Georgian Furniture

Antique George III period square piano by Beck English, 1788 Height 81cm, width 148cm, depth 52cm This elegant instrument is a square piano, a type popul...

Very fine George I carved and gilt mirror, circa 1720, in the manner of John Belchier having an ostrich feather plume over tasseled central lambrequin, d...

Antique Georgian Silver Wine Funnel London 1807 John Emes. The Funnel of typical form, the base with reed base surround and plain clip hook, plain body and upper strapped funnel. Mar...

Naturalistic Whimsy: Rare Staffordshire Creamware "Cauliflower" Tea Caddy (c. 1760) An exceptional mid-18th-century Staffordshire creamware tea caddy (or tea canister), brilliantly ...

Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester Porcelain Serving Dish Famille Rose Taste, Circa 1804-13 A fine oval serving dish produced by the esteemed Barr, Flight & Barr factory. This piece was...

A very fine George IV amboyna burl and giltwood center table attributed to T. G. Seddon (formerly Morel and Seddon), circa 1835, the circular t...

Antique engraving of a Tucano Mangiapepe, by Saverio Manetti Circa 1776 A fine hand colored engraving of a Tuscan Magpie by the Italian artist Saverio Manetti. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. Dimensions: 25 inches high x 22 inches wide x 1 1/4 inches deep. (frame); (63.5cm high x 55.88cm). 18 x 14 in. (sheet) Reference: Wikipedia Manetti was born in Brozzi to Giovanni Bernardo and Maria Teresa Nesiscolt of Prague. His early studies were in Florence and later at Pisa where he studied botany under Pier Antonio Micheli. He graduated in medicine in 1745 and worked in Florence. In 1758 he joined the National Medical College where he studied anatomy under Antonio Cocchi (1695–1758), conducting the autopsy of Cocchi. Manetti was Professor of Botany of the "Società Botanica Fiorentina", a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, a Fellow of the Royal Society, learned societies in Göttingen and Montpellier, an Accademico dell'Istituto di Bologna and he maintained scientific contacts with the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus and with the main scientific circles of the second half of the 18th century. He was supervisor of the Orto Botanico di Firenze in Florence from 1749 to 1782 succeeding to Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti and Secretary of the Accademia dei Georgofili. With remarkable organizational effort, he secured the publication of Storia naturale degli uccelli, Natural History of the birds, a monumental work in five volumes illustrated with 600 hand-coloured engravings based on watercolor paintings. The book was commissioned by Maria Luisa, Grand duchess of Tuscany and the first volume was dedicated to Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo. The third volume was dedicated to Ferdinando di Brobone and the fourth to Giorgio Nassau Clavering. The engravings were made by Tuscan abbot and engraver Lorenzo Lorenzi and Violante Vanni who had studied under British engraver Robert Strange...

A magnificent, fine and impressive pair of antique Georgian English sterling silver wine coolers made by Paul Storr; an addition to our antique wine and drink related silverware collection These magnificent antique George III sterling silver wine coolers have a classic campania shaped form onto a plain knopped pedestal and domed circular spreading foot. The surface of the upper portion of each body is plain and embellished with two large applied tied oak leaf wreath cartouches, one side bears the contemporary bright cut engraved coat of arms* depicting a pile engrailed with three cross-crosslet fitchy, all surmounted with the crest displaying a cock's head. The second cartouche on each holder bears the contemporary bright cut engraved presentation inscription 'Given to William Rigden, In Remembrance of William Galdork, by W.H.B'. These silver wine bottle holders each have an applied moulded decorated border to the flared rim. The lower bulbous portion of each wine cooler is encompassed with exceptional chased fluted decoration below an applied ribbed border. Each wine cooler is supported by a domed circular spreading foot embellished with a chased egg decorated border and a plain collet style rim. This exceptional pair of Georgian wine coolers were crafted by the renowned and important London silversmith Paul Storr. * This coat of arms pertains to the Rigden/Rigdon family. Condition These antique silver wine bottle holders...

English Georgian mahogany sideboard with bow shaped front and inlaid with cross-banding and panels on either side of center front drawer.

These are from the Thomas Devenish Collection (documented below; see provenance). This pair of mirrors represents the transition period of rococo to neoclassical aesthetic which cont...

