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Elegant Furniture Designs

Artistic sketches of detailed furniture including a rolling office, wine cooler, and various tables, showcasing craftsmanship and elegant designs in muted tones.

John Garay, Pier Table, c 1936 Pier Table
John Garay, Pier Table, c 1936 Pier Table
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Rolling office. A rolling office with a largely opened jealousy leaf, with graphite the indication of a folding writing sheet. Size indication along the bottom. On the left above initials.Henry Meyers, Wine Cooler, c 1936 Wine CoolerLady's Companion. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall (approximate): 27.9 x 23.3 cm (11 x 9 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 16 1/4"x22 1/4"x30. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edna C. Rex.Card Table. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 30.5 cm (9 x 12 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ferdinand Cartier.Convenient twee; Denmies convenient to the modern; Secretaries in dressers; 9th notebook.Twee GeornamenteerDe Denbirds METS DRIE LADES. Prentnummer 53.John Garay, Pier Table, c 1936 Pier TableWellington Blewett, Chair, c 1941 ChairPier Table. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 33.4 x 29.6 cm (13 1/8 x 11 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 32 3/4"x48 1/4"x23 1/8". Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Garay.Florence Neal, Tea Table, 1935 1942 Tea TableCommode met drie lades; Commode à la Romaine; Commodes; 8e Cahier.An ornamented chest of drawers with three drawers, with floral motifs. Print number 45A chest of drawers from the 18th century from the Antoni Jabłoński collection in Warsaw in 1916 - views at the front, from above and from the side on a scale of 1: 5; Maszyński, Mariusz (1888-1944); 1916 (not after 27.05.1916) (1916-00-00-1916-00-00);George Fairbanks, Table, probably 1937 TableAdele Brooks, Shaker Chair Rocker, c 1939 Shaker Chair - RockerM Rosenshield von Paulin, Banister back Armchair, 1935 1942 Banister-back ArmchairEdward Jewett, Spanish Colonial Mission Bench, c 1937 Spanish Colonial Mission BenchEdith Magnette, Sheraton Table, c 1936 Sheraton TableDesk. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 26.5 x 24.5 cm (10 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 59"high; 35"wide; 22"deep. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rex F. Bush.Desk. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 45.6 x 35.5 cm (17 15/16 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Francis Borelli.Mahogany armchair with a padded seat and an openwork support from around 1790-1810, from the collection of Karolina Wereszczakowa in the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw from 1925-views from the front and from the side on a scale of 1: 5; Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950); 1915 (not after 5.05.1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);Hickory High Chair. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.4 x 24.4 cm (13 15/16 x 9 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 14 1/2"high at back; 13 1/2 wide 10 1/2"deep.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Florence Hastings.Nicholas Gorid, Side Chair, 1935 1942 Side ChairFootstool. Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 40.6 cm (12 x 16 in.) Original IAD Object: 15 1/2"long; 9 1/4"wide; 7 1/4"high. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albert Geuppert.A dresser with brown fittings and a marble top from the collections of Miłosz Kotarbiński in Warsaw in 1916 - views from the front and side of the furniture and from above the countertop on a scale of 1: 5; Kotarbiński, Mieczysław (1890-1943); 1916 (not after 9.05.1916) (1916-00-00-1916-00-00);Twee chiffonieres met schelpmotief; Petites Chiffonieres; Tafels en chiffonieres; 17e Cahier.Two ornamented chiffonieres, right with a shell pattern. Print number.Roundabout Chair. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 36.6 x 29.6 cm (14 7/16 x 11 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Harry Eisman.American 20th Century, Sofa, c 1940 SofaLadder Back Chair. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.2 x 27.6 cm (13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 35"high; seat 17 1/4" x 14". Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Annie B. Johnston.Three chairs, Zamor, After Victor Joseph Quétin, 1832 - 1877 print Three seats. Print from 27th Livraison. paper seating furnitureTwo bookcases with floral motifs and garlands; Petite Bibliothèque à Secret, Petite Bibliotheque Volante; Small cabinets; 16th Cahier.two Ornamented Cupboards, Left With Floral Motifs, Right With Garlands. Print Number 95.Gate-legged Table. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 23.5 x 30.2 cm (9 1/4 x 11 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 54"x64"openx20"closed. 29 1/2"high. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frank Wenger.Two Chiffonieres with shell motif, Nicolas Dupin, after Just Nathan François Boucher, 1772 - 1779 print Two ornamented chiffonieres, on the right with a shell motif. Print number. Paris paper etching / engraving furniture to put things on. scallop, shell ~ ornamentTwo chiffonieres; Petites chiffonières; Tables and chiffonieres; 17th Cahier.twee ornamented chiffonieres, links with garland, right with floral motifs. Print number 102.Empir, mahogany cabinet, formerly the property of Juliusz Słowacki, then in the Leopold Méyet collection, in the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw from 1915 - views from the front, from the side and outline from above on a scale of 1: 5; Maszyński, Mariusz (1888-1944); 1916 (not after 27.06.1916) (1916-00-00-1916-00-00);Two cupboards and a bowl; 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.Design for toilet table with mirror, anonymous, c. 1825 - c. 1839 drawing Toilet table with marble leaf and mirror, flinged on legs. The leaf on the back numbered: 16, the opposite sheet with information about the furniture depicted: 16 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 furniture for special use (+ wood and other phytogenic material). table. mirrorFrancis Borelli, Desk, c 1938 DeskDesk. Dated: c. 1940. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edna C. Rex.Bench. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 27.9 cm (9 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 3'10" long, seat: 12 1/2" wide and 36" high. Medium: watercolor over graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Donald Streeter.Wall table with vase. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1775 - 1800. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 270 mm × w 293 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Secretaire with lid; Sécrétaire à Tombeau; Secretaries and cupboards; 18th Cahier. An ornamented secretary with lid and shell pattern. Print number 104.Secretary, Tafel in a planter, Chanat, 1885 - 1895 print A secretary, rectangular table and Jardinière in the Empirest style. Print from 283rd Livraison. paper furniture for storage. tableSofa Met Rookvaten, Anonymous, After Jean Charles Delafosse, 1745 - 1775 print A sofa with upholstery with leaf motif, garlands, two smoking vessels, a torch and a shell motif. Paris paper engraving couch, sofa, settee. incense-burner ~ scents, perfumesAutre trépied portatif trouvée à Herculanum Folding-frame tripod with feline face motif still image. 1845. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Furniture, Ancient, Furniture , Italy , Pompeii (Extinct city), Decoration and ornament, Roman , Italy, TripodsJosephine Prado and Rosa Rivero, Secretary, c 1939 SecretaryMission Bench. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 24.2 x 35.6 cm (9 1/2 x 14 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward Jewett.Bookcase. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 25.5 x 18.8 cm (10 1/16 x 7 3/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, gouache and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.Chest of drawers, anonymous, 1800 - 1900 print Two ornamented chest of drawers. Numbered 3243 in pencil. paper furniture for storageIsidore Sovensky, Infant's High Chair, 1940 Infant's High ChairThomas Holloway, Mirror with Wood Base, c 1937 Mirror with Wood BaseJulie C Brush, Doll Chair, c 1936 Doll ChairShaker Nursing Chair. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 48" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Helen Bronson.Drawing, Design for Rectangular Mahogany Table with Inlay Top; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin cream paper; 21.0 x 21.7 cm (8 1/4 x 8 9/16 in. )Kitchen Chair. Dated: c. 1935. Dimensions: overall: 30.8 x 23.1 cm (12 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 32 1/2"high, 19"wide at legs, 16"deep.