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.
11 item(s) found:
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,…
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)
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 knulled cedar panelled press, circa 1835. Height 201 cm. Width 150 cm. Depth 70 cm
A cedar linen press. Height 221 cm. Width 129 cm. Diameter 61 cm
Early colonial linen press in full cedar with 4 drawer base decorated with cockbeading and original handles and escutcheons (one lock missing), the top has 6 slide out drawers
Colonial Australian cedar linen press, double doors at top fitted with five drawers, the base fitted with 4 drawers with blackwood knobs with diamond shaped ebony escutcheons, full cedar including sides and back panels
Adams style revival linen press with internal shelves and drawer and two bottom drawers, with original metalware
