A 19th century Dutch walnut display cabinet, the arched moulded…

 

panels. Timber pieces, usually of well-figured wood either recessed or applied over the frames of doors and as decoration elsewhere in the carcase of cabinet furniture. The panels may take a variety of shapes rectangular, square, shield shape, oval, half-round or in the form of Egyptian pylons.

turning. Any part of a piece of furniture that has been turned and shaped with chisels on a lathe. Turned sections include legs, columns, feet, finials, pedestals, stretchers, spindles etc. There have been many varieties and fashions over the centuries: baluster, melon, barley-sugar, bobbin, cotton-reel, rope-twist, and so on. Split turning implies a turned section that has been cut in half lengthwise and applied to a cabinet front as a false decorative support.

astragal. Strictly speaking, a piece of thin moulding around the top or bottom of columns. In cabinetwork, it commonly describes a moulding on a two-door cabinet or bookcase to cover the gap when the doors are closed. The astragal is usually attached to the inner stile of the left-hand door (or the right hand as you look at it). More commonly in Australia, the term is also used to describe the glazing bars that divide the glass in a cabinet into sections.

turned legs. are legs which have been turned on a lathe. In use from the 16th century, turned legs on tables, chairs and cabinets became more frequent until, by the 1830s, the Georgian square or tapered leg was rarely found except in country pieces.

The buyers premium is an additional percentage charge on the hammer price of the item, imposed by the auction house to cover administrative costs. The buyers premium percentage varies between auction houses, with a range of 12.5% to 22%.