Furniture Design Sketches

Artistic sketches of furniture pieces, including cabinets and tables, capturing design elements from past centuries.

Two English style coffee tables, Léon Laroche, 1895 - 1910 print Prevents 313rd delivery.  paper  table
Two English style coffee tables, Léon Laroche, 1895 - 1910 print Prevents 313rd delivery. paper table
Mattie P Goodman, Duncan Phyfe Sewing Cabinet, c 1936 Duncan Phyfe Sewing CabinetDrawing, Design for Dining Table "B" of Mahogany; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin cream paper; 21.6 x 27.6 cm (8 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. )Gate-leg Table. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 29.1 cm (9 x 11 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 30"high; 70 3/4"long; 74 1/2"wide. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Fletcher Hanks.Sewing Machine. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 45.5 x 35.7 cm (17 15/16 x 14 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 27 1/2" high; 25" long; 16" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Clyde L. Cheney.Two English style coffee tables, Léon Laroche, 1895 - 1910 print Prevents 313rd delivery.  paper  tableView of Front and Rear of Chair 1841-84 Charles Hindley and Sons British. View of Front and Rear of Chair 367269Card Table. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 22.8 cm (11 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 27 1/4"high; 35 5/8"wide. Medium: watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Florence Neal.Janet Riza, Drawer Pull, c 1936 Drawer PullCooking Pot. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 22.8 cm (12 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 12" in diameter; 11" deep. Medium: watercolor, graphite, pen and ink, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ludmilla Calderon.Drawing, Design for Massive Library Table with Two Stretcher Shelves; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite and blue stamp ink on thin cream paper; 18.4 x 23.2 cm (7 1/4 x 9 1/8 in. )Design for a furniture, probably a table. Leaf 7 Recto from a sketchbook with 24 sheets.A hall chair. A drawing room chair.. Nicholson, Michael Angelo, -1842. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1826. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Decoration and ornament, Furniture , EnglandDrawing, Design for Library Table with Open Side Stretcher Shelves and Drawers on One Side; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin cream paperDrawing, Design for Table with Newspaper Rack; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin cream laid paper; 21.9 x 21.3 cm (8 5/8 x 8 3/8 in. )Drawing, Design for Oval Table with Square Shelf and Ball-and-Claw Feet; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.Diebitsch Carl von (1819-1869), armchair, Cairo. () (Without Dat.): View of a armchair with a high backrest without armrests. Pencil on cardboard, 23.4 x 14.9 cm (including scan edges) Diebitsch Carl von  (1819-1869): SesselCarl Weiss, Cellaret, c 1953 CellaretDesigns for a Ewer and a Drinking Vessel. 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 two designs. On the left an elegant high ewer is portrayed from the front and side. On the left an equally elegant lidded drinking cup on a high stem is depicted. The designs are individually numbered (continuous from the previous pages). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Child's Cradle. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 30.5 cm (9 x 12 in.) Original IAD Object: 3'4" x 2'2". Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and some heightening on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gerald Bernhardt.Design for a Rectangular Dining Table on Ball-Shaped Feet, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin cream paper, Rectangular molded top with dividing stretcher running across center and acanthus-leaf motifs at corners, raised on support of 4 3 shown clustered columns, sitting atop molded base terminating in 4 three shown short splayed legs on ball-shaped feet., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingBishop Hill: Cupboard. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35 x 27.5 cm (13 3/4 x 10 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 72 1/8" high; 51" wide; 17" deep. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Wellington Blewett.Crescent - Butted Strap Hinge. