Antique Whatnots what are they for ?
The antique whatnot stand was intended to display a variety of objects, ornaments, curiosities, books and papers. Usually in vey nice serpentine shapes with three shelves and occasionally one or two drawers below. They were supported by turned columns at the edges. Whatnots were very popular in the 19th century and they were usually made of mahogany, rosewood or walnut and were sometimes had ormolu mounts. In addition the shelves of some pieces were edged with pierced brass galleries. They are very nice pieces of antique furniture for displaying your choice pieces.
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Yeah, nice Idea. A place for buying Antiques and finest Furniture.
Thank you Ruby, we always have a large stock of quality antique furniture and do stock several different types of whatnots. You can view all our stock online at http://www.driscollsantiques.co.uk