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rosa Burger.Paris, Le Père & Pierre-Michel Avaulez, Charles, Boucher, Juste Nathan François, Dupin, Nicolas, 17e Cahier, Tafels en chiffonieres, Petites Chiffonières, Twee chiffonieres, verso - stamped, Two ornamented chiffonieres, left with garland, right with floral motifs. Print number 102., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 197 mm, width 330 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, publisherSide bed; Lit antique; Ive Cahier De Meubles. An ornamented side bed with two roll cushions, braid and draperies. Two vases with ear flanking the bed.Print (France); Print Maker: Pierre Claude Delagardette (French, 1745 - 1792)Nut tree desk, from the harvest of the curtain in 1916 - views from the front and side on a scale of 1:10; Kotarbi, Mieczys Aw (1890-1943); 1916 (before 9.05.1916) (1916-00-00-1916-00-00);Shaker Dining Table. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 24.8 cm (12 x 9 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 43 1/2" high; 39 3/4" wide; 27 1/8" deep. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Winslow Rich.Drawing, Design for a desk; Designed by Unknown; EnglandLorenz Rothkranz, Pa German Dower Chest, c 1936 Pa. German Dower ChestDesign for Sideboard 'D' of Mahogany, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin paper, Rectangular sideboard on four short tapering legs; tri-partite front had niche center topped by two small drawers and flanked by two cupboard drawers on either side; low backsplash., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingBath with backrest; Baignore à l'Antique; To bathe; 5th Cahier. An ornamented bath with a backrest on the right. Print number 26.J Howard Iams, Table Double Lyre Base, 1937 Table - Double Lyre BaseGeorge V Vezolles, Corner Cupboard, c 1937 Corner CupboardCupboard. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 55.2 x 44.5 cm (21 3/4 x 17 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 7'10"high; 4' 1/4"wide. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Florence Truelson.Buffet cupboard, Chanat, 1885 - 1895 print A buffet cupboard in the Louis XVI style. Print from 311st Livraison. paper furniture for storageDrawing, Designs for Mechanical Furniture: Wardrobe, Desk and Dressing Table; Germany; graphite, pen and black ink, brush and watercolor on paper; 45 x 30.4 cm (17 11/16 x 11 15/16 in.)Chair. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 30.7 cm (9 x 12 1/16 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gerald Bernhardt.Design for Two Gothic Style Armchairs early 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for Two Gothic Style Armchairs 386802Edna C Rex, Side Chair, c 1937 Side ChairJames M Lawson, Mahogany chair, probably 1935 Mahogany chairChina Closet. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 45.6 x 35.5 cm (17 15/16 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 7'high; 3'8"wide; 1'7"deep. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Josephine Prado.Wellington Blewett, Bishop Hill Bed, c 1936 Bishop Hill: BedFireplace with candlesticks and medallion; Élevation d'Une Cheminée; 4th Cahier Suite de Cheminées Différentes Formes Dans Le Goût Antique. An ornamented fireplace with two double candlesticks. On the top an oval medallion and garlands.Wall tables. Front and top view of two wall tables with rocaille ornaments, a basket with flowers and marine animals. Print number 359.Drawing, Design for Small Square Table with Square Shelf and Square Legs; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.Designs for Two Chairs 1841-84 Charles Hindley and Sons British. Designs for Two Chairs 367305Simon Weiss, Walnut Armchair, c 1936 Walnut ArmchairTwee convenients, Nicolas Dupin, after just Nathan François Boucher, 1772 - 1779 print Two ornamented chests with three drawers, left with lion's head, on the right with tenders. Print number 92. Paris paper etching / engraving ornamental cupboard. lion's head ~ ornament. tendrils ~ ornamentWilbur M Rice, Foot Stove, c 1937 Foot StoveDesign for a Writing Table, Thomas Chippendale, ca. 1709-1779, British, 1754, Graphite, gray wash, pen and black ink and brown ink on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper, Sheet: 8 5/8 x 12 7/8 inches (21.9 x 32.7 cm), furniture, still life, writing tablesWarsaw. Armchair from the 17th/18th century from the equipment of the office of the parish of the church of St. Krzyża - views from the side in 1: 5 scale, Warsaw. Armchair from the 17th/18th century from the equipment of the office of the parish of the church of St. Cross - front views on a 1: 5 scale; Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950); Not after 1921 (1917-00-00-1917-00-00);Church Pew. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 24.5 x 35.7 cm (9 5/8 x 14 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 72" long; 24" wide; 36" high. Medium: pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: J. Henry Marley.Two designs for music racks, Anonymous, c. 1825 - c. 1839 drawing Two designs for racks for music magazines, one of which is in mahogany with flared rules and styles and one in rosewood with two shelves/levels. The leaf on the back numbered: 34, the opposite sheet with information about the furniture depicted: 34 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 furniture for special use (+ wood and other phytogenic material). notation of musicDesign for a Mirrored Sideboard with Diminishing Columnar Legs and Classical Ornament. Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century. Dimensions: sheet: 8 9/16 x 12 1/4 in. (21.7 x 31.1 cm). Date: early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Two bookcases, Nicolas Dupin, after Juste Nathan François Boucher, 1772 - 1779 print Two ornamented cupboards, left filled with books. Print number 96. Paris paper etching / engraving bookshelvesShoemaker's Bench. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 23.1 x 30.8 cm (9 1/8 x 12 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 4'6" x 18". Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite and some heightening on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albert Ryder.Dresser for Mr. Allen, Henry J. Allen Residence, Wichita, Kansas, George Mann Niedecken, 1878-1945, Henry J. Allen, Elsie J. Nuzman (Mrs. Henry J.) Allen, Graphite on cream tracing paper, Page divided into two registers horizontally about 3/4 down the page. Upper register, left: side view of wooden dresser with mirror attached atop it, two doors, and four legs; right, front view of same dresser with right door opened to reveal top drawer and three sliding trays inside., USA, 1917, furniture, Drawing, DrawingPa. German Chest. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 34.1 x 44.9 cm (13 7/16 x 17 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 27 1/4" high; 50 1/4" long; 22" deep. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Betty Jean Davis.Furniture and Objects of Gout Numero 485 - Mahogany Secretary, Mahogany Dresser Pierre Joseph Antoine Leboux of the Mesanger (1761-1831). "Furniture and taste objects number 485 - Mahogany secretary, mahogany convenient". Print.Böhmer Franz (1907-1943), Haus Darré in Berlin-Dahlem (1936-1936): Lehnstuhl, sofa, table. Light break on paper, 66 x 49.1 cm (including scan edges) Böhmer & Petrich : Haus Darré, Berlin-Dahlem. UmbauFoot from the 1st of the nineteenth century according to the drawing of Julian Maszy-general view; Sztolcman, W Adys Aw Roman (1873-1950), Zawadzki, Stanis Aw Jan (1878-1960); 1914-1915 (not after 25.01.1915) (1914-00-00-1915-00-00);Mirrors: a mirror-factory (above), and a work table for silvering glass (below). Engraving by Benard after Bourgeois.Chimney mantle with decorated tiles (presumably) in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph Rijksmuseum Amsterdam photographic support carbon print open hearth, fire-place. tiles, bricks ~ building materialThree designs for toilet mirrors, anonymous, c. 1825 - c. 1839 drawing Three designs for toilet mirrors, two of which are in mahogany and one in rosewood with silver insert. The leaf on the back numbered: 19, the opposite sheet with information about the furniture depicted (missing here) numbered: 19 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 mirror. table (+ wood and other phytogenic material)George Kirschner, Office Swivel Chair, c 1936 Office Swivel ChairChest. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 23 x 28 cm (9 1/16 x 11 in.). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Columbus Simpson.Carl Keksi, Butler's Table, c 1936 Butler's TableAmerican 20th Century, Chair, 1935 1942 ChairArmchair from the 18th century from the Julian Machine collection in 1916 - views at the front, from above and from the side on a scale of 1: 5; Maszyński, Mariusz (1888-1944); 1916 (not after 27.05.1916) (1916-00-00-1916-00-00);