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);
Robert Clark, Hand Compass, c 1939 Hand CompassMax Fernekes, Drawknife, c 1938 DrawknifeBOOKCASE G.F. HANDEL. Georg Friedrich Handel,  1685  1759 was a German-born British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos.Chair and tripod Hope, Thomas, 1770-1831. still image. 1812. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Furniture, Ancient, Furniture , Rome, Chairs , To 499, TripodsTwenty-two designs for jewelry, book covers and impellers; Unterschiedliche Neüe Inventions von Gemmuckh, Zierathen und Galanterien. In the middle, a dust jacket is displayed, decorated with a trophy of the passion instruments. At the top is the handle of a range. Leaf 3 from series of 8 sheets with designs for jewelry with pearls and precious stones. Second edition.Donald Streeter, Andiron, 1935 1942 AndironChair from the court in his Masha, Mariusz (1888-1944); around 1916 (not after 19.06.1916) (1916-00-00-1916-00-00);Chairs and ornaments, c. 1850  Leaf 35 Verso from a sketchbook with 37 sheets.  paper. pencil  table. foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornamentDesign for a necklace. .Chair with Head Rests. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.4 x 24.4 cm (13 15/16 x 9 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 43 1/2"high; 23"wide. Medium: watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Florence Truelson.A box from the Museum X.X. Czartoryski in Krakow; Odrzywolski, S Awomir (1846-1933), Salb, Marcin (Kraków; Litographic Zak 1865-Post 1890); around 1890 (1885-00-00-1895-00-00);William Ludwig, Trivet, c 1939 TrivetCarl Keksi, Spoon, c 1936 SpoonNut sofa from Natana Grudziego in Warsaw in 1915 - a side view on a 1: 5 scale; Masha, Mariusz (1888-1944); 1915 (not after 1/06/1915) (1915-01-01-1915-05-31);Tongs and Shovel. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 29 x 22.8 cm (11 7/16 x 9 in.). Medium: graphite and watercolor on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hans Korsch.Stolen Jewels of the Princess of Orange, 1829. Image of the different jewelry and jewelry stolen from the Palace of the Prince and Princess of Orange in Brussels on September 26, 1829. Among other things a diadem, a pearl necklace and various brooches.Vuurbokken; Different designs of fires or grilles for chimneys; New Deisseins of furniture and bronze and marquetry works. Zeven Vuurbokken Met Vazen, saters, Sfinxen, Een Kroon in Vogels.Leslie Macklem, Candlestick, c 1938 CandlestickClock cabinet design from the next figures Putta playing on Bnach, from the Nouveaux Livre de Boites de Pendulles de Coqs cycle; Marot, Daniel (1661-1752; st.), Unknown; after 1706 (1663-00-00-1752-00-00);Magdalenaea (collection), Schlesisches Museum der Bildenden Künste (Wrocław - 1880-1945) - collection, drums, decorations, musical instruments, ornaments, projects, putta (iconogr.), Templates, clocksVincent Burzy, Comb, c 1936 CombFlower vases and centerpiece. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896.Two circular frames, 1768 print The upper frame is decorated with flowers, musical instruments and laurel. The lower ornament with a torch, arrow cooker, flowers, bay leaf and a cartouche with an arrow through two burning hearts as a love symbol. Ornament print from Series B.  paper etching ornament ~ medallion. other birds: dove (+ animals used symbolically). musical instruments; group of musical instrumentsParis, Imprimerie Eudes, Dujardin, Lyon, 16th century wooden seat and a 16th century wooden door, at the Exposition Rétrospective of 1877 in Lyon, France, recto - printed, photomechanical print, page, photographs, photographically illustrated books, EXPOSITION RÉTROSPECTIVE DE LYON, PAR JB GIRAUD., PL. XLIV., PL. XLV., CHAYÈRE, PORTE, XVIe SIÈCLE, COLLECTION DE Mr CHAMBRIÈRES-ARLES., height 305 mm, width 462 mm, photographer, 1877 - 1880, paper, papier, heliogravure, clichémaker, French, printer, drukkerDoris Beer, Bouquet Holder, c 1936 Bouquet HolderDrawing, Design for Serving Table with Two Drawers and Upper Shelf; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin cream paper; 22.5 x 21.0 cm (8 7/8 x 8 1/4 in. )John Dana, Salt Dip, c 1936 Salt DipWilliam P Shearwood, Brooch, 1935 1942 BroochNicholas Zupa, Wall Pocket, c 1939 Wall PocketSylvia De Zon, Neckerchief, c 1937 NeckerchiefHinge. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 29 x 22.7 cm (11 7/16 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 3/4" high; 3 1/2" wide. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Stonefield.Baby Buggy. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30.6 x 23 cm (12 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 24" wide; 48" long. