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Historical Furniture Designs

Illustrations of classic furniture designs from different eras, including tables and chairs, showcasing intricate details and craftsmanship in various styles.

Table and chairs (15th century); Czachórski, Władysław (1850-1911); 1870 (1870-00-00-1870-00-00);
Table and chairs (15th century); Czachórski, Władysław (1850-1911); 1870 (1870-00-00-1870-00-00);
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Empire furniture; Nouveau Cahier de Meubles Français. Night Empire Furniture such as Footbanks, two chairs, an armchair and two sun beds. In the undermaster a French description.Drop-leaf Table. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.3 x 22.9 cm (11 9/16 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, graphite,and heightening on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Bernard Gussow.Violet Hartenstein and Clarence W Dawson, Youth's Chair, c 1940 Youth's ChairDrawing, Design for Writing Table "C" with Scrolled Front Legs; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin cream paper; 18.4 x 20.3 cm (7 1/4 x 8 in. )Ruth Bialostosky, Side Chair, c 1937 Side ChairTable and chairs (15th century); Czachórski, Władysław (1850-1911); 1870 (1870-00-00-1870-00-00);Chair. Front bract from a sketchbook with 29 sheets.Chair from the 17th century from the collection of Karol Malczewski in Warsaw in 1919 - front view on a 1: 5 scale; Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950); 1919 (not after 31.01.1919) (1919-00-00-1919-00-00);Design for a Mirrored Sideboard with Diminishing Legs and Foliate Ornament early 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for a Mirrored Sideboard with Diminishing Legs and Foliate Ornament 386900Side Board. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28.8 x 22.7 cm (11 5/16 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 3'7"high; 6'wide; 24 1/2"deep. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite and heightening on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Nicholas Gorid.Vincent P Rosel and Edward L Loper, Chair, c 1937 ChairRoundabout Chair. Dated: 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30.4 x 23.9 cm (11 15/16 x 9 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 32"high, seat approx. 19"square.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ruth Bialostosky.Edgar L Pearce, Side Board Sheraton, c 1936 Side Board-SheratonBessie Forman, Chair, 1935 1942 ChairFletcher Hanks, Gate leg Table, 1936 Gate-leg TableA chair in the style of Louis XIII from the collections of Stanisław Ursyn-Rusiecki in Warsaw in 1915-views from the side, in advance with the detail of attaching the seat to the rear legs and general at the front on a scale of 1: 5; Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950); 1915 (not after 1/07/1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);Nicholas Gorid, Tip Table (Hutch), c 1936 Tip Table (Hutch)American 20th Century, Chest, 1935 1942 ChestSheraton Chair. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.2 x 24.1 cm (13 7/8 x 9 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 40 1/2" high overall. 21 1/2"wide overall. See data sht. for dets.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Price.Table. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 26.8 cm (14 1/16 x 10 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hebilly West.Clyde L Cheney, Sewing Machine, c 1938 Sewing MachineNicholas Gorid, High Chair, 1936 High ChairLadder Back Chair. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.2 x 24.5 cm (13 7/8 x 9 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Adelaide Dyball.Gerald Bernhardt, Ladderback Chair, c 1936 Ladderback ChairArmchair from the end of the 18th century from the collections of Stanisław Ursyn-Rusiecki in Warsaw in 1918-a side view on a 1: 5 scale; Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950); 1918 (not after 28.09.1918) (1918-00-00-1918-00-00);Dresser, leaf from a sequence. .Chair. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29 x 22.9 cm (11 7/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 38"high, 21"spread fromt feet. Seat 17"deep.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite and some heightening on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ruth Bialostosky.Rectangular table; 5th Cahier E Cahier The Tables et consoles. Front and top view of an ornamented rectangular table with a shield and weapons. On top of the table there are an ink pot, a globe and a candlestick.Sewing Box. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 1/2" high; 6" wide; 6" deep. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Columbus Simpson.Design for Three Sets of Shelves early 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for Three Sets of Shelves 386875Secretary. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 30.3 cm (14 x 11 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 4'11"high; 3'8 1/2"wide; 23"deep. See data sheet for dets.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ralph Morton.Armchair from the beginning of the 19th century from the collections of Gustaw Subise-Bisier from Warsaw in 1918-views from the side, from above and front on a 1: 5 scale; Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950); 1918 (1918-00-00-1918-00-00);Francis Law Durand, Chair, c 1936 ChairCollection de Meubles et Objets de Goût, vol. 3. Dimensions: Overall: 16 1/8 x 11 7/16 x 2 1/16 in. (41 x 29 x 5.3 cm). Editor: Edited by Pierre de La Mésangère (French, Pontigné 1761-1831 Paris). Published in: Paris. Publisher: Published by Au Bureau du Journal des Dames et des Modes. Date: 1820-31.Volume 3 in a three volume set. