EditorialJohn "Carcase" Morley, a fortunate butcher, rascal and real-estate dealer, died 1732. Engraving by R. Grave from James Caulfield's Portraits, Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons, London, 1819.
EditorialJohn o Arnha choking a monster, beating him with a cudgel while other demons fly above and three witches stir a cauldron. The Kelpy tried we John to grapple, But Arn caught him by the thrapple, And gar'd his carcase sweep the stanners, Whilk made a noi...
EditorialLovat's Ghost on Pilgrimage, Samuel Ireland, English, ca. 17441800, Mezzotint on paper, Scene of a cemetery at night. The headless figure of the ghost of Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, walks in foreground towards the left wearing a monk's robes. He hol...
EditorialPair of pedestals, British, ca. 1778, British, Pine carcase, satinwood veneer, inlaid with mahogany, rosewood and other woods, Overall (each): 55 ? 13 ? 8 in. (139.7 ? 33 ? 20.3 cm), Woodwork-Furniture.
EditorialJohn o Arnha choking a monster, beating him with a cudgel while other demons fly above and three witches stir a cauldron. The Kelpy tried we John to grapple, But Arn caught him by the thrapple, And gar'd his carcase sweep the stanners, Whilk made a noi...
EditorialJean-Henri Riesener, French, 1734-1806, Writing Table, ca. between 1780 and 1785, Carcase of oak and fir with tulipwood, holly and amaranth with gilt-bronze mounts and stamped leather, Overall: 29 3/4 ? 64 ? 32 1/4 inches (75.6 ? 162.6 ? 81.9 cm).
Editorialattributed to Godefroy Dester, French, active 1774-1790, Combination Writing Table and Worktable, c. 1770, Carcase of fir and oak with marquetry veneer and gilt-bronze mounts, 28 x 22 x 14 1/8 in. (71.12 x 55.88 x 35.9 cm).
EditorialUnknown (French), Work Table, c. 1775, Oak, fir, and poplar carcase, with marquetry and gilt-bronze mounts, Height x diameter: 28 x 13 5/8 in. (71.12 x 34.6 cm).
EditorialUnknown (Russian), Worktable, c. 1780, Carcase of oak, fir and poplar, marquetry and lacquered bronze mounts., 26 1/8 x 15 x 9 1/4 in. (66.4 x 38.1 x 23.5 cm).
EditorialUnknown (French), Work Table, c. 1780, Fir and oak carcase, with marquetry veneer and gilt-bronze mounts, 28 3/4 x 19 3/8 x 15 3/4 in. (73.03 x 49.2 x 40.01 cm).
EditorialUnknown (French), Combination Writing Table and Work Table, c. 1770, Fir, oak, and poplar carcase, veneered with amaranth, bois ?satine? ?rubanne?, holly, and sycamore maple, ivory, leather writing surface, gilt-bronze mounts, 28 1/2 x 18 3/8 x 14 1/8 ...
EditorialCharles Topino, French, 1745-1789, Work Table, c. 1775, Oak and fir carcase with marquetry and lacquered bronze mounts, Height x diameter: 30 5/8 x 12 1/2 in. (77.8 x 31.75 cm).
EditorialPair of pedestals, ca. 1778, British, Pine carcase, satinwood veneer, inlaid with mahogany, rosewood and other woods, Each H. 55 x W. 13 x D. 8 in. (139.7 x 33.0 x 20.3 cm), Woodwork-Furniture.
EditorialCabinet with gold mounts and relief, ca. 1865?80, German, Aachen, Pine and walnut veneered with ebony; gold, enamel, diamonds, rubies, Overall (confirmed): 14 11/16 x 17 3/8 x 11 1/8 in. (37.3 x 44.1 x 28.3 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, Long considered to b...
EditorialPair of pedestals, ca. 1778, British, Pine carcase, satinwood veneer, inlaid with mahogany, rosewood and other woods, Each H. 55 x W. 13 x D. 8 in. (139.7 x 33.0 x 20.3 cm), Woodwork-Furniture.
EditorialSecretary, ca. 1800?1820, British or Irish, Pine carcase, veneered with satinwood, sycamore and rosewood; mahogany drawer linings; gilt-bronze mounts, H. 70 x W. 47 x D. 24 in. (177.8 x 119.4 x 61.0 cm), Woodwork-Furniture.
EditorialWriting cabinet, ca. 1770, British, Pine and oak carcase, mahogany and satinwood veneer, marquetry of satinwood and tinted wood., 52 ? 29 ? 15 1/2 in. (132.1 ? 73.7 ? 39.4 cm), Woodwork-Furniture.
EditorialJohn "Carcase" Morley, a fortunate butcher, rascal and real-estate dealer, died 1732. Engraving by R. Grave from James Caulfield's Portraits, Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons, London, 1819.