Thomas Chippendale: The Director – Designs & Legacy, The Met
Celebrating 300th anniversary of the birth of English cabinetmaker Thomas Chippendale an exhibition at The Met Fifth Avenue will showcase his designs and legacy
Thomas Chippendale
Mallett at London & New York – 150+ Years of Antiques & Art
Mallett, of London and New York started 2016 with an exhibition at their New York gallery of fine eighteenth century English furniture, clocks and decorations
Chairs: Stylish Seating – Age of Elegance to Enlightenment
Stylish Seating from the Age of Elegance to the age of Enlightenment was about aesthetic beauty and comfort with designer Thomas Chippendale leading chair style
Antiques & Art: Part 2 – Understanding Antiques
Where should we we start? How do we begin to understand antiques? This is the first of two parts highlighting the ABC of knowing how to Assess Beware & Consider
Mahogany @ Martyn Cook Antiques – 18th Century English Style
Martyn Cook Antiques Sydney have for sale a fine rare George III mahogany antique Bureau Bookcase manufactured of mahogany in America during its colonial period
Robert Adam Architect – The Neoclassical Style at Harewood
Robert Adam designed the interiors for Edwin Lascelles, Lord Harewood at his house in Leeds, Yorkshire, producing a Georgian interior in the neoclassical style
18C English Gentleman’s Furniture – Style Nurturing The Soul
Eighteenth century English gentlemen believed the character of the master of a house can be judged by the manner in which it is arranged decorated and furnished
David Roche Legacy – Antiques & Art Collection, Adelaide SA
When antiques and art collector Adelaide based David Roche AM died in 2013 he left his fine and decorative arts collection in trust to benefit all Australians
Antique, Masterpiece, Collectible – Recycle on a Grand Scale
An antique is something that was made in a previous era, however, according to antique dealers, their associations and the tax man, it is not really that simple
Antiques Renaissance to Retro – Treasures & Princely Taste
Sotheby’s are offering at their London premises in July 50 antique treasures augmented by royal and historical provenances from the Renaissance to the Retro age
Thomas Chippendale – Eighteenth Century English Furniture
An 18th century village master craftsman, who designed and made furniture in rural Yorkshire Thomas Chippendale (1718 – 1779) was a progressive ambitious chap
Tasmanian Fine Furniture – A Distinctive Language of Style
Peter Collenette of Tasmanian Fine Furniture has a knowledge of historical design styles and some of the world’s most attractive timbers available to make them
Purists and Antiques
English purists are adamant the term ‘antique’ means you are talking about an item made before 1830; the date coincides with the death of George IV of England. This was the end of the so-called Georgian period (1714 – 1830) encompassing the reign of George I, II, III, the Regency…
Harrington Commode at Sotheby’s Auction by Chippendale?
From London comes the announcement by leading auction house Sotheby’s that it has a very special marquetry commode coming up in a sale in December. Lot 69 is declared as ‘almost certainly by Thomas Chippendale’. Entitled the Harrington Commode it is described as an important George III Gilt-lacquered brass mounted fustic, rosewood, tulipwood and marquetry commode made circa 1770 (within ten years either way). The estimate is 600,000 to 1,000,000 GBP