This highly important secrétaire-cabinet was crafted for and specially ordered by King George I for the British Ambassador to Russia. From its craftsmanship and materials to its exceptional artistry, it is a work of royal and historic significance that exudes power in each and every detail. The broken pediment at its apex features the simplified royal coat of arms bearing the king’s crown, while the interior is adorned by portraits of the British Royal Family. Placed within the ambassador’s St. Petersburg home, this entirely unique piece of furniture would have been a potent reminder of England's grandeur and political importance. Relations between England and Russia during this period were at an all-time high. Peter the Great had traveled to England in 1698 as part of his widely known “Grand Embassy” tour, wherein he attempted to gain foreign support against the Ottoman Empire. He spent a period of nearly four months there, meeting with King William III and his court on numerous occasions. Noted academic Arthur MacGregor wrote concerning the impact of the trip, “For two decades following Peter's visit, British influence in Russia reached a peak. It manifested itself in social custom, in craft practice and in ships and naval organization... it reached a significant sector of the population before relations cooled once again and the two nations pulled back from this era of unprecedented cordiality.” First and foremost, however, it is a reminder of British might and influence. By the reign of King George I, England had come into its own as a world power. Unique in its design, this cabinet is a reflection of the country’s might. It is crafted from the highest-quality solid walnut and burr walnut adorned by gilded lock plates and engraved hinges. The presence of ormolu at its apex and lining the doors was a rarity for this period, and its addition makes manifest the importance of the design. The outer doors open to reveal multiple interiors, including fifteen separate drawers around a central cupboard; the cupboard doors each bear mezzotint portraits of George I and his father, Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover. An etching after the portrait of George I dating to circa 1716 is in London’s Royal Academy. A second, inner pair of doors are adorned by mezzotints of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later Queen Caroline and George II), which are both after portraits by Sir Godfrey Kneller dated 1716 in the Royal Collection. A final portrait is revealed on the very interior of the cabinet, where a mezzotint of Frederick, Anne, Amelia and Caroline, children of the Prince of Wales, resides. An etching (circa 1715-1720) after this portrait can be found in the National Portrait Gallery (London). Apart from its abundance of royal portraiture, the cabinet features stunning painted decoration, including floral designs as well as clouds, birds and trees in a bucolic motif reminiscent of Eden. Its lower portion is a study in both form and function, featuring a fitted secrétaire-drawer above three additional drawers for storage. The cabinet appears in The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture by R. Edwards from 1964, a text that is regarded as the bible of British furniture design. Edwards describes it as a “writing cabinet...given by George I to the British Ambassador at the Russian court.” The cabinet was likely made for the 18th-century German diplomat and writer Friedrich Christian Weber, who represented English interests at the Russian court from 1714 until 1719. Although Weber’s tenure as ambassador was relatively short, while in St. Petersburg, he authored his account entitled Das veraenderte Russland (The Present State of Russia), which was published in three volumes in 1721, 1739 and 1740. It may, however, also have been made for George Douglas, 2nd Earl of Dumbarton, who served as ambassador alongside Weber in 1716. Diplomatic relations ceased between the two countries in 1721. In 1928, the cabinet appeared for sale at the International Exhibition of Antiques & Works of Art in Olympia. It had previously been in the collection of the Woltner family of Bordeaux, the celebrated vintners who owned the estate Château Laville Haut-Brion and produced wine of the same name. According to the family, Monsieur Woltner was given the cabinet as a gift from an aunt who lived in Russia for many years. After leaving the Woltner collection, the cabinet was acquired by William Berry...

A mahogany reading chair After a design by Thomas Sheraton Of most striking design, the mahogany chair with its original leather upholstery ...

An unusual and rare mahogany swivel reading chair with a show wood back rail upholstered on the front side to allow for use to both sit in to use as a desk chair as well as to stradd...

Desk English Leather Brown Mahogany 18th Century England. Desk made for architecture work. England 18th Century. Made in mahogany with brass hardw...

Fine George III mahogany miniature chest of drawers having string inlay and cross banded top, the drawers with original axe-head pulls retaining traces of fire gilding, standing on s...

English Pearlware Blue Chinoiserie Large Shell-edged Dish, China House Pattern Variation, Probably Staffordshire, Circa 1810 The pearlware dish, with a molded shell-edge, is painted...

Early 19th Century mahogany Irish side table with marble top. The blind fretwork frieze with arch-style carvings wraps all four sides of the tabletop which is completed by a solid re...

