An American Rococo Carved Rosewood Footsool A mid 19th century serpentine upholstered seat, paneled foliate-carved frame on cabriole leges with casters. Measurements are 14 inches tall x 19 inches wide x 19 inches depth. Very nice condition.
 

Victorian Marble Top Rosewood Circular Table An American 19th century rosewood marble top table. White marble with grey veins. The skirt has carved cartouche in the middle on all four sides. Cross stretchers that support a very nice carved finial in the center. An attractive circular table!

Circa: 1860

Measurements are: 30 inches tall and 36 inches diameter.
 

Rococo Revival 19th Century Rosewood Window Bench Rare 19th century American Rococo Revival style rosewood window bench. Richly carved panels in excellent condition. 20 inches tall x 40 inches long and 26 inches deep. Nice original finish upholstered in green velours.

 

American Rosewood Drop Front Desk Signed Thomas Brook AMERICAN ROSEWOOD SLANT FRONT DESK SIGNED THOMAS BROOKS CIRCA 1860. The cabriole legs supporting a slant lid desk having a beautiful interior of 4 inlaid drawers and a new leather writing surface. The 2 mirrored doors opening to reveal a wonderful flame birch interior. The whole supporting a mirrored and carved gallery H: 75 inches W: 37 inches D: 19 nehes. *Condition: Excellent- French polished (refinished at one time)

 

Pictorial dictionary of British 19th Century Furniture Design by E. Joy The nineteenth century produced more varied forms of furniture than any previous period in British history. Whereas about half a dozen names such as Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Adam and Sheraton dominated eighteenth century designs, the nineteenth century produced dozens of independent designers particularly towards the end of the period. As the furniture trade developed. so manufacturers and retailing split. Catalogues began to be used in retail shops as they are today.
Competition between retailers and the use of the new design books, resulted in a large number of designs, not only new ones but also a constant looking backwards to earlier centuries for inspiration.
This change in the structure of the industry made full use of highly individual interpretations of Gothic, Renaissance, Elizabethan, ‘Naturalistic’ styles, Egyptian. Old French, Louis Quatorze, Louis Quinze, and Italian decorations, all applied to a wide variety of furniture, and one can understand that the complexity of the subject is best explained by a very large number of illustrations. This is the reason why over 6,000 appear in this book.
Other books so far written on the period have tended to concentrate almost entirely on the names of leading designers and pieces made for the few important exhibitions, which, while relevant to taste at the top end of the market, had little influence on the vast flow of furniture produced for the wealthy middle class market, the type of furniture that one finds today in market shops and at auctions. The Dictionary is made up from forty-nine contemporary design and pattern books. Each piece of furniture has been sorted into its physical characteristics (e.g. table with three legs), so that it is only necessary to glance down the list of contents to identify into which category any particular piece belongs.
This simple format has avoided the pitfalls of using contemporary nomenclature interlaced as it is with later fashionable terminology (for example, dressoir and ‘Glastonbury’ chair). Within each category the pieces are arranged in chronological order so that the evolution of each type is clearly seen. This provides the first major study of the very wide range of furniture produced in this prolific century and should become the standard work of reference on this subject.
A scholarly introduction by the late Edward Joy, the eminent furniture historian, gives a fascinating review of the design trends of the period.

isbn 0902028472

 

Victorian Detail by Priscilla Meyer Armonk: The Author, (1980) First edition. Square 4to; 146 pp.; illustrated from photographs and drawings. Some stains on the cover. Small tear to the binding. Clean inside. A collection of photographs and drawings, many from conteporary sources, showing American Victorian furniture and decorations. The author uses these illustrations to aid the reader in identifying and dating American furniture of the 19th century.
 

The Furniture of John Henry Belter and the Rococo Revival Period - New THE FURNITURE OF JOHN HENRY BELTER AND THE ROCOCO REVIVAL BY MARVIN SCHWARTZ, EDWARD J. STANEK AND DOUGLAS TRUE. THE COLLECTION OF GLORIA AND RICHARD MANNEY IN AN EXHIBITION ORGANIZED BY THE MUSEUM OF OUR NATIONAL HERITAGE. THE COLLECTION IN THIS BOOK IS WITHOUT QUESTION, THE FINEST, MOST COMPREHENSIVE ASSEMBLAGE OF BELTER PIECES THAT HAS EVER BEEN FORMED, AND BECAUSE IT IS COMPREHENSIVE, IT IS NOW POSSIBLE TO STUDY BELTER'S GREAT WORK IN DEPTH. THIS IS A BRAND NEW BOOK - 2ND PRINTING - DECEMBER 2000.
 

The Encyclopedia of VICTORIANA by Harriet Bridgemand & E. Drury Encyclopedia of Victoriana. 1st US in dj 1975, BRIDGEMAN, Harriet and Elizabeth DRURY (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Victoriana. Preface by Marcus Linell. N.Y.: Macmillan, (1975). First US Printing. Pp 368. Illustrated. 4to, maroon cloth. No dust jacket. Buyer to pay shipping of $5.00