Driscolls Antiques – Antique Furniture Blog

The finest 18th century chest on chest

We have just put up for sale one of the best quality antique chest on chest that we have had for quite some time. An antique chest on chests or also known as a tall boy are very useful pieces of antique furniture as they have lots of drawers so have lots of clothing storage. This beautiful 18th century antique chest on chest is from the mid to late Georgian period but comes with a very unusual writing section called a secretaire. The chest has quality timbers used as it is solid mahogany with oak back boards and mahogany linings in the drawers. The moulded cornice has dentil moulding and the corners are canted with fret work carvings so quality craftsmanship. The writing section is concealed by a double drawer and has a leather writing insert, small drawers, pigeon holes, a central cupboard door and pull out slides. The antique chest on chest stands on shaped bracket feet and has keys with all the locks still working. It really is an amazing piece and if you do a google search you will find a very similar piece but at over double the price we are selling ours for so grab a bargain whilst you can.

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Beware of fraudulent BACS payments for antiques

This is a warning to all antique auctioneers and antique furniture dealers. recently several antique auctioneers and antique dealers have been duped by a very clever fraudster. The fraudster is buying antiques over the phone and then is paying via BACS payment through the bank. He is then having the antiques collected by a courier or by a taxi driver. I am very surprised as you may be, but although the money may appear to have been transferred into your bank account it can still be recalled by the person who has transferred the money or by the bank. A bacs payment is like a cheque so can take several days to fully clear into your account.

The other method this fraudster is offering is a cheque in the name of Andrew Brent and he has the money cleared very quickly but it is not until the cheque is processed by the bank that it is discovered to be invalid and then the money is withdrawn from your account. Several UK auctioneers have been targeted.

There are more and more cased of fraudsters trying to fool antique dealers and we have had several over the last year but luckily we have spotted before releasing the goods. We will publish any fraudulent activity within the antiques trade on our blog so please keep checking to keep up to date and this way you will ensure no fraudsters will fool you.

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Antique furniture by Marsh, Jones & Cribb

Marsh, Jones & Cribb were renowned antique furniture cabinet makers in the Victorian era. They were known for their quality craftsmanship and simple but very nice looking designs. They began as cabinet makers in Leeds and Cavendish Square, London known as Marsh & Jones of Leeds but later in the 1860s became Marsh, Jones & Cribb. They made antique furniture designed by well known designers such as Bevan and Talbert and many of these pieces were in famous exhibitions.

Driscolls antiques get some beautiful simple but well made pieces by Marsh, Jones & Cribb, like this antique oak bookcase with a moulded cornice above glazed doors and oak lined drawers with brass swan neck handles.

Or this Victorian antique mahogany desk with a moulded top above mahogany lined drawers and original brass handles. It stands on tapering legs with spade feet and brass castors.

Pieces of antique furniture by Marsh, Jones & Cribb are always displayed on our website for sale so if you are looking for a quality maker then look out for this name.

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Fine upholstered antique furniture

Driscolls antiques always have very nice fine upholstered antique furniture for sale and this week we have for sale some very nice examples.

We have two small but very useful antique Victorian walnut antique chairs with carved backs, shaped arms and turned legs. Ideal for your living room as a small spare set of chairs when guests arrive.

We have a Victorian antique mahogany upholstered antique armchair with a shaped back and shaped arms. It stands on splayed back legs and beautifully turned front legs with porcelain castors.

We also have a Victorian spoon back antique armchair with button back and scrolled arms. The antique armchair stands on beautifully turned front legs with porcelain castors.

Finally this week we have the most stunning Victorian mahogany upholstered arm chair with a scrolled back, carved sides and turned front legs with porcelain castors.

This is such a nice antique chair and would be suitable for any room from your bedroom as a nursing chair to your living room

These are all very nice pieces of fine upholstered antique furniture and we always have a good selection of other pieces of antique furniture so please always keep checking our website for details as we update it on a daily basis. Our antique furniture is the best quality and would suit any home.

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Georgian, Regency, Victorian and Edwardian small occasional tables

Driscolls antiques stock a large number of antique furniture for sale and our stock changes daily as we have a very quick turn over. We stock all periods of furniture and we also have a very nice selection of Georgian, Regency, Victorian and Edwardian small antique occasional tables.

From our antique Georgian mahogany occasional table with a circular solid mahogany top and turned pedestal. The geogian table has three splayed legs with pad feet.

For a beautiful regency example look at our Regency mahogany occasional table with two small mahogany lined drawers and turned handles. It stands on 4 turned reeded legs with brass cup castors.

A nice Victorian example would be our antique Victorian mahogany oval occasional table with an oval, moulded top with 4 tapering legs with brass cup castors.

A very nice Edwardian inlaid occasional table is our octagonal table with moulded top and inlay. It has 4 tapering legs with cross stretcher.

