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);
Chimney mantle decorated with masksFastening, field fasteningCupboard with four doors, ornamented with lion heads and plant motifs, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph  Europe cardboard. photographic support gelatin silver print cupboard. lion's head ~ ornament. ornament derived from plant forms EuropeLucien Verbeke, Cast Iron Railing, c 1936 Cast Iron RailingTabouret d'appartement. Fauteuil riche. Tabouret ordinaire. La Mésangère, Pierre de (1761-1831). text. Illustrations, Prints. 1801 - 1831. Spencer Collection. Decoration and ornament, Furniture , France , 1800-1899Design for a round litter box, c. 1760 - c. 1780  Design for a round coat box with half view of the lid and diameter, the left half with details other than the right half. Rome paper. ink. graphite (mineral) pen containersCandle Table. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 36.8 x 28 cm (14 1/2 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: Top: 14 1/2"x18 1/2"x21 1/2"high. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite and heightening on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: David S. De Vault.A chair from a set of furniture from the collections of Jan Stałecki from Warsaw in 1918 - views from the side, from above and front on a scale of 1: 5; Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950); 1918 (not after 3/04/1918) (1918-00-00-1918-00-00);Bedroom chairs, 1814. Japanned to imitate bamboo 1, black or rosewood ornamented with gilt 2,3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from The Upholsterer's and Cabinet-Maker's Repository consisting of seventy-six designs of modern and fashionable furniture, Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1830.Fastening, field fasteningConvenient Twee Meteuwenkop; Elevation of a dresser with two drawers, a completion of a convenient to six drawers with a crate; G Commodes.Two Convenient, Upstairs with Lion's Head.Drawing, Design for Sideboard with Volutes Supporting Upper Shelf; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin paper; 21.6 x 21.3 cm (8 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. )Triangular Corner Safe. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 50.7 x 40.6 cm (19 15/16 x 16 in.) Original IAD Object: 7'9"high; 3'9"wide; 8"deep. Medium: watercolor, color pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rosa Rivero.Drawing, Design for Round Table with Sextagonal Shelf and Square-and-Ball Feet; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.John Fisk, Two Cradles with Dolls, 1935 1942 Two Cradles with DollsThe chair on which the Duke of York (1763-1827) died. Coloured engraving, ca. 1827.Design for a Six-Legged Rectangular Table on Casters, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite, yellow color pencil on thin cream paper, Rectangular molded top raised on 6 5 shown plain tapering legs terminating in brass sabots; casters suggested in yellow, 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingRoman furniture and keys still image. 1883 - 1886. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Furniture, Ancient, Sphinxes, Beds, Keys (Hardware), Chairs , To 499, Tripods, Furniture , RomeWakefield Rattan Co., manufacturers of rattan furniture, children's carriages, mats, baskets, Kurrachee rugs, etc. , Chairs, 19th Century American Trade CardsBöhmer Franz (1907-1943), Reich Ministry of Nutrition and Agriculture in Berlin-Mitte (1938-1938): Floor lamp for Deetjen 1: 5. Light break on paper, 48.5 x 36.3 cm (including scan edges)Table (Lyre Pedestal). Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 23 x 29.4 cm (9 1/16 x 11 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Rothenberg.Wooden Stools, 1849 - 1917  Leaf 4 Verso from a sketchbook with 35 sheets.  paper. pencil  stoolRüster Emil (1883-1949), desk (without date): Detailed views. Pencil and ink on paper, 21.4 x 33.3 cm (including scan edges)Secretary in Louis Seize Style, Sheet 3 from a series of desks and footwear. .Bed, Burl Walnut. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 30.4 x 22.7 cm (11 15/16 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Randolph F. Miller.Product from Ludwigsbergs Werkstad. School bench. From Album: Ludwigsbergs Werkstad's limited liability company, Stockholm, Sweden.Cabinet. