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);
Design for Serving Table on Stop-Fluted Legs, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin cream paper, Rectangular molded top raised on 4 straight, stop-fluted, turned legs; lower shelf attached half way up from floor level; low backsplash; stack of plates shown upper right corner of top., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingDesign for Two Desks early 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for Two Desks 386940Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Caption "The Emblem Netherlands Merchant Navy, Ahs Officially Approved HM Queen Wilhelmina Netherlands. Princess Margriet, Netherlands Royal Family Godchild Netherlands Merchant Navy Reason Marguerite Incorporated Emblem "New Emblem Dutch merchant navy, recently officially approved King Wilhelmina. Princess Margriet godfind merchant shipping, image daisy included emblem .. 1943. BritainPa. German Chair. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 29.3 x 34.3 cm (11 9/16 x 13 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Henry Moran.Design for an ebony sideboard, draughtsman: Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874 - 1945, paper, pen, brush, h 228 mm × w 352 mmClementine Fossek, Russian Church Coin Bank, c 1938 Russian Church Coin BankEdith Towner, Baby's Bonnet, c 1937 Baby's BonnetTwo armchairs, Chanat, 1885 - 1895 print Twee armchairs. Take a 303rd delivery.  paper  seating furnitureSilver shield and three crowning medals for the World Exhibition of 1873, 1873 print Two loose sheets stuck under each other, on the top is a silver shield with two fighting eagles in the middle and portrait medallions and text in the outer edges. The shield was an honorary gift from the city of Hamburg on the General von Werder. On the leaf at the bottom are three medals, the middle one with three women, two of which hold a laurel wreath. Austria (possibly) paperFrame first half 17th century Spanish. Frame 196719Vincent McPharlin, Flat Iron Holder, c 1937 Flat Iron HolderDesign for Sideboard with Six Legs and Four Central Drawers, A.N. Davenport Co., Pen and black ink on thin cream paper, Sideboard with rounded corners on six straight tapering legs has and flat central front section containing four drawers - two smaller drawers side-by-side over two larger drawers atop each other; 'C'-shaped handles and keyholes on each drawer; a door decorated with patera medallion design on either side of center front; floral decorations on four of legs; backsplash., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingShoes, Noah van der Meer (II), 1751 - 1822 print Eight examples of shoes and sandals from different periods. Numbered at the top right: tab. Ii.  paper etching / engraving shoes, sandalsDesign for Rolling Serving Table with Three Trays, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin cream paper, Trolley-like serving table on wheels in three-quarter view; three stacked trays, the middle one smaller; handles attached to back of uppermost tray; bottom tray has pair of bicycle wheels attached at front and pair smaller wheels attached at back; long 'S'-shaped steering handle attached to lowest tray and extends to just below top tray., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingRosalia Lane, Bonnet, 1935 1942 BonnetPencil sketch by Blasius Höfel from 1820-1822 depicting three packages, showing shapes, size, and spatial arrangement.Fragment early 17th century South Netherlandish. Fragment 466538Lamp with hurricane shade , Lamps. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph CollectionPeter Henderson & Co's seed catalogue New York, Peter Henderson & Co, 1872 flowers gardening catalogs rustic chairs equipment and supplies plants ornamental Peter Henderson Co rustic vases garden stories in bloom rustic hanging baskets, This detailed illustration showcases a variety of rustic furniture and decorative items, intricately designed to resemble natural elements. The assortment includes three unique vases with intricate vine-like patterns and supports, two elegantly crafted chairs featuring ornate backs and seats, and a striking hanging basket designed to mimic organic shapes. Each item is numbered for reference, with dimensions provided for height and width, emphasizing their functional yet artistic appeal. The visual presentation reflects a harmonious blend of craftsmanship and nature-inspired aesthetics, capturing the charm of rustic design.Paris, Imprimerie Eudes, Dujardin, Lyon, Two 16th century French wooden chairs, at the 1877 Exposition Rétrospective in Lyon, France, recto - printed, photomechanical print, page, photographs, photographically illustrated books, EXPOSITION RÉTROSPECTIVE DE LYON, PAR JB GIRAUD., PL. XXX., PL. XXXI., CAQUETEUSES, FRANCE_XVIe SIÈCLE, COLLECTION DEe Vve ROUGIER. Mm, height 305 mm, width 462 mm, photographer, 1877 - 1880, paper, heliogravure, cliché maker, French, printerDrawing, Sofa and Chair in green fabric; Designed by W. Kimbel; USA; 1984-124-25-123Antique medals, anonymous, c. 1849 - in or before 1859 photograph  Rome photographic support albumen print medal (considered as a piece of sculpture, regardless of its specific function)Unknown photographer, green vault in Dresden (without dat.): jewelry box by W. Jamnitzer. Photo on cardboard, 11.1 x 16.8 cm (including scan edges) unbek. Fotograf : Grünes Gewölbe in Dresden (ohne Dat.)Helen Hobart, Pin Tray, c 1940 Pin TrayErwin Stenzel, Ice Skate, 1939 Ice SkateA chair designed for use by the deaf, incorporating a hearing device. Engraving with etching, 1770/1830Trophy with mirror and fan, Johann Heinrich Hess (1746-1816), After Jean Baptiste Pillement, 1770 print A trophy with flowers, a mirror with a mask, a fan and a box with a pearl chain. Paris paper etching trophy, i.e.: decorative arrangement of symbolic or typical objects ~ ornament. mirror. fanJuan Laurent y Minier (Photographer) / 'Heliotrope oval platter with octagonal tracery'. Ca. 1879. Albumen on photographic paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.wooden signboard set hand drawn vector. banner old plank, frame blank, vintage arrow panel wooden signboard sketch. isolated black illustration. wooden signboard set sketch hand drawn vectorBox. