gent's press - wardrobes
Wardrobe. A cupboard with space for hanging clothes. As an item of furniture as opposed to a separate closet, the wardrobe did not generally appear until the early 19th century. Until then, clothes had been stored in clothes presses.
Wardrobes may have single doors, sometimes mirrored, sometimes double doors, often double-heightened with several drawers beneath the cupboard. Many breakfront wardrobes have survived, with a chest of drawers in the middle section and hanging space on either wing. The clothes hangers hung on rails or hooks, usually facing the front. Antique wardrobes are often too shallow to fit hangers comfortably side on.
A Beaconsfield wardrobe is the term used to describe an Edwardian period wardrobe that has an open storage area, usually backed by a mirror.
Wardrobes have been made in most of the usual furniture timbers oak, pine, cedar, mahogany, walnut, satinwood and redwood and the styles range from the plain and simple to the elaborate and ostentatious. Many were made as part of a bedroom set together with matching dressing table and washstand. Some wardrobes were fitted with small drawers, shelves and cupboards down one side.
Wardrobes may have single doors, sometimes mirrored, sometimes double doors, often double-heightened with several drawers beneath the cupboard. Many breakfront wardrobes have survived, with a chest of drawers in the middle section and hanging space on either wing. The clothes hangers hung on rails or hooks, usually facing the front. Antique wardrobes are often too shallow to fit hangers comfortably side on.
A Beaconsfield wardrobe is the term used to describe an Edwardian period wardrobe that has an open storage area, usually backed by a mirror.
Wardrobes have been made in most of the usual furniture timbers oak, pine, cedar, mahogany, walnut, satinwood and redwood and the styles range from the plain and simple to the elaborate and ostentatious. Many were made as part of a bedroom set together with matching dressing table and washstand. Some wardrobes were fitted with small drawers, shelves and cupboards down one side.
Clothes press. Also known as a gentleman's wardrobe. A double-heightened piece, in fashion before the wardrobe with hanging space. The lower section consists usually of three long, or two long and two half drawers. The upper section has blind-panelled cupboard doors, with the interior fitted with three or more sliding open drawers. Many presses have been converted into bookcases or china cabinets, with the addition of glazing bars and shelves. Frequently the sliding drawers in the upper section have been removed to provide hanging space. Clothes presses continued to be made until the mid-19th century, and notable Australian examples in cedar sometimes bearing the trade labels of makers such as Andrew Lenehan turn up on the market from time to time.
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An Australian cedar and pine inlaid gentleman's press, circa 1825, the moulded cornice above a pair of panelled doors with ebonised beading enclosing two fixed shelves above four short line inlaid drawers, raised on ring turned feet with geometric inlay,…
A rare Australian huon and birds-eye huon pine linen press Tasmania, circa 1850, the moulded cornice above a pair of arched panelled doors enclosing original huon pine linen slides, above two short and two long drawers, raised on turned feet, 131 cm wide,…
An Australian cedar and rose mahogany gentleman's press by Andrew Lenehan, circa 1843, the central section with a pair of rose mahogany panelled doors enclosing shelves above five long drawers,…
An Australian cedar and rose mahogany linen press, circa 1860, the ogee moulded cornice above a pair of arched panelled cupboard doors enclosing a later hanging rod and two short drawers,…
18th/19th century Dutch rococo bombe Kast/ linen press in mahogany the fitted interior with shelves and three drawers above two short and three long drawers, each with brass escutcheon with portrait emblems 165 cm wide, 61 cm deep, 245 cm high
A William IV mahogany gentlemans press on chest, English, circa 1840 Provenance: de-accessioned from the Queensland Art gallery sold Christie's Melbourne March 2002 Lot 159
A blackwood gentleman's press, with two panelled doors enclosing linen slides, two drawers and a hanging space, raised on a plinth base, 130.5 x 151.5 x 66.5 cm.
A good Victorian mahogany linen press, circa 1880, the stepped rectangular cornice above two solid arched panelled doors enclosing linen slides, the lower section with an two short and two long drawers with turned knobs, plinth base, 134.5 x 205 x 62 cm.
An Edwardian style mahogany breakfront wardrobe with linen press 226 cm wide 68 cm deep 209 cm tall
An Australian cedar gentleman's lowboy, the moulded cornice above a pair of arched panelled doors enclosing hanging space to one side, three slides and a drawer to the other, raised on turned feet, formerly the top section of a linen press, 132 cm wide,…
A Victorian flame mahogany gentleman's press, the serpentine rectangular top with an open display shelf raised on scroll carved supports, above two panelled doors, scroll feet, 98 x 181 x 43 cm
Early 19th century English oak and mahogany linen press
A 19th century George III mahogany linen press, the stepped cornice above two doors each with recessed oval panels, the lower section with four long drawers raised on bracket supports, 125 x 207 x 50 cm.
A mahogany linen press, English circa 1830, 220 x 145 x 70 cm
A Regency mahogany linen press, English circa 1820, 215 x 130 x 57 cm
A Dutch oak press cupboard 18th/19th century, the moulded cornice with carved mask head frieze above two doors with four heavily carved panels depicting religious scenes of Moses, Christ and the river Nile, flanked,…
An early Victorian mahogany linen press, the band pelmet above two panelled doors enclosing five linen slides, flanked by scroll corbels, the lower section with two short and two long drawers, plinth base, 128 x 193 x 58 cm
A good George III mahogany and satinwood linen press, the broken swan neck pediment above a pair of long doors encompassing marquetry inlaid urns and faux drawers above a single long drawer, shaped apron and bracket feet,…
A Swedish maple and parquetry gentleman's press rectangular, with two panelled doors opening to a fitted interior, centred by geometric parquetry inlay, raised on block supports, 133 x 130 x 47 cm.