All these antique occasional tables are available on our website along with lots of other beautiful pieces of antique furniture.

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Beautiful Antique Regency Furniture

Antique Regency furniture is a very nice period of furniture to collect and it is also becoming very difficult to find as these better quality antiques are becoming more rare and collectable. Antique Regency furniture is mostly constructed from the finest solid mahogany with beautiful inlays such as rosewood or even brass string inlay is used. They can be quite simple in design but have influences from earlier periods like the early Egyptian or roman times. They are very nice looking pieces of antique furniture and as they are earlier pieces they have been hand made by craftsmen using dovetail joints and traditional carpentry. Regency furniture comes in many different forms from antique chest of drawers to sofa tables but the best quality pieces were either oak or mahogany lined. We always have a good selection of good quality Regency furniture on our website and displayed in our showroom.

We currently have a Regency card table with rounded corners and rosewood cross banding. It has a beautiful turned central pedestal with 4 splayed sabre legs and brass castors.

We also have a Regency mahogany sofa table again with rosewood cross banding and this has 2 mahogany lined drawers, stands on shaped sides with splayed legs and brass lion paw casters.

We also have a Regency mahogany linen press with shaped cornice above 2 moulded cupboard doors with figured central panels. It has 2 over 1 oak lined drawers with turned handles and it stands on turned bun feet.

For the latest Regency furniture for sale please check our website or come in our showroom to look around at our beautiful antique furniture.

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The best quality Sheraton Secretaire for sale

We always get superb quality pieces of antique furniture for sale but on occasion we do get some superb pieces that stand out from the crowd. These pieces are usually in completely original condition but have come from a very good home so has been well looked after. This care over many years along with a superb quality piece leaves us with beautiful and very collectable antique furniture. We have one of these pieces that we have just placed for sale on our website and if it is of interest to you I suggest you act fast as the trade will want to buy this piece. It is an antique secretaire constructed in mahogany in the Sheraton style. It is in the form of an antique chest of drawers with the usual rectangular moulded top above graduating cock beaded drawers with original brass handles. This chest comes with a surprise as the top two drawers are actually a deep double drawer which opens and folds down. The interior has a leather writing insert and small drawers and pigeon holes for your letters. This antique chest stands on splayed Sheraton style bracket feet and is in superb condition constructed from the finest mahogany and would grace any home.

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The history of Campaign / Military Furniture

In the Georgian and Victorian period, the higher up in command would always take their military furniture with them when being posted to a foreign country. It is amazing to think such good quality antique furniture would travel around with people.

To begin with antique campaign furniture was mainly commissioned by the wealthiest officers but as time progressed more and more people started to buy such useful furniture.

Campaign furniture or military antique furniture or was seen quite often in the Napoleonic wars. Along with the antique Wellington chest, campaign chest and folding chairs there was quite a selection.

We have just put up for sale a stunning example from the Regency period in mahogany. It is a military antique chest of drawers with brass fittings above cock beaded drawers with flush fitting military brass handles. As with most campaign furniture it splits into two sections for ease of removals. It has the original back boards and stands on turned bun feet. You can only imagine what this chest has been through but it is still in very good condition.

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Warning stolen antique vases

I have been emailed about some vases that have been stolen so I am adding this to my blog to warn all of my customers to be aware in case they are offered these antiques.

It is from a LAPADA member who had the pair of vases stolen from their shop in London, last Friday. 

The antique vases are described as a Pair of porcelain and enamel vases with gilt metal mounts. a good pointer to see if these are the same vases one of the mounts on was loose. for any information on the whereabouts of these vases please contact the police or LAPADA directly.

The vases are pictured below.

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Solid Mahogany Antique Furniture

Driscolls antiques always stock the best quality solid antique mahogany furniture and we put these items up for sale on a daily basis on our easy to use website. On average we put up for sale around 10 to 20 pieces of solid mahogany antique furniture on our website every week from the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian periods and all pieces are in very good original condition. We have put a few particularly nice pieces up for sale like this set of eight Edwardian mahogany dining chairs ca with shaped backs and moulded uprights. They have been beautifully upholstered.

for some good storage space we have an antique solid mahogany chiffonier with a moulded back above a moulded top and cupboard doors.

The ideal chest for your office due to the unusual tall slim size is this antique solid mahogany chest of drawers with graduating cock beaded drawers and brass handles.

One of the nicest solid mahogany antique bookcases we have had for some time is this Victorian bookcase with glazed doors, moulding and adjustable shelves. The lower part has a moulded top above cupboard doors with arched moulding.

These pieces of solid mahogany antique furniture are in good original condition and are very sturdy solid quality items. antique solid mahogany can come in different shades from a light golden, medium brown or a rich red so they can match with many other pieces you may have in your room.

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