other items - apprentice furniture
apprentice furniture. Small-scale versions of cabinet furniture, sometimes made by apprentice craftsmen to demonstrate their technical skills. More commonly, such pieces were made by skilled tradesmen and taken around country districts by journeymen or commercial travellers, so customers could order household furniture from these samples. Miniature furniture pieces, often made for children, are frequently described as apprentice pieces. They are now highly sought after, but, buyer beware, the market abounds with many imported and locally produced 'apprentice pieces' of more recent manufacture.
27 item(s) found:
An Australian cedar and mahogany apprentice display cabinet 59 cm high
19th century birdseye huon pine apprentice chaise longue with carved rosette decoration facetted legs and original horsehair stuffing, 74 cm long x 30 cm deep x 52 cm high
19th century cedar apprentice style cabinet with three drawers in base and two upper doors, 88 cm high x 49 cm wide x 25.5 cm deep (possibly made for dolls furniture)
19th century cedar apprentice bookcase, 55 cm high x 30 cm wide x 19 cm deep
A 19th century Australian cedar miniature wardrobe, the shaped cornice above three central short graduated drawers flanked by cupboard doors, raised on a shaped plinth base, 59 cm wide, 21 cm deep, 51 cm high.
A 19th century Italian miniature drop front bureau, rectangular, with a drop front above a sham front rectangular door opening to a storage compartment, bracket supports, 70 x 57 x 38 cm.
Rare Australian apprentice cedar and huon pine bookcase with two door arched glassed upper section and two shield panel cupboard doors below. 112 x 67 x 33 cm
A New Zealand woods miniature cabinet with two doors decorated with shield shaped panels which open to reveal two half width drawers over three of full width, china knobs, top and two sides in burr totara, the doors and plinth base, kauri and rimu with the
A colonial NZ timber inlay apprentice cupboard over single drawer. Geometric decoration. Height 26 cm. Width 21 cm
Pokerwork miniature desk 16.5 cm wide, 10.5 cm deep, 9.5 cm high
19th century cedar apprentice chiffonier, 83 cm high x 56 cm wide x 25 cm deep
An early Victorian miniature sample sideboard, in rosewood, mahogany and oak. Shaped backboard with shelf, the lower section with a long drawer above cupboard doors revealing three drawers. Height 43 cm. Width 30 cm
An early Victorian miniature mahogany bookcase, circa 1850, the shaped everted pediment over a plain frieze on double glazed doors with moulded edges standing on a flat base. Height 68 cm. Width 58 cm. Depth 37 cm
A miniature hardwood cabinet, 19th/20th century, of rectangular form, the two doors with upper panels pierced with a bird and flowering prunus, the interior with arched surround below a pierced dragon panel 23 cm wide, 17 cm deep, 36 cm high
Miniature colonial cedar miners couch with rolling pin ends and original horse hair stuffing (92 cm long x 38 cm deep and 47 cm high)
A Victorian walnut miniature secretaire cabinet, circa 1860, the rectangular chamfered top with satin wood stringing over a deep hinged drawer front opening to reveal a fitted interior and tooled leather writing surface over a further drawer and glazed cup
A Regency rosewood cut brass inlaid miniature key cabinet, with sarcophagus top above a door flanked by columns, velvet lined interior with hooks. Width 32 cm. Depth 21 cm . Height 32 cm
Colonial Australian cedar apprentice's desk. Constructed with turned legs and two drawers. Height 24 cm
A Victorian blackwood upholstered childs or apprentice chair
Miniature writing bureau c.1875 This very fine example was evidently designed and made as a desk compendium, the front lifts up to reveal a fitted interior complete with period ink stains as an indicator of its actual use, the use of brass ring pull handle
A Victorian miniature walnut cabinet, the two doors concealing two half drawers above two full drawers, each with brass flush handles. Width 37 cm diameter 27.5 cm. Height 39.5 cm
Colonial Native and exotic timber miniature chiffonier apprentice piece shaped back with small shelf long frieze panelled two door base with half pine cone supports 79 cm height
Edwardian cedar miniature press, with drawer underneath
Suite of silver miniature garden furniture all stamped silver, comprising: a three seater sofa, three armchairs and a three seater swing
William Norrie specimen cabinet of small proportions with two inlaid doors opening to reveal four specimen wood drawers with inlaid knobs. Timbers featured include rimu, totara burr, rewarewa, puriri and others
A Victorian oak miniature desk top letter box, of octagonal pillar box form with brass letter flap, inscribed 'Letters' and hinged door with brass mount. Height 32 cm