborate painted
Category

Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

18th Century English Oak Tall Case Clock, Signed "Thomas Radford, Leeds"
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall case clock in oak with broken arched pediment, brass finials, brass face and flanking column
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Clocks

1950s Chinese Chippendale Style Burl Mahogany Cabinet / Secretary / Breakfront
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is such a lovely breakfront. It was manufactured in New York. Note the broken arch pediment
Category

Mid-20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany, Burl

19th Century American Mahogany Highboy
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This stately American mahogany highboy has a prominent heavily carved broken swan neck pediment
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Dressers

Materials

Wood

George III Style Mahogany Serpentine Fronted Bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
George III style mahogany bookcase, the pierced broken swan neck pediment over four glazed doors
Category

Early 20th Century British Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

1920s Walnut Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
doors, above them a very stylish broken arch pediment terminating in carved patreaes with a carved shell
Category

Early 20th Century English Bookcases

A William Kent style Period carved giltwood looking glass
Located in London, GB
/> A George II, Palladian gilt wood looking glass in the manner of William Kent, with broken swan neck
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Powerful Over-Mantle in Walnut, American
Located in NYC, NY
Forcefully carved overmantel mirror in walnut. The Renaissance Revival design capped by a broken
Category

Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Walnut

1820s George III Mahogany Barometer
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
& rosette inlays. George III period. Not currently working. The original finial is fire gilt. Broken arch
Category

Antique 1820s English George III Scientific Instruments

Materials

Mahogany, Giltwood

18th Century George III Irish Water Gilded Gesso Mirror
Located in Dublin 8, IE
drapery, the cresting centred with plumed cartouche flanked by broken arched swan neck pediment with
Category

Antique 1750s Irish George II Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

18th Century Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th century mahogany bureau bookcase, having a broken arch pediment at the top, two fielded
Category

Antique 1780s English Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

George II Giltwood Mirror in the Manner of William Kent
Located in Essex, MA
With perfectly burnished surface with wonderful gilt accents with broken arch pediment with central
Category

Antique 1730s English George II Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

English George III Mahogany Barometer by C. Cusack, Southampton
Located in Charlottesville, VA
classic weather notations from “Stormy” to “Very Dry.” A broken architectural pediment crowns the piece
Category

Antique 19th Century British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

19th Century English Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Open Corner Cabinet
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
broken swan neck pediment centred by an urn finial and a frieze with dentil mounding, above an open
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Corner Cupboards

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century French Renaissance Overmantel Mirror
Located in Hixson, TN
broken arched pediment surrounded by turned balusters and in the center sits a putti faced urn finial
Category

Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Wall Mirrors

Superb 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, Probably by Gillows
Located in Richmond, VA
with very well carved rosettes on a broken swan neck pediment. Incredible grained Cuban mahogany
Category

Antique 18th Century English Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Welsh Oak Chest on Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
Most unusual Welsh 18th century oak chest on chest with dentil molded broken arch pediment over
Category

Antique 1750s Welsh George II Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Adam Gordon Dunkeld Long Case ClockClock
Located in Bradenton, FL
proportioned Inlay Mahogany case with a Broken arch pediment bonnet with side windows and reeded quarter
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

Rare 18th Century George I Gilt Gesso Mirror, circa 1720
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
carved foliage below a broken swan neck pediment, surmounted with a foliate carved armorial cartouche to
Category

Antique 18th Century English George I Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

Philadelphia Chippendale School Hand-Carved Mahogany Chest on Chest 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Philadelphia Chippendale School hand-carved mahogany chest on chest features scrolled broken arch
Category

20th Century American Chippendale Dressers

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Sheraton Revival Inlaid Rosewood Display Cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
satinwood, the top having a broken arch pediment and below the frieze decorated with inlaid male masks, with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Sheraton Cabinets

Materials

Rosewood

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  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    The pediment is a triangular gable that forms the end of the roof slant over any type of porch or portico. Greek temples were known for their intricate designs, which often included this decorative element over one doorway with its crowning features to make them stand out.