Antique Georgian English brass side-eject candlesticks- pair, circa 1770-1800. The pair of brass push-up brass candlesticks have a circular domed base with a central column with a button end mechanism to eject a candle. Dimensions: 8 1/2 inches high x 4 1/4 inch diameter Reference: The Brass Book American, English and European Fifteenth Century...

A magnificent, fine and impressive, rare antique George IV English sterling silver soup tureen assayed in York; an addition to our dining silverware collection. This magnificent antique George IV English sterling silver soup tureen has an oval rounded form. The lower portion of the body is encompassed with impressive chased fluted decoration in a subtle swirl design. The decoration to the body incorporates an impressive scrolling leaf bordered cartouche to either side, each displaying an exceptional contemporary bright cut engraved marital coat of arms* depicting on the dexter a chevron between three crosses paty and the sinister a quadrangular castle. The coat of arms is surmounted with a bright cut engraved crest displaying a tent adorned or lined charged in the interior with a cross paty of the third. The plain waisted upper portion is encompassed with a Fine and impressive applied gadroon decorated border to the flared rim. This antique soup tureen...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George II Newcastle sterling silver tankard made by John Langlands I; an addition to our Georgian silverware collection. This exceptional...

An elegant Antique George I Solid Silver Coffee Pot in a traditional Tapered Octagonal shape width an Octagonal Domed Lid. The early Georgian C...

Elizabeth II sterling silver salver. Made by Wakely & Wheeler in London in 1967. Round with molded curvilinear piecrust rim; three leaf-capped volute-scroll supports. 1960s Georgian....

A giltwood mirror in the mid-18th century manner. Enclosed within a carved and gilded swept and shaped symmetrical frame, adorned with ‘C’ scrolls, foliated and floral ornamentati...

A superb pair of early 18th-century carved George I mahogany chairs, circa 1720. Each chair is of rich colour, patination and carved throughout. The shaped crest rails have two...

Silver Epergne Joseph Preedy Hallmarked London, 1801 It is a time-honored tradition to give a loved one a gift that, in size or grandeur, reflects the depth of affection and gratitu...

Creamware Pottery sailor's farewell punch bowl with Chinoiserie Scenes on Reverse, Late 18th Century The large polychrome creamware bowl has a scene to one side depicting a sailor's farewell. The officer, with a sword in a scabbard to his right hip, stands with arms crossed and his female companion looks away from him as she holds a parasol in her hand. In the background in a Royal Navy frigate at anchor and a sailor in a longboat rowing towards him. To the reverse side is a charming chinoiserie scene of two women and a young boy watching...

An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Georgian English sterling silver wine coolers; an addition to our antique wine and drink related silverware collection. These exceptional antique George III sterling silver wine coolers have a circular rounded form onto a circular spreading foot. Each body is embellished with a bright cut engraved shield shaped coat of arms depicting in-escutcheon firstly and fourthly a bugle Horn stringed between three crescents, secondly and thirdly a boar's head. The aforementioned coat of arms is surmounted with the crests of a demi-dragon rampant, holding a battle-axe and a dragons head pierced through the neck with a spear. The upper rim of each piece is encircled with applied moulded decoration. Each antique wine cooler...

Fine early Georgian walnut kneehole desk pr dressing table, the top with well figured quarter veneered book-matched top having crossbanding, herringbone inlay and ogee molded edge, o...

Fine George I giltwood looking glass, the eagle and foliate carved crest with punched ground surrounding an arched and shaped hollow beveled plate wi...

Large, Georgian (George IV) Period, sterling silver-mounted wood wine/champagne bottle coaster, Sheffield, England, year-hallmarked for 1820, ...

A pair of 18th century Georgian painted and gilt armchairs with upholstered balloon backs, padded arms and upholstered seats on shaped and carved aprons, on turned legs, with gray pa...

Unusual early 19th century English mahogany and brass mechanical bellows for stoking a fire by blowing air into it to make it burn better. This clever contraption consists of a mahog...

An Ocean of Elegance: The Wedgwood Nautilus Pearlware Shell Service, Circa 1790 This exquisite Wedgwood Nautilus Pearlware Shell Service, dating to...

Fine set of Georgian library or bedside steps of very dense Cuban mahogany with stunning graining, original gilt lacquer brass carrying handles, and three steps, standing on shaped a...