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 22.6 x 28.1 cm (8 7/8 x 11 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edna C. Rex.Doll Carriage. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 30.5 cm (12 x 12 in.) Original IAD Object: 24" high; 24" long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: James M. Lawson.The thrones used by Christian royalty in Europe in the Middle Ages were of various shapes and sizes, and often decorated with various colors and inlaid stones and gems. The throne, second left, depicts the one used by Charles the Bald (823-877), who was king of France and ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.Roman ritual and sacrificial implements still image. Book illustrations. 1810. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Rome , Religion, Helmets , To 499, Sacrifices , Rome , To 499, Belts (Clothing) , To 499, Axes , To 499, Romans , Implements, utensils, etc, AntiquitiesTrophies with weapons; Iie Cahier de Trophées. Six trophies with helmets, harnesses, flags, drums and weapons such as spears, fascins, guns and a gun.unbek. Photographer, St. Etienne in chalons-surf-marne (ohne that.): Chapelly. Photo AUF Carton, 32.1 X 41.4 cm (incl. Scanrass) N.N. : St. Etienne, Chalons-sur-MarneSMALL ARMS IN THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862Wycliffe died chair or preserved in the Cathedral of Lutterworth, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837.Melita Hofmann, Shoe, 1935 1942 ShoeArelia Arbo, Cast Iron Bell, c 1936 Cast Iron BellMagic Drum and Mallets. 1 Chukchi Magic Drum and Wand, 2 Tungus Magic Drum Mallets, 3 Lapp Drum Mallets. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887Spectacles. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 28.1 x 22.6 cm (11 1/16 x 8 7/8 in.). Medium: graphite and watercolor on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Cora Parker.. Flower vase along which a flower gluceland.Roman crowns in ancient Rome, the history of ancient Rome, Roman Empire, Italy, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original...Fold-away camp chair, belonging to major of the National Cavalry Adam Ostaszewski, in the year 1909 found in Volhynia, at the family property in Pyshky near Ostropol - general view and structure details, hinges. Porczyński, Antoni (fl. 1909), draughtsman, cartoonistBoom, 1783 Page 170 from a sketchbook with 175 pages.  paper. pencil Page 170 from a sketchbook with 175 pages.  paper. pencilRobert WR Taylor, Horn chair, 1938 Horn chairSix round copper plates, anonymous, c. 1875 - 1900   paper. photographic support   paper. photographic supportMachine for making spoons and forks, metalworking, industrial product from the year 1880, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not knownOur Boys Clothing Company games.   Features:   Archatelle (fig.7241),   The folding bagatelle table (fig. 7242),   The puff and dart (fig. 7243),   Boomerang (fig. 7244),   Lineal bagatelle (fig. 7245),   Rocking Horse (fig.7246)     Date: c.1895Drawing, Design for Sideboard with Six Drawers; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin paper; 21.3 x 27.9 cm (8 3/8 x 11 in. )Seed beads. Six Rocaille ornaments. Publisher number 140.George Loughridge, Roll Top Desk, c 1953 Roll-Top DeskVanitas Still Life. Vanitas Still Life. On a table there are a violin, a skull, a swamped book, a shading oil lamp, shells and a fallen Tazza. Bottom left in the margin a coat of arms on a sprig with leaves.Böhmer Franz (1907-1943), Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Berlin-Mitte (1938-1938): Table lamp 1: 7. Light break on paper, 28.1 x 19.6 cm (including scan edges)Charlotte Winter, Lamp, c 1936 LampShell, Murex Brevispina; Shells. .Radiant wreath. Fragment of a ray wreath with ribbons, medallions and diamond forms.Press bookbinder, vintage engraving. Press bookbinder, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1836. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660133Lew Tower, Metal Toy Bank  Boy on Bar, c 1937 Metal Toy Bank: Boy on BarRoll-top Desk. Dated: c. 1953. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 22.7 cm (12 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 28 3/4" high; 35 5/8" wide; 22 7/8" deep. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George Loughridge.Nicholas Amantea, Chopping Knife, c 1941 Chopping KnifeBound Print, Plate 8, Cabriolet (Open Top), Modèles de Voitures Louis XV (Models of Louis XV Carriages); Designed by Jean-François Chopard (French, active 18th century); Published by Nicolas Jean Baptiste de Poilly (France, 1712 - ca. 1758); France; engraving on paperAn old Italian pedestal, of walnut wood, photograph, foto, foto's, height mm, width mm, photographer, 1880 - 1885, fourth quarter 19th century, WoodburytypieCatalogs card, so -called catalog patch, from the Nordic Museum. Objects Inv.nr 103485, skirt bag (Kjortel bag) from Härjedalen. Watercolor by Emelie von Walterstorff. NordicTool for making shoes, by Koch & Company Leipzig, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown,...Lamp, c. 1873 - in or before 1883 photomechanical print  maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper collotype oil-lampJohn H Tercuzzi, Toothpick, c 1937 ToothpickJoseph Sudek, Platter, c 1937 PlatterRay Price, Cast Iron Balcony Rail, 1935 1942 Cast Iron Balcony RailToy Sleigh. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 36.2 x 50.7 cm (14 1/4 x 19 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/2" long; 7 1/4" high;. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: James McLellan.Seven of Diamonds, from the Transparent Playing Cards series (N220) issued by Kinney Bros. 1888 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Playing cards issued as trade cards from the series "Transparent Playing Cards" (N233), issued in 1888 to promote Kinney Bros. Cigarettes for Kinney Tobacco Company. Some card versos state that there are 52 cards included in the deck whereas other versos confirm the number at 53. Each card verso reads, "Hold to the light/ Read your fortune.". Seven of Diamonds, from the Transparent Playing Cards series (N220) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco CompanySofa, Zamor, After Victor Joseph Quétin, 1832 - 1877 print Een renaissance sofa. Take a 41st delivery.  paper  seating furnitureAlfonso Moreno, Branding Iron, 1938 Branding IronButtonhole Stitch, white cotton on white linen; example of button-hole stitch, Study card: c/: cuff with Van Dyke edge cut in small scallops and worked in button-hole, overcasting, and loop stitches. See also: 1942-7-2-a, b which were originally a st with this object, and are deaccessioned., France, ca. 1890, costume & accessories, Cuff, CuffSofa, Anonymous, After Victor Joseph Quétin, 1832 - 1877 print A canapé in the Louis XVI style. Print from 20th Livraison.  paper  seating furnitureBronze Age artifacts from Norway - shield, dagger, spear-head,  bracelet and buckle made of  worked metal      Date: circa 2000 BCDorothea Bates, Mechanical Bank  Punch and Judy, c 1941 Mechanical Bank: Punch and JudyRoy Weber, Trivet, c 1938 TrivetMirror Support - Blue Six Point Star. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 28.8 x 22.6 cm (11 5/16 x 8 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 2 1/2" in diameter. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Helen Bronson.Two knives, c. 1580 - 1605 print The handle of the right knife is decorated with a woman and a child. The knife is crowned by the bust of a female being with a long scaly neck. The handle of the left knife is crowned by a man, seen on the back. On the blade is the text Mors et Vita in Manv Lingvae  paper engraving ornament ~ hybrid beings; human and animal forms mixedEkman, Robert Wilhelm, work, Leather cradle hanging from two hooks, drawing, 24.5 cm x 21.5 cmFive-needle telegraph instrument.. Cigarette cards, Trade cards. George Arents CollectionDesign for a silver table piece, decorated with flowers and fruit. .Rosalia Lane, Hat, c 1937 HatTulip with three flowers, monogrammist GVL, 1686 print  Netherlands paper  flowers: tulipBuckskin Purse. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 28.2 cm (14 1/16 x 11 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and heightening on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Benjamin Bryant.Philip Johnson, Weather Vane Finial, c 1938 Weather Vane FinialButtonnier, in metal, prevost, 1751 - 1772 print About making metal buttons: face at the top of a workshop; Among them different types of tools and examples of knots. From encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des art et métiers by Denis Diderot and Jean le around d'Alembert, Paris, 1751-1772.  paper engraving / letterpress printing fashion plates. button (+ other materials used for clothes)Fireplace with vase; Suite the Poëles Antiques. Design for a fireplace or stove with a rectangular tablet and a vase on the top.Magnus S Fossum, Glass Cake Stand, c 1936 Glass Cake StandBessie Forman, Woman's Shoe, c 1937 Woman's ShoePatch Pocket, Butt Plate & Stock on Ky. Rifle. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 25.3 x 35.5 cm (9 15/16 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 10" long; 3 3/4" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Moss.THE PARIS INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONCello; Thoma, Hans (1839-1924); around 1885 (1880-00-00-1890-00-00);Schlesisches Museum der Bildenen Künste (Wrocław - 1880-1945) - collection, musical instruments, music, celloLeaf from a series of 14.Hanging Lantern 19th century Anonymous, Chinese, 19th century Chinese. Hanging Lantern 387220Card Table. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.6 x 27.1 cm (8 7/8 x 10 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 27 1/2"high; 46"long. Medium: pen and ink and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jack Carr.Max Fernekes, Ornamental Iron Leaf, 1938 Ornamental Iron LeafDouble ax in Museum in Crete, c. 1895 - c. 1915 photograph Double ax, symbol of divinity, amidsters with objects. unknown paper. cardboardShin Guards, Industrial America - Invention