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Vintage Wooden Furniture

Watercolor illustrations of traditional wooden furniture pieces from the 1930s to 1940s, including tables, chests, and chairs, characterized by intricate designs and craftsmanship.

Irving I Smith, Shoemaker's Bench, c 1937 Shoemaker's Bench
Irving I Smith, Shoemaker's Bench, c 1937 Shoemaker's Bench
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Twee tafels, anonymous, after Victor Joseph Quétin, 1832 - 1877 print Two tables, one of which destined as a gaming table. Print from 38th Livraison. paper tableSecretary. Dated: 1937. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 22.8 cm (11 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 56 1/2" high; 42 1/2" wide; 20" deep. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Irving I. Smith.Dresser. Dated: 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 24.4 cm (14 1/16 x 9 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 46"high; 43 1/2"wide; 17 1/2"deep. See data sheet for dets.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ethel Dougan.Design for a Dining Table, with Carved Pedestal-style Leg. Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century. Dimensions: sheet: 9 1/2 x 11 7/8 in. (24.2 x 30.2 cm). Date: early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Majel G Claflin, Chair, c 1937 ChairRoy Weber, Toaster, 1935 1942 ToasterHoopskirt chair. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 25.4 cm (14 1/16 x 10 in.) Original IAD Object: 40 1/4"high overall, 24 7/8" wide, 30 3/4" deep. Medium: graphite and wash on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Kurt Melzer.Roberta Elvis, Spindle Settee Chest, 1935 1942 Spindle Settee ChestGrille Doors of Wood. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.4 x 23.6 cm (13 15/16 x 9 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 94" high; 66 5/8" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Marius Hansen.Front and side view of an armchair, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph Europe cardboard. photographic support armchair, seat EuropeChair, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746-1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, Seen from the front. The front legs are a kind of twisted column which supports the lower ends of the arm. The frame of the seat about in the center of the leg. It has in the center of the front an oval medallion with the figure of a woman, recumbent. The upper part of the back is a curved oval supported by a shorter panel, both with straw plaiting. The oval has in the center of the sides two angular handles with a mask from which the arm springs. The back legs stand narrower together than the front legs. Usual background., Rome, Italy, ca. 1785-1790, furniture, Drawing, DrawingEdward L Loper, Sewing Kit and Spool Box, c 1938 Sewing Kit and Spool BoxPennsylvania German Hanging Salt Box. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 36.2 x 32.5 cm (14 1/4 x 12 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 1/2" deep; 10" high; 7 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Betty Jean Davis.Raymond E Noble, Cabinet, 1935 1942 CabinetChild's Rocking Chair. Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 27.7 cm (14 x 10 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 27"high; seat 11"square. See data sheet for details.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Clarence Secor.Spirituskochherd aus dem Jahre 1895 / Spirit stove from the year 1895, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.Flour Sifter. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 41.8 x 45 cm (16 7/16 x 17 11/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Richard Taylor.Rocking Settee Cradle. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.2 x 27.8 cm (8 3/4 x 10 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 26"high; 17"wide; 50"long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Beverly Chichester.A chair from the 18th century painted black from the collections of the Zamość Ordination Library in 1917 - a side view on a 1: 5 scale; Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950); 1917 (1917-00-00-1917-00-00);Three-legged Armchair ca. 1650 British. Three-legged Armchair. British. ca. 1650. Oak. Made in EnglandRay Holden, Shaker Blanket Chest, c 1936 Shaker Blanket ChestDesk Box. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 25.3 x 26.7 cm (9 15/16 x 10 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 5/8" high; 29 5/8" long; 17 5/8" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Francis Borelli.Anne Ger, Shaker Trestle Dining Table, 1935 1942 Shaker Trestle Dining TableBessie Forman, Card Table, c 1936 Card TableCarl Strehlau, Pa German Chest, c 1940 Pa. German ChestA chair from the 17th century from the collections of Władysław Sztolcan from Warsaw in 1915 - views from the side, in advance with the cross -section and at the front on a scale of 1: 5; Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950); 1915 (not after February 11, 1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);Highboy-front and Side Views. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 24.8 x 33.8 cm (9 3/4 x 13 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Fred Weiss.Two armchairs, Chanat, 1895 print Two armchairs in the styles of Louis XVI and Louis XV. Print from 327th number (Livraison). paper seating furnitureThe mahogany armchair from the beginning of the 19th century in the collection of Maria Runicka in 1916 - views at the front, from above and from the side on a scale of 1: 5; Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950); 1916 (not after 22/03/1916) (1916-00-00-1916-00-00);A chair from the 19th century painted with the coat of arms of the intestine from the collections of the Zamość Ordination Library in 1916 - view from 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);Stoel armchair, Anonymous, After Victor Léon Michel Quétin, 1878 - in Or after 1904 print An armchair and chair in the Hendrik II style. Print from 61st Livraison. paper seating furnitureTable. Dated: c. 1953. Dimensions: overall: 30 x 22.9 cm (11 13/16 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.Drawing, Design for Mahogany Stand with Square Top and Square Shelf; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.Designs of Furniture. Author: William Smee & Son (London). Dimensions: 12 5/8 x 9 13/16 x 1 5/8 in. (32 x 25 x 4.2 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Four slat sister's armed rocking chair , Rocking chairs, Shaker furniture. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph CollectionShaker Peg Leg Stand. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 22.8 cm (11 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Irving I. Smith.Cookers and Kitchen Machines 1895: A wood-fired iron cooker, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century modelBox Desk. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 30.2 cm (9 x 11 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 38"high; top-25 3/4" x 18 3/4". Medium: watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: ARTHUR JOHNSON.Böhmer Franz (1907-1943), apartment Brigade guide Dr. Schaub (without date): floor lamp for the breakfast corner: floor plan, view 1:10. Pencil, colored pencil heighted on the box, 29.2 x 20.2 cm (including scan edges) Böhmer & Petrich : Wohnung Brigadeführer Dr. SchaubTextiles: items of apparatus in horizontal and vertical section. Engraving by J. Moffat, c. 1830, after J. Farey.Product image from A. W Nilsson's factories, Malmö.Cagon No 2.Stroller served to Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, through the Zeeland women on the occasion of the birth of Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, on April 30, 1909..Product image from A. W Nilsson's factories, Malmö.Cagon No 62.