Late 18th-century set of six ladder-back dining chairs, shaped and pierced cresting and back rails, drop in upholstered seat cushion above square fluted front supports, joined by 'H'...

Rare Scottish George III corporation treasury box, dated 1772, of caddy form, the lid with cove molded edge, the front with polychrome decoration commemorating the Edinburgh Corporat...

Johann Seligmann Bird Print, Le Colibri rouge & Le petit Colibri brun, Tab LXIII Circa 1770 The Johann Seligmann engravings of two birds on a branch- Le Colibri rouge & Le petit Co...

Fine 18th century English or welsh oak dresser, having richly molded crest over scalloped fascia, the divided shelves with plate grooves and standing on molded top over three drawers...

Francois Nicholas Martinet bird engraving, circa 1770. The framed Francois Martinet engraving is from Buffon's Historie Naturelle des Oiseaux displa...

Fine pair of George III mahogany armchairs, the oval backs with fluted surrounds, the arms with scroll carved florish over shaped ...

A pair of George IV period telescopic (extendable) silver plate candlesticks, marked S.C Young and Co. from Sheffield, England circa 1825. The handsome “gadroon” pattern encircling ...

A charming English George III period inlaid mahogany tripod candle stand, the string inlaid hexagonal top supported on a turned column, terminating...

Good 18th century English oak six plank chest, the simple top with original iron strap hinges and lock hasp over bootjack sides having arched feet and ...

A fine and impressive antique George IV English sterling silver quart tankard; an addition to our silver tankard collection. This exceptional antique George IV sterling silver qua...

George V, sterling silver paw-footed salver, Sheffield, England, year-hallmarked for 1934, Mappin and Webb - makers. Also bears the mark for George V's coronation year...

A Fine Library Table in the manner of Gillows of Lancaster Constructed in a very fine and distinctively marked Brazilian goncalo alves; of end support form, rising from a scrolled s...

Neoclassical Refinement: Hicks, Meigh & Co. Creamware Service: A Set of Simple Elegance: English Creamware, Circa 1822–1835. This extensive English Creamware Dessert Service, compri...

English Creamware Whieldon-type Tortoiseshell Tea Bowl & Saucer, The 18th-century creamware tea bowl and saucer are decorated in tortoise-shell and green glazes. The exterior of the bowl has a band of molded pearls as does the saucer around the central well where the tea bowl sits. Provenance: Jonathan Horne...

A Fine and Elegant Breakfront Library Bookcase in the Thomas Sheraton Manner In Honduras mahogany with delicate and restrained inlay in satinwood, the lower cupboards, have inlaid...

Fine George III carved and giltwood rectangular border glass mirror, the frame with gadrooned outer edge and bead carved inner border all in well burnished water gilding, retaining o...

George I gesso carved and gilt overmantel mirror having central cartouche flanked by swan neck pediment over egg and dart molded frame with trailing vine gesso carving and sides orna...

A handsome fire fender with a sinuous bow front in polished steel with decorative pierce-work, beading and cornice and shoe molding, all in cut steel. An elegant accessory to dress ...

Fine pair of George III demilune console tables having mahogany tops cross banded with kingwood, over gilt wood base having rosette decorated apron and standing on square tapered leg...

English/Irish Georgian style (19th Century) mahogany table desk with carved lion heads on legs with claw feet and red leather top.

Fine George IV mahogany and brass trimmed marble top side table in the French taste, having original grey marble top over rich mahogany base, the legs and apron trimmed with brass qu...

Fine George III oak low dresser of cabinet form, the top with rounded edge over two drawers with stamped brass pulls and escutcheons and mahogany cross banding, over pair of central ...

Georgian (George II), sterling silver stuffing spoon, London, year-hallmarked for 1738, Thomas Whipham - maker. Measures 11 inches long x 2 inches deep ...

Fine and elegant early Georgian oak marble top console table in the Chinese taste, the original veined marble top with ogee edge, over a similarly molded base, the square cabriole le...

A fine George III period spider leg table with contrasting lighter sabicu wood top and darker mahogany legs of slender and elegant form joined by turned stretchers attached to legs a...

Saltglaze Teapot with portrait of Frederick the Great of Prussia and the Prussian Eagle, Circa 1760 The ermine ground teapot has an enamelled portra...