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.6 x 27.4 cm (8 7/8 x 10 13/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Donald Streeter.Design for Three Sets of Shelves on Casters early 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for Three Sets of Shelves on Casters 386876Twee Stoelen in the sofa, Léon Laroche, 1885 - 1895 print Two chairs and a canapé in the Louis XV style. Print from 319th Livraison.  paper  seating furnitureSewing Cabinet. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 29.3 x 22.9 cm (11 9/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 3/4" wide; 5 3/4" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Paul Ward.Drawing, Design for Two-Tiered Writing Table with Seven Drawers; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin cream paper; 18.7 x 20.6 cm (7 3/8 x 8 1/8 in. )Cupboard and Table, Chanat, 1885 - 1895 print An open cupboard and round table in the Louis XVI style. Print from 311st Livraison.  paper  furniture for storage. tableDrawing, Designs for Mechanical Furniture: Two Washstands; Germany; pen and black ink, brush and watercolor on paper; 28.6 x 41.8 cm (11 1/4 x 16 7/16 in.)Drawers with leaf and floral motifs; Commode à la Provençale; Commodes; 7th Cahier. An ornamented drawer with four drawers, with leaf and floral motifs. Print number 39.Design for Sideboard of Mahogany with Serpentine Front, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin cream paper, Rectangular sideboard on six straight tapering legs; serpentine front has two drawers - the top one narrower - at center, each has pair of C-shaped handles; low backsplash., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingDesigns for a chair, 1908  Page 23 Verso from a sketchbook with 25 sheets.  paper. pencil  chairPlaster casts of boxes, sculptures of animals, busts and musical instruments, anonymous, c. 1875 - 1900   paper. photographic support albumen print   paper. photographic support albumen printChair from the collections of the Evangelical-Reformed Consistory in Warsaw in 1916-views at the front, from above and from the side on a scale of 1: 5; Kotarbiński, Mieczysław (1890-1943); 1916 (not after 7/09/1916) (1916-00-00-1916-00-00);American 20th Century, Chair, 1935 1942 ChairFour tables, stacked; Several school sweets / plusieurs Menuiseries. Four tables stacked. The left tables are shown from the side. The right tables from the front. The table at the bottom right has an H foot with eight pillars. The print is part of an album.Twee Banken, Marcal, 1885 - 1895 print Two benches in the styles of Louis XVI and Louis XV. Print from 271st Livraison.  paper  seating furnitureHerbert Marsh, Chair, 1935 1942 ChairStudy of a candlestick, stool, chair and consola. Czachórski, Władysław (1850-1911), draughtsman, cartoonistTable Design. Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century. Dimensions: sheet: 4 3/4 x 5 13/16 in. (12 x 14.8 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Fireplace Kettle. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.3 x 23 cm (11 9/16 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hugh Clarke.Lampshade. Leaf 8 Recto from a sketchbook with 29 sheets.Textiles: detail of a loom for tapestry weaving. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.Playing Table, Gueridon and Table, Anonymous, After Victor Joseph Quétin, 1832 - 1877 print A gaming table, a round gueridon and a table in the Louis XVI style. Right below P. 93.  paper  tableAmerican 20th Century, Desk, 1935 1942 DeskArmchair from the first half of the 19th century from a set of furniture in the collections of Gustaw Subise-Bisier from Warsaw in 1916-views from the side, from above and general in front on a 1: 5 scale; Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950); 1916 (not after 9.05.1916) (1916-00-00-1916-00-00);Table, c. 1879  Leaf 3 Verso from a sketchbook with 27 magazines.  paper. pencil  tableM Rosenshield von Paulin, Gate leg Table, c 1936 Gate-leg TableTwee armchairs, Léon Laroche, 1885 - 1895 print Twee armchairs. Take a 278th delivery.  