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Robert Stewart, Rocker, c 1937 RockerChair. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 49.8 x 35.5 cm (19 5/8 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 24 1/2" wide x 18 1/2"deep. 60"high. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ethelbert Brown.Design for Sideboard with Cabriole Legs and Ball and Claw Feet, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin cream paper, Large oblong sideboard with four scrolled legs with ball and claw feet carved with acanthus decoration; serpentine tri-partite front with four conforming drawers above recessed central section which has two more drawers with small door either side; central section flanked by two large doors; low backsplash with paterna medallion decoration center., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingDrawing, Design for Side Serving Table displaying a Vase of China; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; pen and black ink on thin, cream paper; 19.1 x 27.6 cm (7 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. )Design for a Low Chair on Casters 1840-99 Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for a Low Chair on Casters 387068Shaker School Desk. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 26.2 cm (14 x 10 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 29" high; 16" deep; 21" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ray Holden.Design for Serving Table with Convex Front, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin cream paper, Oblong body with convex front, having 2 drawers and raised on 4 straight tapering legs; rectangular lower shelf attaches just above floor level; brass railing across back of table top., April 21, 1905, furniture, Drawing, DrawingSofa, Anonymous, After Victor Léon Michel Quétin, 1878 - in Or after 1904 print A canapé in the Hendrik II style. Print from 64th Livraison. paper seating furnitureDesign for a Dresser and Chair, Graphite, brush and watercolor on light green-gray paper, Horizontal rectangle. At top, the right half of a plan for the chest of drawers with a graphite inscription. Below at left is the dresser seen from the front. Its upper drawer has laterally capitals supported by two winged female genii standing upon small balls beside the lower two drawers. Below is a vase. At right, chair seen from the front with red upholstery. The front legs have the shape of two curved and crossed cornucopias., Italy, ca. 1800, furniture, Drawing, DrawingDesign for a Gothic Bed early 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for a Gothic Bed 386943Design for Sideboard of Mahogany with Three Drawers, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin cream paper, Rectangular sideboard with three drawers center, each with pair round pulls and flanked by two doors; low backsplash., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingDesign for an Oval Dining Table 'A' of Mahogany, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin cream paper, Oval molded top with dividing stretcher running across center, raised on 6 carved, turned and fluted tapering legs on casters; smll rectangular carved inlaid plaques on table top., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingChair, table and three ornamental edges; 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.Drawing, Design for Oak Round Table and Chair; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite ochre color pencil on thin, cream tracing paper; 23.2 x 28.3 cm (9 1/8 x 11 1/8 in. )Ray Price, Shaving Stand, c 1938 Shaving StandTracings of Alternate Designs for Writing Table #45, A.N. Davenport Co., Carbon tracing and graphite on thin cream paper, 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingJohn W Kelleher, Shaker Dining Chair, c 1937 Shaker Dining ChairJack Bochner, Settee, c 1936 SetteeFrank Wenger, Chair, 1936 ChairInjury bows, anonymus, afterher Jean Charles deptide, 1745 - 1775 print Two chairs with a checkered upholstery and a chair with armrests and a striped upholstery. Paris paper engraving chairA chest of drawers from the 18th century from the collection of Gustaw Subise-Bisier from Warsaw in 1916-views from the side, from above and front on a 1: 5 scale; Sztolcman, W Adys Aw Roman (1873-1950); 1916 (not after 26.04.1916) (1916-00-00-1916-00-00);Henry Meyers, Card Table, c 1936 Card TableLluís Rigalt i Farriols / Diseños de butacas, Álbum Enciclopédico Pintoresco de los Industriales, 1857-1859, Colección privada.Sketches of Furniture 19th century Anonymous, French, 19th century French. Sketches of Furniture. Anonymous, French, 19th century. 19th century. Graphite, pen and brown inkBookcase and Writing Desk. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28.2 x 24.1 cm (11 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 7'4"high, 42" wide, 20 1/2"deep.. Medium: watercolor and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Henry Meyers.Chest of Drawers. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 29.5 x 21 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, gouache and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.Leopold Bauer pencil and black pen drawing from 1900 depicting a psyche or note stand with notes, showing furniture and objects.Trestle Table. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.7 x 29 cm (8 15/16 x 11 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 1/16 in to the inch=scale. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Fletcher Hanks.Overview of three wooden tables, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph Above a nuthood table, below a three -legged Hindelooper table, below an oak table applies. Netherlands cardboard. photographic support table NetherlandsKast, Chanat, 1895 - 1935 print A cupboard with vases. Print from 351st number (Livraison). paper furniture for storageJesion chest of drawers from the end of the 18th century from the collections of Władysław Sztolcan from Warsaw in 1915 - views from the side, at the front and in advance on a scale of 1: 5; Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950); 1915 (not after 7.05.1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);Drawing, Design for an Oval Table of Mahogany "B"; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin, cream paper; 21.0 x 27.6 cm (8 1/4 x 10 7/8 in. )Round and rectangular table; Tables a Déjeuner à l'Angloise; Tables; 15th Cahier. On the left an ornamented round table, right an ornamented rectangular table. Print number 89.A secretary desk from the 18th century from the collection of Bar. Harting in Warsaw in 1916 - views from the front and side on a scale of 1: 5; Kotarbiński, Mieczysław (1890-1943); 1916 (not after 9.08.1916) (1916-00-00-1916-00-00);Chair of nuthout decorated with volutes and a shell, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph Rijksmuseum Amsterdam photographic support chairTailor's Stove. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 46.2 x 35.7 cm (18 3/16 x 14 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Bodine.Desk. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 24.2 x 21.5 cm (9 1/2 x 8 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Aaron Dermansky.Chairs, Wijck, 1859 Leaf 45 Recto from a sketchbook with 77 sheets. paper. pencil tableDrawing, Design for Writing Table "B" in Elevation and Side Views; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin cream paper; 17.5 x 25.1 cm (6 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. )William Kieckhofel, Missal Stand, c 1940 Missal StandCupboard of an Alkmaarse Schutterij, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph cardboard. photographic support albumen print shelves, rack, sideboardDesign for a Chair ca. 1770-90 Anonymous, French, 18th century French. Design for a Chair 344273Table Hutch Bench or Chair Combination. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30.3 x 22.5 cm (11 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: c.45"wide x 19 1/4"high. See scale drawing.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rosa Burger.Furniture around the turn of the century 1900, Bureau du roi Louis XV. French traditional Louis XV-XVI style (1911), Bureau du roi Louis XV. French traditional Louis XV-XVI style (1911) .Drawing, Design for Small Round Table with Three Square Carved Legs; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.Lorenz Rothkranz, Dressing Table, c 1938 Dressing TableIrving I Smith, Shaker Two Slat Chair, c 1936 Shaker Two Slat ChairDesign for a Six-Legged Adjustable Rectangular Dining Table, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin, cream paper, Rectangular molded top with rounded corners and dividing stretcher running across center, raised on 6 5 shown carved, turned and fluted tapering legs on casters. Floral decorations at table top corners., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingMario De Ferrante, Table, c 1940 TableLon Cronk, Shaker Table and Chairs, c 1937 Shaker Table and ChairsStüler August (1800-1865), front sheet for furniture lines from Stüler und Strack (1840-1840): Views, cuts. Stitch on paper, 34.5 x 54.2 cm (including scan edges)Drawing, Design for Rectangular Writing Table with Area for Monogram on Center Drawer; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin cream paper; 21.3 x 21.3 cm (8 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. )Square table with a can. Leaf 20 Recto from a sketchbook with 43 sheets.Cylinder secretary; Sécrétaire à Panse; Secretaries and cupboards; 18th Cahier. An ornamented cylinder secretary with floral motifs and left a lion's head. Print number 103.Cabinet (presumably) in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph Rijksmuseum Amsterdam paper carbon print linen-closetWall Cabinet. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 42.7 cm (16 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 30"high, 23 1/2"wide, 12"deep.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Betty Jean Davis.Böhmer Franz (1907-1943), Park Hotel in Pozen (January 9, 1941): Stool in the main hall 1st floor 1:10. Pencil on transparent, 38.3 x 39.5 cm (including scan edges)Design for Three Gothic Hat and Umbrella Stands early 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for Three Gothic Hat and Umbrella Stands 386904Lorenz Rothkranz, Clock, 1935 1942 ClockTwee armchairs, Léon Laroche, 1885 - 1895 print Twee renaissance armchairs. Take a 315th delivery. paper seating furnitureWooden Chair. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35 x 22.8 cm (13 3/4 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 4'high. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graph ite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Clyde L. Cheney.Nicholas Gorid, Mirror, c 1936 MirrorGeoffrey Holt, Grandfather's Clock, 1936 Grandfather's ClockSimon Weiss, Sofa (Sheraton), 1935 1942 Sofa (Sheraton)Intracted secretary from the 18th century - views from above with a slit and general in front on a 1: 5 scale; Górniak, Stanisław (1903-1933); 1932 (1932-00-00-1932-00-00);Sofa. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 27.8 x 41.7 cm (10 15/16 x 16 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 33 1/4"high; 75 1/2"long. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Nicholas Gorid.