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RJ Horner inlaid desk chair Item # 4397 Click HERE to inquire about this item This chair looks like the work of R. J. Horner, an important New York City cabinetmaker noted for his use of fine woods and inlaid designs. He was active between 1860 and 1930. The inlay on the crest is typical of Horner's designs from the 1910-20 era. It was probably a desk chair This item is in our online price guide and is not available for sale

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Period Antique English Canterbury c1860 Item # 4402 Click HERE to inquire about this item Antique English canterbury. Victorian, made circa 1860. Canterburies originated during the 18th century, when paper periodicals were introduced. The open-carved side panels feature fleur-de-lit, tulip, and scroll motifs. By tradition, English cabinetmakers did not usually sign their furniture until about the 20th century. Sometimes when a label is found, it is that of the retailer, not the maker. This canterbury is quite lovely, and in very nice condition This item is in our online price guide and is not available for sale

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American Victorian Walnut Armoire c1880 Item # 4403 Click HERE to inquire about this item American Victorian Walnut Armoire, circa 1880. The armoire was made of walnut, with burr-walnut book-matched veneers. The design shows the influence of the 19th century English architect and writer, Charles Eastlake. His idea was to simplify the home by eliminating the heavy carving and draperies of the Victorian era, thereby encouraging air, light, and hygeine. As his reform ideas took hold in the US, his favored furniture designs included straight incised lines, flat panels, and low-relief carving, or no carving at all, As his reform ideas took hold in the US, this type of furniture came to be called Eastlake furniture. Most Eastlake furniture was manufactured in the northeast, and was most popular in that region and in the midwest. This item is in our online price guide and is not available for sale

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Antique oak sea chest c1800 Item # 4405 Click HERE to inquire about this item Antique oak sea chest made at least 200 years ago. The handmade iron mountings appear to be original, and the chest looks to be in very good overall condition. It is of northern European origin, i.e, Germany, Holland, Belgium, or one of the Scandinavian countries c1800 This item is in our online price guide and is not available for sale

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American Eastlake Walnut Parlor table Item # 4409 Click HERE to inquire about this item Eastlake style lamp table, circa 1875. The little wheels are casters, and they are original. Charles Eastlake was an influential English architect and designer, and an early champion of the "modern" science of hygeine. He believed that the prevailing Victorian taste for excessively carved furniture and layers of carpeting and draperies fostered unhealthy dust and germs. He favored furniture with clean straight lines and simple incised accents. His designs have a masculine, architectural appearance This item is in our online price guide and is not available for sale

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