Decorative Furniture Designs

Illustrations of ornate furniture pieces, including chairs, tables, and decorative elements with intricate designs and historical significance.

Chair of Zebrzydowski from the Miłekdzia Brotherhood in Krakow, according to Il. Z: Zygmunt Gloger, "Old Polish Encyclopedia Illustrated" (vol. 1-4, Warsaw 1900-1903), vol. 3, p. 107;  1916 (not after 1/05/1916) (1916-00-00-1916-00-00);
Chair of Zebrzydowski from the Miłekdzia Brotherhood in Krakow, according to Il. Z: Zygmunt Gloger, "Old Polish Encyclopedia Illustrated" (vol. 1-4, Warsaw 1900-1903), vol. 3, p. 107; 1916 (not after 1/05/1916) (1916-00-00-1916-00-00);
Chiece with candlesticks on basement. .Böhmer Franz (1907-1943), Park Hotel in Posen (1940-1940): chest of drawers with mirror. Pencil on transparent, 37.7 x 46.5 cm (including scan edges)Lamps and furniture still image. 1804. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Furniture, Ancient, Furniture , Rome, Couches, Lamps, RomanChair. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 28.7 x 22.5 cm (11 5/16 x 8 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: B. Holst-Grubbe.Chair and pouf; Tabouret à la Duchesse, Gondole à la Daupine; Seating furniture; 4th Cahier. An ottoman and a chair with striped upholstery. Print number 20.Model for a screwing post.Piping black man in a table with ornaments.Candlestick. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28.6 x 21.5 cm (11 1/4 x 8 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 11" long; 6 1/4" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: James O'Mara.Small Frisian with tifles, flowers, a snail and a butterfly, c. 1580 - c. 1600  Small Frisian with tifles, flowers, a snail and a butterfly. Number 4 from a series of sixteen '' Zwartwerk '' ornament prints made for and by goldsmiths.  paper engraving ornament derived from plant forms. ornament derived from animal forms. molluscs: snail. insects: butterflyHans Korsch, Andiron (one of pair), 1936 Andiron (one of pair)16th -century French sideboard of Hout, on the Exposition Rétrospective of 1877 in Lyon, France, Anonymous, 1877 - in Or Before 1880 photomechanical print  Lyonprinter: Paris paper  ornamental cupboard (+ wood and other phytogenic material) LyonDesign for a sideboard, Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874 - 1945 drawing   paper. ink. pencil brush / pen furniture for storage. furniture for storageToast Rack. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 28.1 x 38 cm (11 1/16 x 14 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 9" wide; 2" deep; 6 3/8" high; 17" long. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gordon Sanborn.Samuel Fineman, Ice Skate, c 1938 Ice SkateArthur Johnson, Tripod table, c 1936 Tripod-tableShoulder piece of a harness, Séraphin -Médéric Mieusement, 1850 - 1900 photograph  Paris cardboard. photographic support albumen print harness Cluny museumPhilip Johnson, Mount and Cup Caster, c 1936 Mount and Cup CasterTen copper candlesticks, Anonymous, c. 1875 - 1900   paper. photographic support albumen print   paper. photographic support albumen printSurgical instruments. Pen and ink drawing, 1850/1910Design for Oblong Serving Table with Two Drawers, A.N. Davenport Co., Pen and black ink on thin cream paper, Oblong top with convex front, having two drawers and raised on 4 straight tapering legs; rectangular lower shelf attached just above floor level; plain rectangular backsplash., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingToast Rack. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 27.2 x 40.2 cm (10 11/16 x 15 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 12 7/8" wide; 1 3/4" deep; 5 5/8" high; 17 1/4" long. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albert Taxson.Cast Iron Lamp. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 23 cm (12 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 54" high; 20" wide. Medium: pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ray Price.Design for a coupe. .Cabinet. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 57.3 x 45.5 cm (22 9/16 x 17 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 64"wide, 71 1/2 "high, 26"deep.. Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, colored pencil and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Kurt Melzer and Stanley Mazur.Brooch. