$2,636Sale Price|20% Off
Early 19th C Delaware River Valley Ladder Back Chairs, 2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These ladder back chairs are from Delaware River Valley and have the original woven seats.
Wood
Plain and Ornamental, Delaware Furniture 1740-1890, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Plain and Ornamental: Delaware Furniture 1740-1890. Wilmington: The Historical Society of Delaware, 1984.
Paper
Delaware River Valley Ladder Back Chairs
Located in East Aurora, NY
Very nice clean matching pair of Maple Delaware River Valley arched five slat Ladder Back side chairs.
Wood
19th c. Pennsylvania "Delaware Valley" Rocking Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Original surface with a very dark rich patina. Woven seat not original.
Rare 18th c. Delaware River Valley Ladder Back Side Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a very rare mid to late 18th C Delaware River Valley ladder back side chair. These chairs were first discovered along the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delawar...
Maple
Sold
H 47 in W 40 in D 40 in
Sam Moore Chippendale Georgian Style Leather Wingback Club Arm Chair Nailhead
By Sam Moore Furniture Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Seat is filled with a down comfort plus cushion. Chair is supported by straight legs finshed in mahogany connected by an H stretcher #201-30215 History In 1940, Sam and four of h...
Leather, Mahogany
Pair of Hand-Painted Delaware River Valley Slat Back Chairs
Located in Asheville, NC
Hand-painted ladderback chair with four graduated serpentine slats, sausage-turned legs terminating in ball feet, eight stretchers, the two centre front stretchers feature large, bol...
Max Lamb Delaware Bluestone Chair No.1
Located in Queens, NY
Hand-carved two-piece chair in Delaware Bluestone from Hennessey’s Quarry, Catskills.
'Delaware Bluestone Chair no.3' by Max Lamb
Located in Queens, NY
Machine Cut and Hand Polished Bluestone
Max Lamb Stone Chair
By Max Lamb
Located in Queens, NY
Delaware Blue Stone Project Chair
$1,573Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 37.75 in W 19 in D 14 in
Pair of 18th Century Antique Elm Side Chairs
Located in Martlesham, GB
A pair of mid 18th Century elm side chairs from the Georgian period, having a shaped rail above a decorative shaped splat with turned side supports, wonderfully figured plank seat wi...
Elm
Antique Dutch Ladder Back Carved Oak Rush Seat Armchairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
These charming antique Dutch carved oak ladder back chairs featuring rush seats make an excellent choice for enhancing the ambiance of any living space. Combining style, comfort, and...
Rush, Oak
$971Sale Price / set|25% Off
H 40 in W 18 in D 17 in
Mid-Century Ladder Back Maple and Rush Seats Side Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of Mid-Century Ladder Back Maple and Rush Seats Side Chairs Measures 18" width, 40" in height, 17" in depth. Seat height 18"
Rush, Maple
Pair of Early 19th Century Irish Elmwood Side Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Matched pair of late 18th/early 19th century Irish Hepplewhite elmwood side chairs with removable seats.
Walnut
$1,500 / set
H 44.75 in W 20.5 in D 17.5 in
Vintage French Country Style Ladder Back Rush Seat Side Chairs - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Country Style Ladder Back Rush Seat Side Chairs - Pair This pair of vintage French country style ladder back side chairs features elegantly designed high seat backs m...
Rush, Wood
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
H 32.25 in W 16.75 in D 14.25 in
Pair of 19th Century Maple Side Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 19th century maple side chairs with rush seats. Seats with remnants of paint. Frames tightened. Chairs touched up & polished.
Rush, Maple
Custom Set of Eight French Style Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
These chairs, constructed in sturdy oak, but finished in a fruitwood stain offer the best of both worlds: Handsome French country style and solid, substantial construction. The rush ...
Oak
$95
H 12.25 in W 10 in D 1.25 in
Three Centuries of Furniture in Color by J. A. Kenworthy-Browne, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Three Centuries of Furniture in color by J. A. Kenworthy-Browne and H. D. Molesworth. Published by Viking a Studio Book, New York, 1972. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Beautiful ...
Paper
American Furniture, The Federal Period by Charles F. Montgomery
By Charles F. Montgomery
Located in valatie, NY
American Furniture, The Federal Period by Charles F. Montgomery. New York: The Viking Press, 1966. Hardcover with dust jacket. 496 pp. A large reference book on American federal peri...
Paper
$350 / set
H 40 in W 15.25 in D 115 in
Arts & Crafts Wood Ladder Back Chairs with Woven Rush Seats, Set of 2 - 1920s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fabulous set of Arts and Crafts rush seat, ladder back wooden chairs. This set will be great in a dining room, breakfast table, or as an accent chair in a living room or bedroom. E...
Rush, Wood
$2,382Sale Price / set|34% Off
H 37.8 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
19th Century Pair of Walnut Side Chairs from Queen Anne Epoque
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century pair of walnut side chairs from Queen Anne époque. England, circa 1880.
Walnut
A Pair of Early 19th Century Rush Seated Elm Hall Chairs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Early 19th Century Rush Seated Elm Hall Chairs This is a good quality pair of Elm chairs they have multiple turned stretchers and attractive if slightly naive carved back ...
Elm
Early 19Thc Original Paint Decorated Windsor Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Step down Windsors in original paint decorated chairs.These very fine red painted chairs have mustard floral decoration with an amazing patina. The set of three chairs are in ...
Wood
$125 / item
H 13.25 in W 10.25 in D 1 in
Material Georgia 1733-1900: Two Decades of Scholarship, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Material Georgia 1733-1900: Two Decades of Scholarship by Dale L. Couch, Linda Chesnut, Jenny Garwood and Maryellen Higginbotham. Georgia Museum of Art, 2019. 1st Ed hardcover with d...
Paper
$49
H 10.25 in W 8.5 in D 0.75 in
19th Century America Furniture and Other Decorative Arts by Marvin D. Schwartz
Located in valatie, NY
19th century America furniture and other decorative arts, by Berry B. Tracy (Introduction), Marilynn Johnson (Author), Marvin D. Schwartz (Author). Paperback, Metropolitan Museum of ...
Paper
$49
H 10.5 in W 8.25 in D 0.25 in
Sotheby's: Important American Furniture, Contents of "Langdon, " 2/1985
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: Important American Furniture, Contents of "Langdon," 2/1985. First edition softcover with 142 lots photographed in color and B&W, fully described. Langdon Farms is located...
Paper
$81,401
H 35.83 in W 79.14 in D 149.61 in
Carved Walnut Full Size Billiard Table and Accessories by Cox & Yeman
By Cox & Yeman
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An exceptional carved walnut full size billiard table and accessories by Cox & Yeman. London, circa 1880. One end bearing an ivorine label 'Cox & Yeman / Billiard Table Manufa...
Walnut
$249,610
H 35.44 in W 185.04 in D 32.68 in
Fine Taxidermy 5 Meter Nile Crocodile by Sinke & Van Tongeren
By Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
KING OF THE MUSEUM Since we started, we always wanted to make a very large crocodile. Wishful thinking, we thought it was. But now we were able to do so. We were lucky we could obta...
Animal Skin
$10,800
H 30 in W 98.5 in D 32 in
19th Century French Oak Farmhouse Dining Table, Trestle Base, Antique
Located in Astoria, NY
A substantial 19th century French farmhouse dining table crafted from solid oak and featuring an impressive single slab top with beautifully developed patina. The top measures nearly...
Oak
$3,800
H 30.75 in W 81 in D 29.75 in
Antique Early 19th Century French Farmhouse Fruitwood Serving Kitchen Table 1820
Located in Portland, OR
A good early 19th century French farmhouse country fruitwood table, circa 1820. The table made from fruitwood and having a overhanging three plank top, the table is fitted with two d...
Fruitwood
$37,500 / set
H 29.5 in W 28 in D 27.25 in
French Art Deco Club Chairs by Pierre Chareau, Ash & Upholstery, 1925
By Pierre Chareau
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Art Deco (Circa 1925) ash club chairs with padded upholstered scoop back and seat on U form support & platform. (Attributed to Pierre Chareau) (PRICED AS Pair)
Ash, Upholstery
Storage Bench Decorated with Elephants
Located in Kastrup, DK
Artistic storage bench, naïve and charming in its design. Shape of elephants in amber lacquer between elephants, at the end decorated with vases and flowers in polychrome lacquer col...
Wood
$4,748
H 29.5 in W 35 in D 94 in
Large French 19th century Oak Refectory Table This is a Very Heavy Solid Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large French 19th century Oak Refectory Table This is a Very Heavy Solid Oak Country Table, a refectory table from Brittany, the top is made from 2” thick planks of Oak The table is...
Oak
Circa 1790 George III English Oak Dresser
Located in Charleston, SC
Wonderful circa 1790 George III Sideboard/Cupboard likely made in the countryside. Beautiful 200 year old patina covers this entire piece which its color and size makes for a wonderf...
Oak
Antique George III Quality Mahogany Tray Top Lamp Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George IIl quality mahogany tray top lamp table having a quality mahogany tray top with a shaped gallery and carrying handles supported on turned legs united by mahogany stre...
Other
Charles Dudouyt 1940s French Carved Wood Partners Desk
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible wood partners desk from France, 1940s. Large rectangular top with four thick carved wood legs and ball feet. Two drawers with brass knobs on each side. Original finish sho...
Oak
Antique George III Quality Mahogany Circular Top Lamp Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality mahogany circular top lamp table having a quality mahogany circular top supported by a turned tapering pedestal column standing on three shaped cabriole le...
Other
$19,200
H 60 in W 32 in D 33 in L 82 in
18th Century Hand-Carved Limestone Fountain for Rustic French Gardens
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
This old French Limestone fountain was hand carved and installed in a French countryside home. The piece has been well preserved throughout the years and was recently reclaimed by ou...
Limestone
$1,894Sale Price|30% Off
H 27.96 in W 30.71 in D 14.57 in
Fine Quality Antique Mahogany Writing Table - Late 18th Century Dressing
Located in Wisbech, England
Georgian Cuban Mahogany Writing Table - Late 18th Century Desk Side Dressing. This exceptional piece boasts solid construction with tight joints and no woodworm, radiating character...
Wood
$8,700 / set
H 39.77 in W 17.52 in D 19.49 in
Guillerme & Chambron Set of Six Dining Chairs in Oak and Straw
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme & Chambron for Votre Maison, set of six dining chairs, solid oak, straw, France, 1950s These elegant dining chairs by French designers Guillerme et Chambron showcase their...
Oak, Straw
Liceu de Artes e Ofícios. 19th Century Daybed
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This recamier/daybed was conceived and executed with utmost quality and expertise, showing a style that incorporates many influences from the eigtheenth and ninetheenth century. Made...
Wood
$3,188
H 31.11 in W 77.17 in D 32.68 in
Antique French Country Chestnut Dining Table, Early 19th Century
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here this beautiful and original antique French country dining table made of chestnut wood, dating from the early 19th century. The table is fitted with two practical drawers...
Wood, Chestnut
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