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 34.9 x 24.6 cm (13 3/4 x 9 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: none given.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Grace Thomas.Chest of drawers, dressing table and bedside table; Petite Commode and Toilette, Demie Toilette à Pieds de Biche, Table De Nuit; 50 Theil Quatriema Cahier de Meubles et d'Ebenisteries, Dessinés Par La Londe. On the left a chest of drawers with folding part, decorated with diamond pattern and a Mercury staff. In the middle a dressing table with three drawers, a folding part, a can, bottles and books. On the right a bedside table with two drawers and a shelf, with a can, candlestick, books and a bowl.M Rosenshield von Paulin, Armchair, c 1937 ArmchairThree designs for three-legs washbasins, Anonymous, c. 1825 - c. 1839 drawing Three designs for three-legged washbasins, veneered with mahogany. The leaf on the back numbered: 6, the opposite leaf with information about the furniture depicted numbered: 6 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. jug and basin; wash-basin. tableTwo corners of corners; Armories and Encignure; Corner cabinets and bookcases; 28th Cahier.two Corner Cabinets, Left With Leaf Motifs in a Diamond-Shaped Panel. Print Number 163.Paris, Imprimerie Eudes, Dujardin, Lyon, Garcin, Jacques, Two 16th-century French wooden armchairs, at the Exposition Rétrospective of 1877 in Lyon, France, recto - printed, These prints are part of a cover with 79 prints on 54 sheets and 65 text sheets., photomechanical print, photographs, photographically illustrated books, EXPOSITION RÉTROSPECTIVE DE LYON, PAR JB GIRAUD., PL. XV., PL.Design for a round cover box. Design for a round cover box with half view of the lid and cross-section, the left half with other details than the right half.Wall" reconstruction projects in Bohdanów - a design of children's bedroom decoration; Ruszczyc, Ferdynand (1870-1936); 1916 (1916-00-00-1916-00-00);Bohdanów (Belarus), Partage Plus, decoration designs, interior, purchase (provenance)Chair from the 1st of the nineteenth century from May in coffee in 1916 - views from the front, from the side and in advance in a scale of 1: 5; Ma Agowski, Kazimierz (Fl. 1916); 18.08.1916 (1916-00-00-1916-00-00);Chaise longue, anonymous, after Victor Léon Michel Quétin, 1878 - in or after 1904 print Een lounge chair. Take a 64th delivery.  paper  seating furnitureAmerican 20th Century, Wash Stand, 1935 1942 Wash StandSecretary and two tables, Anonymous, 1801 - 1831 print Designs for a secretary, a toilet table and a bedside table. Print number 671. Paris paper engraving writing-table, writing-desk. tableSofa, Quéton, 1885 - 1895 print Een sofa. Take up 304th delivery.  paper  seating furnitureDrawing, Design for Oblong Sideboard with Eight Legs; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin cream paper; 21.9 x 24.1 cm (8 5/8 x 9 1/2 in. )Kast, anonymous, c. 1878 - c. 1885 photograph   paper albumen print cupboardRex Dolmith, Looking glass, c 1936 Looking-glassHume Cash Register. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 49.6 x 39.9 cm (19 1/2 x 15 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 21" high; base: 17" wide; 13" deep; 4 1/2" high; top section: 16 5/8" high; 15 1/2" wide; 6" thick. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Ficcadenti.Dorothea A Farrington, Drop Leaf Table, c 1941 Drop Leaf TableCoffer bearing the names of Amenothes III Carter, Howard, 1874-1939. still image. 1907. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Furniture, Ancient, ankhs, Furniture , Egypt, ChestsElizabeth Curtis, Arm Chair, 1935 1942 Arm ChairDrawing, Design for Small Square Table in Oak or Mahogany; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.Photo of Moffat Ovens, Anonymous, c. 1935 - c. 1940 photograph  Canada Photo: Photographic Support. Photo: Bayta Paper. Secondary Digers Drager: Textile Materials. SCHARCHIER: Paper gelatin silver printFurniture around the turn of the century 1900, Carved porcelain case in Chippendale's Chinese manner (1910, 1911), Carved China case in Chippendale's Chinese manner (1910, 1911) .jpgLawrence Phillips, Clock, c 1936 ClockBed for a wall with drapery; 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.Feasting