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 22.8 cm (11 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ellen Duncan.Travel box from the 18th century from the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw in 1917 - a side view on a 1: 2 scale; Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950); 1917 (not after 10.04.1917) (1917-00-00-1917-00-00);Trivet. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.9 x 26.7 cm (14 1/8 x 10 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 3/4" long; 5 3/4" wide; 1" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Wellington Blewett.Saucer. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30.3 x 23.2 cm (11 15/16 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 1/2" High 6" Wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Sudek.Florence, Collection Bardini, Decorated wooden chair with cushion on also decorated platform, recto - printed, photomechanical print, photos, Pl. 68, height 361 mm, width 268 mm, maker, manufacturer, 1875 - 1930, paper, collotype, photoprint, decorative furniture, chair (+ wood and other phytogenic material), pillowMeubles et Objets de Goût 1802-18 Edited by Pierre de La Mésangère French. Meubles et Objets de Goût 382021 Editor: Edited by Pierre de La M?sang?re, French, Pontign? 1761?1831 Paris, Author: Written and edited by Co?et, Meubles et Objets de Go?t, 1802?18, Engraving, hand-colored, Overall: 16 9/16 x 11 5/8 x 11/16 in. (42.1 x 29.5 x 1.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1954 (54.610.58-61)Corner from a keyboard.Bernard Krieger, Table Pedestal, c 1940 Table PedestalTwo designs for Breitafels, Anonymous, c. 1825 - c. 1839 drawing Two designs for Breitafels (Tricoteeuse) in Mahoniehout. The leaf on the back numbered: 22, the opposite sheet with information about the furniture depicted: 22 bis. Part of an album with 80 sheets with drawings and a print of veneered and lacquered furniture, as well as seating furniture. Paris (possibly) paper. ink. watercolor (paint). pencil pen / brush table (+ wood and other phytogenic material). (other forms of) needlework, e.g.: crocheting, knitting, embroideringPersian and Rhodian. Cundall & FlemingDesign for a bowl, a coffee pot and a sugar bowl (), Anonymous, c. 1750   Paris paper. graphite (mineral). ink penRegina Henderer, Slipper Match Box, c 1938 Slipper Match BoxPa. German Butter Mold. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 17.9 x 25.8 cm (7 1/16 x 10 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 3/8" wide; 7" long; 5" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Franklyn Syres.Samuel W Ford, Hand Fluting Iron, c 1938 Hand Fluting IronArmchair and chair, quéton, 1885 - 1895 print An armchair and chair in the Louis XV style. Print from 290th Livraison.  paper  seating furnitureStoel in armchair, Anonymous, After Victor Léon Michel Quétin, 1878 - in Or after 1904 print A chair and armchair. Print from 88th Livraison.  paper  seating furnitureChair with Shelf and Inscription, unknown artist, nineteenth century, undated, Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 11 1/4 × 7 1/2 inches (28.6 × 19.1 cm), chair, coat of arms, genre subject, shelfAmerican 20th Century, Chair, 1935 1942 ChairDecorative plate; William Chaffers (British, active 1870s); London, England; 1872; Woodburytype; 12.5 × 10 cm (4 15,16 × 3 15,16 in.)Ray Price, Cast Iron Lamp, c 1936 Cast Iron LampFrench crown, Paris, Neufforge, Jean François de, Cinquième Volume, Recueil élémentaire d'architecture, 53e Cayer, Guaines et Piédouches à l'Usage des Vases, Busts, Watches &c, Vases on high pedestals, verso - stamped, Six ornamented vases with garlands, medallion and figures on high pedestals. Print number 314., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 359 mm, width 225 mm, 1714 - 1791-12-19, print maker, printmaker, 1763 - 1763, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, granter of privilegeLong chair, Chanat, 1885 - 1895 print A chaise longue consisting of three parts. Print from 320th Livraison.  paper  seating furnitureBuffet cupboard, Chanat, 1895 - 1935 print A Renaissance buffet cupboard, intended for a dining room. Print from 353rd number (Livraison).  paper  furniture for storageErnest A Towers, Jr, Table, c 1937 TableDecorated cabinet with glass in the upper part, Anonymous, 1875 - 1930 photomechanical print  Florence paper collotype ornamental cupboard (+ wood and other phytogenic material) FlorenceErnest A Towers, Jr, Commode Chair, c 1940 Commode ChairThree tools; Planche LX. Image on a sheet of paper with curly edges, from a rolling tool to transport stones, continued by oxen, against a background with a representation of two other tools.Two pedestals with laurel wreath and medallion; Designs for pedestals; Folge von Hermenfüren. Two pedestals with garlands and flower vines. The left pedestal is decorated with a laurel wreath and goat heads. The right pedestal contains a medallion with a person and profil. Publisher number 121.Laura Bilodeau, Geometric Weather Vane, c 1938 Geometric Weather VaneSaddle Stirrup. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 3/8" wide; 7" high; 5 1/2" thick. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Manuel G. Runyan.Designs for Two Necklaces and Two Chains, Pen and black ink, brush and green, gray, red watercolor on paper, Jewelry designs for two necklaces and two chains. Above at right, the right side of a necklace with green diamonds, and alternative suggestions for the chain, ovals of a different shape being connected by blossoms or disks. The pendant in the shape of a drop, supported by a knotted ribbon. Beside the pendant, two pieces of chains. Below at left, the left side of a necklace with red diamonds. The chain is composed of interlaced bands with disks. The pendant has a pavilion shape with two rows of red beads hanging between white bands supported by a knot. Bevelled corners., probably Naples, South Italy, Italy, 1785-90, jewelry, Drawing, DrawingArmchair and chair, Chanat, 1895 - 1935 print An armchair and chair in the Louis XVI style. Print from 374th number (Livraison).  paper  seating furnitureMildred Ford, Betty Lamp and Stamp, c 1936 Betty Lamp and StampBuffet cupboard, Chanat, 1885 - 1895 print A Renaissance buffet cupboard. Print from 293rd Livraison.  paper  furniture for storageEdith Magnette, Grandfather's Clock (Old Pine), c 1936 Grandfather's Clock (Old Pine)Architecture: an assortment of masons tools, blocks of stone, and a folding rule. Engraving by Benard after Lucotte?.Uprising of the water pump in the Breedstraat in Utrecht.Sixteen tokens with decorated frames, two of which are blank, Simon de la Boissière, 1647 - 1682 print Upstairs numbered: 22. France paper etching medal (considered as a piece of sculpture, regardless of its specific function)Paris, Le Père & Pierre-Michel Avaulez, Charles, Boucher, Juste Nathan François, Dupin, Nicolas, 17e Cahier, Tafels en chiffonieres, Encoignure, Petit Vide-Poche, Corner cupboard and vide poche, verso - stamped, On the left an ornamented corner cupboard with a floral motif, on the right an ornamented vide poche. Print number 101., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 204 mm, width 325 mm, French, 1753, print maker, printmaker, 1772 - 1779, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1736 - 1782-01, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisherDesign for Desk Organizer with Stationery, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin cream laid paper, 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingPendant, belt buckles and rings. Leaf (5) From the episode "Individual black ornaments, tendrils, flowers".Drawing, Design for Tea Table with Removable Tray; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.Table, cupboard, vase and chair; Designs for religious and profane objects; Invenzioni Various Di Mobili Ed Utensili Sacri E profani; Invenzioni Various Di Mobili Ed Utensili Sacri E profani per USI Comuni della Vita. Print is part of an album.Window grille from the sacristy in M Odojewo - a view in a 1: 5 scale; Pretty, Szymon (Ca 1864-1942); 1917 (not after 8.10.1917) (1917-00-00-1917-00-00);Glassware (three chalices) from the collection of the Minutoli Institut, Liegnitz (now Legnica, Poland). Belitski, Ludwig (1830-1902), photographerFoot Warmer. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.3 x 22.8 cm (11 15/16 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Cutting.Drawing, Design for Serving Table of Mahogany with Ball and Claw Feet; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin cream paper; 22.2 x 21.0 cm (8 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. )Elements representing various craftsPair of drawer pulls 18th century French. Pair of drawer pulls. French. 18th century. Gilt bronze. Metalwork-Gilt BronzeFlat Iron Stand. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 22.8 x 28.1 cm (9 x 11 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Amos C. Brinton.Belt parts and buckles, sheet from a series of goldsmithing. .Design for Massive Library Table with Two Stretcher Shelves, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite and blue stamp ink on thin cream paper, 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingJohn Swientochowski, Betty Lamp, c 1938 Betty LampChain, font, ouroboros and a side table; Designs for religious and profane objects; Invenzioni Various Di Mobili Ed Utensili Sacri E profani; Invenzioni Various Di Mobili Ed Utensili Sacri E profani per USI Comuni della Vita. Print is part of an album.Armchair from the 17th century from the collections of the Society for the Care of the Monuments of the Past in Warsaw in 1915 - Views from the side, in advance with the cross -section and at the front on a scale of 1: 5; Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950); 1915 (not after 1/04/1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);Gate-leg Table. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 18.1 x 28.8 cm (7 1/8 x 11 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rex Dolmith and McCarthy.Tulita Westfall, Bracelets, c 1937 BraceletsJanet Riza, Candlestick, c 1937 CandlestickDesk. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 36.4 x 26.5 cm (14 5/16 x 10 7/16 in.). Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George Fairbanks.Four Designs Including a Cross and a Key Grip. Artist: Edgar Gilstrap Simpson (British, 1867-1945 (presumed)). Dimensions: sheet: 3 1/2 x 5 in. (8.9 x 12.7 cm). Date: 1899-1900.Page with four designs for various objects. On the top left a Latin cross and to the right a key grip and an oval motif meant for a brooch of stickpin. Below is a lozenge-shaped brooch with interlaced straps which form three concave compartments. The designs are individually numbered (continuous from the previous pages). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Drawing, Designs for seven earrings; Made by Salvatori (Italian, active 19th century); ItalyGeorge V Vezolles, Shaker Wood Box and Kindling Box, c 1937 Shaker Wood Box and Kindling BoxThree Weapons, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 Three performances on an album magazine. The middle performance is a blank shield in an ornament edge. At the top a weapon with three shells and three empty shields. At the bottom of a weapon with three torches, among other things. As a helmet sign half a rad. The prints are part of an album.  paper engraving Three performances on an album magazine. The middle performance is a blank shield in an ornament edge. At the top a weapon with three shells and three empty shields. At the bottom of a weapon with three torches, among other things. As a helmet sign half a rad. The prints are part of an album.  paper engravingFlowers in a vase, Louise Elsen, 1880 print Various flowers in a vase. On the left next to the vase is another flower.  paper etching flowers in a vase. flowersA church of the throne armchair in the 18th century, from the collection of Szymon Szwarc, in the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw from 1928 - general view;  around 1925 (1923-00-00-1928-00-00);Trophy with agricultural equipment, 1572 print Agricultural tools including a karnton. From series, consisting of a title page and 16 magazines. Netherlands (possibly) paper etchingJohn Dieterich, Pier Table, c 1936 Pier TableSleigh Bed. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 24.2 x 35 cm (9 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 6'10"long. 4' 10 1/2"wide. 3' 1 3/8 "high at head.2'11 3/8" high at foot.. Medium: watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, pen and in k and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Kurt Melzer.Designs for a jewelry box, Mathieu Lauweriks, 1913 drawing. photograph   paper. ink. pencil pen jewel-boxVase with draperies; V Vases Antiques. Cahier V; Iie Volume de l'oeuvre de J. Ch. Delafosse (...). An ornamented vase with draperies and rings.John Tarantino, Salt Cellar, c 1936 Salt CellarOrnamental leaf design for furniture or architecture, Dagobert Peche -Mechelen, Maes, Joseph, Monstrance from the Basilica of Our Lady in Tongeren, displayed at an exhibition on religious objects from the Middle Ages and Renaissance in 1864 in Mechelen, recto - handwritten, photograph, photo, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, 18, height 260 mm, width 178 mm, Belgian, 1838 - 1908, photographer, 1864 - 1864, photographic paper, photo paper, albumen print, albumine printEdna C Rex, Baby's Cradle, 1935 1942 Baby's CradleRay Price, Cast Iron Gate Railing, c 1936 Cast Iron Gate RailingTeller tools, approx. 1600.Folker equipment. A chair with roof. Torture tools in use in 's-Hertogenbosch, approx. 1600. At the bottom of a inscription with pen.