Rare Australian cedar gentleman's press, two panelled doors above 4 fitted drawers in good order. (the sliding drawers to the interior of the top section are missing)
A late Regency Scottish mahogany linen press the moulded cornice with later central fan above a cross banded panelled frieze above two flame mahogany panelled doors with raised moulded decoration enclosing hanging space to one side and slides to the other …
A Scottish Regency mahogany linen press, the shaped cornice with ebony inlay and circular patera above a pair of cupboard doors with twisted columns, enclosing shelves above two short and two long drawers, raised on turned feet. Width 124 cm x.…
An 18th century oak hanging press cupboard, with moulded cornice over doors with arched fielded panels opening to reveal hanging space which disappears behind blind fielded panels with panelled sides and resting on the stiles. Height 177 cm. Width 129 cm.…
A George III mahogany linen press, with a pair of cut corner panelled doors above two mock short and one true long drawer, altered for hanging and lacking cornice. Width 119 cm. Depth 57 cm . Height 179 cm
A good early Victorian mahogany linen press, the ogee moulded cornice above a pair of panelled doors enclosing five slides, the lower section with two short and two long drawers on splayed bracket feet. Width 149 cm. Depth 65 cm . Height 233 cm
An imposing Regency Channel Islands mahogany and brass inlaid linen press, the swan neck pediment with carved foliate decoration above a brass inlaid frieze and cut corner panelled doors flanked by columns carved in low relief and enclosing three trays,…
A George III oak linen press, the ogee moulded cornice above a pair of fielded panel doors enclosing a later hanging rail above two short and one long drawer on bracket feet. Width 140 cm. Depth 61 cm . Height 194 cm
An Australian cedar gentleman's press, circa 1845, the moulded top above a cross banded frieze, above a pair of flamed cedar panelled doors, above two short and two long drawers, raised on turned feet;. Width 133 cm. Depth 62 cm . Height 226 cm
An Australian cedar two door gentleman's press, circa 1830, the moulded cornice above a pair of panelled doors with reeded pilasters enclosing four slides above two short and two long drawers, raised on turned feet;. Width 135 cm. Depth 84 cm .…
An Australian cedar gentleman's press in greek revival taste, circa 1825-30, the architectural cornice with acrotia decoration to either side, above a pair of flamed and cross-banded cupboard doors flanked by Australian rosewood columns,…
A George III mahogany linen press, the shaped cornice carved with restrained leaf borders above a fluted frieze above two panelled doors, enclosing a fitted interior, the lower section with two short and two long drawers, on a plinth base;. Width 118 cm.…
A George III mahogany linen press on a two drawer base. Width 125 cm. Height 178 cm. Depth 58 cm
A George III mahogany Gentlemen's press on chest, English, circa 1785, crossbanded and string inlaid cornice. Height 198 cm. Width 126 cm. Depth 57 cm
A knulled cedar panelled press, circa 1835. Height 201 cm. Width 150 cm. Depth 70 cm
George III mahogany press, with moulded cornice and pair of panelled doors, the lower section with fall enclosing fitted interior below three graduated drawers on bracket feet
A late Georgian mahogany press on chest English
A Victorian mahogany linen press, the serpentine cornice above two scroll carved panelled doors flanked by corbels, the projecting lower section with three drawers above a plinth base, raised on squat bun feet, 160 x 240 x 72 cm.
A George III mahogany linen press, the cavetto cornice above two panelled doors opening to a fitted interior, the lower section having two short and two long graduated drawers, raised on ogee bracket feet, 128 x 207 x 64 cm.
George III mahogany linen press, c.1800 the everted cornice leading to a pair of panel doors, enclosing three sliding shelves, and two short and two long drawers resting on splayed bracket feet. Width 131 cm. Depth 60 cm. Height 203 cm
Early Victorian mahogany press-on-chest
A mahogany linen press, circa 1770, the chamfered panelled doors opening to reveal three sliding shelves, above two short drawers and two long drawers, on shaped feet. Width 122 cm. Depth 60 cm . Height 180 cm
A Victorian mahogany linen press, the rounded fall cornice above two panelled doors enclosing press shelves, the lower section with two short and three long drawers, rosette carved wooden handles and patera, plinth base, 105 x 212 x 60 cm.
A Victorian mahogany linen press, the canted cornice above two arch panelled doors and an arrangement of two short and two long drawers, bun feet, 131 x 210 x 60 cm
Victorian mahogany press, with shaped cornice a pair panel doors, the lower section with drawers supported on plinth
Antique Georgian mahogany bow fronted gentleman's press
George III oak linen press moulded cornice above two panelled doors flanked by column supports on two short fake and two long drawer base with bracket feet
George III mahogany linen press moulded cornice, three slides enclosed by two panel doors on two short, two long drawers with bracket feet
An early 19th century South African stinkwood linen press the moulded cornice above a carved frieze above a pair of doors with moulded decoration flanked by columns and enclosing two slides and two drawers, above two short and two long drawers,…
A fine George III mahogany tallboy press, having three drawers below with brushing slide, and two doors above with fitted interior
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