couch or lectisternium from a bas-relief in the Temple of Jupiter Gardens 1, sun dial in the Capitoline Museum 2, gold table with petiole libation vases used by the Hebrews from the Arch of Titus 3, lustral or purifying water jar from Trajan's Column 4, and small cup with handle used in the Roman baths 5. Copperplate engraving by Domenico Pronti from his own New Collection Representing Religious, Civil and Military Costumes of the Ancient Egyptians, Etruscans, Greeks and Romans, Nuova Raccolta Rappresentante I Costumi Religiosi Civili e Militari, Rome, 1805.Design for Three Chairs with Slanted Backs, Green, Yellow and Blue Upholstery early 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for Three Chairs with Slanted Backs, Green, Yellow and Blue Upholstery 386820Drawing, Design for Small Mahogany Tea Table with Shelf and Removable Tray; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.Rüster Emil (1883-1949), various pieces of furniture (without date): bed, table, bedside table, chest: detailed views 1:10. Pencil and ink on paper, 40.6 x 48.4 cm (including scan edges)Armchair. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 26.2 x 21.2 cm (10 5/16 x 8 3/8 in.). Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frank Wenger.Design for Rectangular Dining Table on Octagonal Base, A.N. Davenport Co., Pen and black ink, graphite on thin cream paper, Rectangular molded table top with dividing stretcher running across center, raised on fluted columnar support with molded triple band around bottom, sitting atop octagonal base terminating in 4 short splayed legs with brass feet on casters., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingThe chair in which Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C. / From photographic negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery.  | Library of CongressCooke, Wheatstone needle telegraph used on the Yarmouth and Norwich Railway. 1845.Amos C Brinton, Church Organ, c 1939 Church OrganErnest A Towers, Jr, Grandfather Clock, c 1936 Grandfather ClockFrank Wenger, Bedstead, c 1936 BedsteadChair in a lounge chair, Chanat, 1885 - 1895 print Een chair in a long chair. Take 297th delivery.  paper  seating furnitureA chair from around 1830 from the collection of Mr. Grodziński in Warsaw in 1915 - views from the front and side on a scale of 1: 5; Maszyński, Mariusz (1888-1944); 1915 (not after 6.07.1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);Lawrence Phillips, Clock, c 1936 ClockAn engraving depicting a small domestic gas cooker. Dated 19th centuryDrawing of Rocking Chair and FanDrop Leaf, Pedestal Table. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 29.3 cm (9 x 11 9/16 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: ARTHUR JOHNSON.Leonard Battee, Clock, c 1939 ClockRound and eight side voice, bowl and pot; LOF.design for earhenware.High Post Bed. Dated: ** UNKNOWN FLAG **. Dimensions: overall: 37.9 x 30.4 cm (14 15/16 x 11 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Florence Choate.Charter Oak Chair, made from the historical Charter Oak Tree, Hartford, Conn. , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesMary Hansen, Wash Board, c 1940 Wash BoardMirrors: a work table and other equipment for making tinted looking-glasses. Engraving by Benard after Lucotte.Sharpening stone at a fence, 1859 - 1864  Also a study of three figures at a lamppost. Page 13 Recto from a sketchbook with 77 sheets.  paper. pencil  tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: grindstone. fence, wall, paling. street lightingDesign for Plain Desk Organizer, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite, blue color pencil on thin cream laid paper, 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingValve Hopper Closets, Porcelain-Lined.. Prints. 1888. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs, Plumbing fixturesCharles Charon, Penny Bank, c 1940 Penny BankCarpenter organs, Worcester, Mass, U. S. A. , Organs, 19th Century American Trade Cards An ornate fireplace.         Date: 1879unknown artist, Bunyan's Vestry Chair (with text) from the mirror; page 47 (Volume One).Gaming Table. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 36.9 x 56.4 cm (14 1/2 x 22 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin.