Charles II Japanned Cabinet on Stand

By david | April 3, 2012 | Comments Off on Charles II Japanned Cabinet on Stand

A Rare Charles II Black & Gilt Japanned Cabinet With Original Gilding Britain CIRCA 1685 The arched crest surmounted above the two door cabinet decorated with pavilions and figures in a river landscape, opening to a fitted interior of ten variously sized drawers; raised on a stand having an elaborately carved apron incorporating foliate and…

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1970’s John Dickinson African Side Table

By admin | March 26, 2012 | Comments Off on 1970’s John Dickinson African Side Table

Only a few names from the furniture and interior-design world cross over from collectors to popular culture. Charles and Ray Eames, Marcel Breuer, George Nelson, Isamu Noguchi… and recently John Dickinson. Dickinson, who died in 1982, was one of the 20th century’s most whimsical designers. Born in Berkeley Calif., and trained at Parsons School of…

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End Tables by Michael Taylor

By admin | February 29, 2012 | Comments Off on End Tables by Michael Taylor

A pair of 1960s End Tables by Michael Taylor for Baker Furniture Company “Michael Taylor made decorating history. Whatever he did or didn’t do made news. He changed the way we live. Opened it all up. Aired it out. Declined reverence. Scorned pretense. He gave himself to design with intensity and passion.” Paige Rense, Former…

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