paper  shelves, rack, sideboardTwo designs for bedside tables, anonymous, c. 1825 - c. 1839 drawing Two designs for bedside tables, one with marble top and an open bedside table with twisted legs. The upper part is closed with a drawer and cheeks on both sides. The leaf on the back numbered: 5, the opposite sheet with information about the furniture depicted: 5 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). bedroom. cupboard. tablePaul Ward, Sewing Cabinet, 1935 1942 Sewing Cabinet'Jackson' Sideboard, A.N. Davenport Co., Black and white photographic process on white paper, Oblong sideboard with convex center front drawer, 2 doors underneath; above top of sideboard, on either side, a cabinet raised on 3 turned and fluted animal paw feet and topped by drawer and a vase; molded backsplash., 1900-05, furniture, catalogue illustration, catalogue illustrationDrawing, Designs of Bolts and a Hinge; Designed by Richard de Lalonde (French, active 1780-96); France; pen and ink, brush and wash on paper; 29.3 x 18.3 cm (11 9/16 x 7 3/16 in.)Design for Round Table 'C', A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin cream paper, Round thin molded table top raised on plain slender columnar supports with molded double band around bottom, sitting atop molded triangular base terminating in 3 2 shown bracket feet on casters., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingTwo Mirrors, Chanat, 1895 print Two mirrors on tables in the styles of Louis XVI and Louis XV. Print from 292nd number (Livraison).  paper  mirrorBetty Jean Davis, Wood Box, c 1953 Wood BoxA Folding TableZes Poefen in stools, Anonymous, After Victor Joseph Quétin, 1832 - 1877 print Poefen zes in stools. Take a 33rd delivery.  paper  seating furnitureCopper instrument, drum, castanets and negro serinettes (Guinea coast), in gold before 1828  One of 103 designs for marqueterie from ribbons -hung musical instruments in round medallions, intended for the set of chairs made by Van Doren for the large room of the Prince of Orange's palace in Brussels in 1828. Brussels paper. ink. graphite (mineral)  trophy, i.e.: decorative arrangement of symbolic or typical objects ~ ornament. musical instruments; group of musical instruments Royal PalaceTwo display cabinets, Léon Laroche, 1885 - 1895 print Two display cabinets on top of images, in the styles of Louis XV and Louis XVI. Print from 336th Livraison.  paper  furniture for storageHigh chair (presumably) in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph  Rijksmuseum Amsterdam photographic support  chairVases, Furniture, and Objects Discovered at Herculaneum; Pierre-Adrien Pris (French, 1745 - 1819); France; 1777; Pen and black ink, watercolor; 22.9 x 37 cm (9 x 14 9,16 in.)Paris, Le Père & Pierre-Michel Avaulez, Charles, Boucher, Juste Nathan François, Dupin, Nicolas, 7e Cahier, Commodes, Commode à la Provençale, Commode with leaf and flower motifs, An ornamented chest of drawers with four drawers, with leaf and flower motifs. Print number 39., print, ornamental print, prints, ornament prints, height 212 mm, width 320 mm, French, 1753, print maker, 1772 - 1779, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1736 - 1782-01, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisherBench. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 24.2 x 35.7 cm (9 1/2 x 14 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hal Blakeley.Kitchen Chair. Dated: c. 1935. Dimensions: overall: 22.5 x 30.1 cm (8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 32 1/2"high; 19"wide; 16"deep. Medium: pen and ink and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rosa Burger.Milton Grubstein, Maple Sugar Mold, c 1937 Maple Sugar MoldCarpentry: a treadle-operated lathe, with an assortment of tools for turning. Engraving by N. L. Rousseau ? after Gallet ?.Suspension system of a lantern Ren� Marjolin (1812-1895). Suspension system of a lantern. Graphite pencil. Paris, museum of romantic life.Edith Miller, Foot Warmer, c 1937 Foot WarmerN.N.: Iron garden bench. Monthly competition July 1852Charlotte Winter, Silver Spoon, c 1936 Silver SpoonA sofa from the 18th century from the equipment of the parish office of the church of Saint. Krzyża in Warsaw in 1919 - a view of the fragment on the front on a 1: 5 scale, a sofa from the 18th century on the equipment of the parish office of the church of Saint. Krzyża in Warsaw in 1919 - a side view on a scale of 1: 5; Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950); 1919 (1919-00-00-1919-00-00);Harry Eisman, Knife Box, c 1940 Knife BoxLange Emil (1841-1926), roller cabinet with showcase (without date): View. Pencil watercolored on paper, 39.7 x 30.5 cm (including scan edges) Lange Emil  (1841-1926): Rollschrank mit VitrineA chair from the first half of the 19th century from the collection of Gustaw Subise-Bisier from Warsaw in 1916-views from the side, from above (cross-section) and front in a 1: 5 scale; Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950); 1916 (not after 30.05.1916) (1916-00-00-1916-00-00);Herman Bader, Coffee Grinder, c 1939 Coffee GrinderDrawing, Design for Massive Library Table #40076 with Squared Pilaster Legs; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite, pen and red ink, blue stamp ink on thin cream paperPaul Ward, Butter Churn, c 1939 Butter ChurnStoel armchair, Léon Laroche, 1885 - 1895 print An armchair and chair in the Louis XIV style. Print from 328th Livraison.  