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Floyd R. Sharp.Unknown architect, presidential bell. Monthly competition December 1874 (12,1874): View. Ink watercolor and white heighted on the cardboard, 46.1 x 29.8 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Präsidentenglocke. Monatskonkurrenz Dezember 1874Herman Bader, Andiron, c 1939 AndironBasket with fruits, Bernhard Schreuder, after Jan van Huysum, 1767 - 1780 print The magazine is loose in an album, see H. 66. Netherlands paper etching fruitRectangular and oval frame; B Cahier de Bordures et the Cadres, the Differentes Formes. Links a rectangular picture frame with garlands and a vase. On the right an oval frame with branches, floral motifs and a ribbon. Verso drawing of a face.Design for Mahogany Dining Table, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite and yellow color pencil on thin, cream paper, Round table top raised on short cylindrical support sitting on round base on four splayed legs terminating in brass animal-paw feet on casters indicated in yellow color pencil., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingAntwerp, Simonau & Toovey, Mechelen, Maes, Joseph, Two gilded monstrances, displayed at an exhibition on religious objects from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in 1864 in Mechelen, recto - printed, photomechanical print, page, photographs, photographically illustrated books, -32, recto - handwritten, 39 40, t, 39 - 40, height 260 mm, width 170 mm, Belgian, 1838 - 1908, photographer, 1864 - 1866, paper, papier, photolithography, fotolithografie, clichémakerOttoman. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 17"high; 16"long; 14"wide. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hugh Clarke.Stand for Baptismal Font. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 33.4 x 24.1 cm (13 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 26" high; 30 1/8" wide. Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward Jewett.Pictures with weapons; 17th Cahier the Cartels and Trophées de l'oeuvre de Ranson. Two rectangular picture frames with flowers. Right with garlands and a shield with hearts, an arrow sleeve, a torch and arrow and bow on the bottom.Box Desk on Frame. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 21.5 x 26.4 cm (8 7/16 x 10 3/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 37"high; 30 1/2"long; 18 3/4" deep. Medium: pen and ink and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lorenz Rothkranz.Board with a furniture design patternDesign for a gueridon and a table, anonymous, c. 1825 - c. 1839 drawing Two designs, one for Gueridon with foldable leaf and star motif, the other for a table with marble leaf or mahogany with felt. The marble of St. Anna from Belgium. Numbered the leaf on the back: 47, the opposite sheet with information about the furniture depicted: 47 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)Eight key designs with animal motifs, 1694 - 1756 print Two keys are decorated with buses. Augsburg paper etching key. animalsClassicist dressing table with a rectangular deposited top from the Leopold Méyet collection, in the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw from 1915 - views at the front and in advance with cross -sections on a 1: 5 scale and detail of the countertop on a scale of 1: 1; Maszyński, Mariusz (1888-1944); 1916 (not after 9.05.1916) (1916-00-00-1916-00-00);Seen from the front. The front legs are a kind of twisted column which supports the lower ends of the arm. The frame of the seat about in the center of the leg. It has in the center of the front an oval medallion with the figure of a woman, recumbent. The upper part of the back is a curved oval supported by a shorter panel, both with straw plaiting. The oval has in the center of the sides two angular handles with a mask from which the arm springs. The back legs stand narrower together than the front legs. Usual background. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper. Date: ca. 1785-1790. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.Design for a Brooch, Pen and black ink, brush and gray watercolor on off-white laid paper, Jewelry design for a brooch. A knot of laced ribbon, à jour. In the center, a rosette. The inside of the ribbon with blossoms and leaves. Beveled corners., probably Naples, South Italy, Italy, late 18th century, jewelry, Drawing, DrawingPens suitable for feeding and washing sheep. Engraving, early nineteenth century.Al Curry, Crown, c 1937 CrownPrint, Pl. 2 of 5e cahier de vases et corbeilles de fleurs from Oeuvres contenant un recueil de trophées, attributs, cartouches, vases, fleurs, ornemens, et plusieurs dessins agréables pour broder des fauteuils; composés et dessinés par Ranson, et gravés par Berthaut et VoysardFranklin Stove. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 50.9 x 38.1 cm (20 1/16 x 15 in.) Original IAD Object: 33" high; 25" wide; 14 1/2" deep. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: J. Howard Iams.Drawing, Design for Small Square Table in Oak or Mahogany; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.Lawrence Phillips, Clock, c 1953 ClockFranklyn Syres, Carved Pinewood Mold, c 1939 Carved Pinewood MoldWakefield Rattan Co., manufacturers of rattan furniture, children's carriages, mats, baskets, Kurrachee rugs, etc.. Wakefield Rattan Co., manufacturers of rattan furniture, children's carriages, mats, baskets, Kurrachee rugs, etc.Two bookcases; Petites library ambulatory; Corner cabinets and bookcases; 28th Cahier.twee ornamented bookcases. Print number 168.Meat Chopper. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.3 x 22.4 cm (11 15/16 x 8 13/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Thomas Holloway.Tafel, anonymous, after Victor Léon Michel Quétin, 1878 - in or after 1904 print An extendable oval Renaissance table. Print from 92nd Livraison.  paper  tablePlate 6, Calèche à Bancs (Horse-drawn Carriage with Benches), Modèles de Voitures Louis XV (Models of Louis XV Carriages), Jean-François Chopard, French, active 18th century, Jean-François Chopard, French, active 18th century, Nicolas Jean-Baptiste de Poilly, French, 1712-after 1758, Engraving on paper, Plate 6, Folio 6 of a series of 13 prints of designs for carriages or coaches. Horse-drawn carriage decorated in Rococo motif, shown in elevation, with details of the various parts at upper left and upper right. The body of the carriage is open with various panels decorated with ornate marquetry and inlay., Paris, France, ca. 1750, albums (bound) & books, Bound print, Bound printFlat Iron Holder. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 22.6 x 29 cm (8 7/8 x 11 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 3/8" long; 3 7/8" wide; 1 1/8" high. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Holger Hansen.The Mesangere; Furniture and Objects of Gout: Office Chair, Garnie Chair and Apartment Chair. Plate 568 Anonymous. "The tits; furniture and taste objects: office chair, garnished chair and apartment armchair. Plate 568". Water-strong in color.Candlestick. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 27.8 x 22.5 cm (10 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 1/2" high; 5" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alfred Walbeck.Print (France); Print Maker: Mathieu Nicolas Goulet de Saint-Morien (French, active late 18th c.)Gerald Scalise, Hat Box  Wood, c 1940 Hat Box - WoodDesign for Serving Table with 'S'-shaped Drawer Pulls, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin cream paper, Rectangular body with 2 drawers with simple 'S'-shaped pulls, raised on 4 straight tapering legs; conforming lower shelf attaches half way up from floor level; backsplash., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingRelief with garlands of flowers and fruits, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph   cardboard. photographic support albumen print ribbon, scroll, banderole ~ ornament. ornament ~ festoon, garland. sculpture (+ relief ~ sculpture). fruits and vegetables ~ ornamentDesign for round sewing table and desk, Joseph Nussbaumer (Rejected Attribution), 1816  Verso a sketch from the top of the secretary with clock, with inscription. Vienna paper. ink. watercolor (paint) pen / brush writing-table, writing-desk. sewing box. furniture for storageJohn H Tercuzzi, Brooch, c 1938 BroochPolice Rattle. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 38 x 30.8 cm (14 15/16 x 12 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ray Price.No. 1065, Three Jaw SwitchAnne Mentzoff, Soap Dish, c 1940 Soap DishConsoles put Ramskop, Medaillon in garlands; Z Tables and consoles in the ancient taste; The volume of the work of J. Ch. Delafosse (...). Four consoles we have Leaf. Above Two consoles with leaf motifs, a ram head and a medallion with putti. Under Two Consoles with Garlands. LEFT Under 3 NUMBERED.Agricultural equipment and a beehive. From series, consisting of a title page and 16 sheets.Joseph L Boyd, Trivet, c 1940 TrivetFlat Iron Holder. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 38.6 x 38 cm (15 3/16 x 14 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 3/8" long. Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Vincent McPharlin.Saddles: three different types. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after Lucotte.The entomologist's useful compendium, London, Printed for T. Boys, 1819, insects, net, breeding cage, aquatic net, setting needles, vial, This illustration features a collection of fishing equipment and related items, arranged methodically for easy reference. At the top, two crossed fishing rods are depicted, indicating their importance in the sport. Below them are various tools: a fishing net, a box containing bait or lures, and a small plant, perhaps representing natural bait or the fishing environment. Additional items include a float, a fishing lure, and a gaff for landing fish, each carefully labeled with numbers. A wicker creel, used for carrying the catch, is prominently displayed alongside a