paper  seating furnitureSurgical instruments. Engraving with etching.Porch Settee (one of a pair). Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 27.4 x 33.8 cm (10 13/16 x 13 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 48x34. Seat 18". Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edna C. Rex.Chair. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 26.7 x 20.3 cm (10 1/2 x 8 in.). Medium: pen and ink and watercolor on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Dieterich.Three chairs, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph On the left an armchair decorated with leaf motifs and a shell, in the middle of an arm chair with an openwork back, on the right a table with inlaid wood. Europe cardboard. photographic support  chair. table EuropeDesign for Oak Umbrella Stand, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin cream laid paper, 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingOtto E Hake, Bed, c 1936 BedCollection d'antiques. 1-3.12.13-30. Figures et amulettes en terre cuite; 4-9. en bronze; 10.11. en serpentine; 21. en verre.. Prints, Illustrations. 1822. Rare Book Division. Egypt, Egypt , Antiquities, Amulets, Egyptian, FigurinesTwo designs for toilet tables, anonymous, c. 1825 - c. 1839 drawing Two designs for toilet tables in rosewood and inlaid. The leaf on the back numbered: 32, the opposite leaf with information about the furniture depicted: 32 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). mirrorAugustus Welby Northmore Pugin, 1812-1852, British, Design for a Gothic Chair and Box, undated. Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.Design for Mahogany Sideboard with Neo-Classical Motifs, A.N. Davenport Co., Pen and black ink, graphite on thin cream paper, Sideboard with four straight tapering legs (the front two with fluted tops) and semi-circular front - flat in middle portion - with two horizontal drawers with 'C'-shaped handles; neo-classical motifs on rounded front corners and center back; upper shelf raised on scroll-shaped volutes., January 6, 1902, furniture, Drawing, DrawingFlorence Truelson, Queen Anne Settee, c 1937 Queen Anne SetteeClock. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 19.9 x 25 cm (7 13/16 x 9 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 33 1/2"x 22 1/2". Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lawrence Phillips.Baby Carriage. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 27.2 cm (14 x 10 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 54" long; 40" high; 22 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Kurt Melzer.Iron knocker from the equipment of the Wrocław cathedral, in the collection of the Society for the Care of the Monuments of the past in 1915 - views from the side and front; Sobecki, Jan Ludwik (1875-Fl. 1939); 1915 (not after 16.09.1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);Charlotte Winter, Silver Spoon, c 1936 Silver SpoonPorcelain-lined French bath, Plate 986-G. Porcelain-lined Roman bath, Plate 985-G.. text. Illustrations, Advertisements, Catalogs. 1877 - 1893. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , CatalogsCollection d'antiques. 1-6. Lampe et figure en bronze; 4.7-9. Figures en pierre calcaire; 10-12.14-17. en terre cuite; 13. en cuivre.. Prints, Illustrations. 1822. Rare Book Division. Egypt, Egypt , Antiquities, Lamps, FigurinesTwo sections and two salt vessels, c. 1830 - c. 1850  Paris paper. graphite (mineral)  Paris paper. graphite (mineral)Bishop Hill: Bed. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 34.9 x 24 cm (13 3/4 x 9 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 52" high; 66 1/2" long; 47 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alfred Koehn.Long chair, Léon Laroche, 1895 - 1935 print A chaise longue in the Louis XVI style. Print from 372E number (Livraison).  paper  seating furnitureChair. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 23.1 x 29.7 cm (9 1/8 x 11 11/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.Conjurers tricks and equipment. Engraving by Andrew Bell.