fishing line and a small container, likely for storing hooks or other tackle. The arrangement conveys a comprehensive overview of essential fishing gear, suggesting both practicality andJohn R Towers, Silver Sugar Tongs, c 1936 Silver Sugar TongsKist a bus, anonymous, 1820 - 1840 print Designs for a box with handle and four buses. All objects are numbered. Germany paper  styles in the fine arts (+ later developments). chest, coffer. container of metal: bucket, can, canister, drum, tinPhilia; Crockery such as jugs, pepper and salt vessels and a drinking scale. Drinking bowl, decorated with fish in the water on the inside around a mascaron. The scale is worn by three preachers, standing on a base decorated with mascaroons. Horizontal shaded background. From series of 12 sheets.Double chair and bench, Anonymous, After Victor Léon Michel Quétin, 1878 - in or after 1904 print A Turkish double chair with a handrail in the middle and a couch. Print from 84th Livraison.  paper  seating furnitureMetal door knockers, anonymous, c. 1860 - c. 1885 photograph   photographic support albumen print door-knocker, doorbellDesign for Serving Table with Two Upper Shelves, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on cream tracing paper, Oblong uppermost shelf has serpentine front and is raised on 2 columnar supports at front and 2 carved twisted straight supports at back; rectangular center shelf attaches mid-way above lower part and has 2 drawers front; piece slightly raised on 4 short rectangular feet., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingAccessories. Fans, parasols, opera gloves, fashionable hats, small toques garnished with feathers, wristwatches, compact bracelets, and luxuriously crafted lighters: there was a dazzling variety of accessories in the 1920s. Small bags could be suspended from a belt, or a glove. Walking sticks and the shafts of umbrellas and parasols were often embellished with carving clearly inspired by African and Indian art. And Russian influence was evident when it came to combs made of mother-of-pearl and ivory.Kant pattern for a rug of bobbin with golden rain branches and flowers, Louise Wilhelmina van der Meulen -Nulle, c. 1912 Side letter or edge pattern with a part of the pattern for a rug with invnr. BK-1979-84. The name Bloemink is written on the front and the letter is numbered (1a). Apeldoorn paper drawing Side letter or edge pattern with a part of the pattern for a rug with invnr. BK-1979-84. The name Bloemink is written on the front and the letter is numbered (1a). Apeldoorn paper drawingDesign for a Small Gothic Pedestal Table and Two Brackets early 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for a Small Gothic Pedestal Table and Two Brackets 386893Pillow used in Ulysses S. Grant's coffin at his funeral in 1885. Cushion used in the coffin ('Grant State Casket') by Ulysses S. Grant at its funeral in 1885, United States, manufactured by Stein Manufacturing Company, Rochester, NY. Pillow photographed on pillar.Bohnstedt Alfred (1854-1906), Art Academy in Kassel (1907): Lantern for the main staircase. Ink on transparent, 39.3 x 45.1 cm (including scan edges) Bohnstedt Alfred  (1854-1906): Kunstakademie, KasselPalace of Industry: Metal Carpentry Cup Palace of the Industry: Metal Charling Cup. Feather, black ink on layer, 1855.Footstools and stools in carved wood and rich fabric in the Louis XVI style. Handcoloured engraving by Pequegnot after an illustration by Jean Charles Delafosse from Auguste Pequegnots Ornaments vases et decorations diapers les maitres, Pierron, Paris, 1856. Jean-Charles Delafosse was a French architect and designer in the gout antique or Louis XVI style 17341789.Irene M Burge, Picture Frame, 1936 Picture FrameA group of glass products 9 cups and one glass from the collection of minutes Institut, Liegnitz; Belitski, Ludwig (1830-1902); 1854- (1854-00-00-1854-00-00);Legnica (Dolnośląskie Voivodeship), minutes of Institut (Legnica), chalk, artistic crafts, glass (artist)Aaron Fastovsky, Silver Sauce Boat, c 1937 Silver Sauce BoatFauteuil a Stoce, Midart, 1839 - 1885 print An armchair and chair in the Hendrik II style. Print from 229th Livraison.  paper  seating furnitureGropius Martin (1824-1880), chairs for the commission rooms (without date): View, side view. Pencil, ink on transparent, 16.4 x 16.8 cm (including scan edges) Gropius Martin  (1824-1880): Stühle für die KomissionsräumeAn engraving depicting an electric plate warmer. Dated 20th century. Bouquet in glass vase.Table 63: Medals and token Augustus II Wettyna, in: Dymitr Prozorowski, Kollekcia Hananiasihs v Impierorysko of the Hudożestv Graviur Academy on Medi and Riezby on Dereva, St. St. Petersburg, 1872 unknown, Geiger, Andreas (1765 1856), Omeis, Martin Heinrich (ca. 1650 1703), Kittel, Johann (1656 1740), Koch, Johann, Krieger, AlbrechtHarry Mann Waddell, Spur, c 1940 SpurGouden Kelk; Enamelled gold chalice - German work; Orfererie ..