Apter-Fredericks

Important 18th & 19th Century Antique Furniture

Georgian

A George III Carved Gilt-Wood Chippendale Mirror
A Fine George III Mahogany Carlton House Writing Table
A Rare George II Mahogany Side Table
A George III Satinwood Console Table
A George III Hepplewhite Period Mahogany Cabinet of Exceptional Colour and Patination
A Fine George I Walnut Wing Armchair together with a copy
A Fine and Rare George III Satinwood & Marquetry Bonheur du Jour
A George III Carved Mahogany Settee
A Pair of George III Large Bergere Chairs
A George III Mahogany Commode of Unusual Form
A George I Carved Giltwood Side Table
A George III Carved Gilt-Wood Mirror
A Very Fine George I Walnut Chest on Stand
A George III Tripod Piecrust Table
A George III Sheraton Period Oval Tray
A George III Satinwood Drum Table
A George III Carved Giltwood Overmantel Mirror
An Important Pair of George III Gilt-wood Settees in the Manner of Thomas Chippendale the Younger
A George III Carved Mahogany Side-table
A George I Walnut Chest on Chest otherwise known as a Tallboy
A George II Walnut Armchair
A Regency Period Ormolu Mounted & Brass Inlaid Rosewood Sofa Table
A Set of Four George III Ormolu Mounted Three Branch Wall Lights
A George III Collector's Cabinet
A Rare George II Carved Mahogany Armchair
A George III Burr-Yew-wood Sofa Table
A George III Regency Period Drinking Table
A Matched Pair of George III Mahogany Commodes Attributed to Henry Hill of Marlborough
A George III Chippendale Period Carved Mahogany Serpentine Fronted Side Table
A George III Mahogany Silver Table
A Pair of George III Giltwood Bergeres Atrributed to Francois Herve and Probably Supplied by Henry Holland.
A George III Window Seat
A Pair of George III Mahogany Armchairs Attributed to Gillow of Lancaster
A Pair of George III White Marble & Ormolu Candle Vases By Matthew Boulton
A Rare Pair of George III Mahogany Plate Buckets
An Important George III Mahogany Library Table of Superb Colour & Quality
A George II Walnut Serpentine Front Commode
A George III Carved Mahogany 'Chinese' Chippendale Silver Table
A George III Satinwood, Harewood, Burr-Yew and Marquetry Breakfront Bookcase Attributed to Mayhew & Ince
A Most Exceptional George III Mahogany Serpentine Fronted Chest on Chest
An Exceptional George I Burr Walnut Card Table
A George II Burr Walnut Kneehole Chest
A George III Parcel-Gilt and Painted Satinwood Pier Table
A George III Giltwood Border Glass Mirror
A George III Satinwood Bonhuer du Jour in the Manner of George Simson
A Pair of George III Giltwood Armchairs By Thomas Chippendale
A Pair of George IV Mahogany Hall Chairs in the Manner of Sir Robert Smirke
A Pair of George II Carved Mahogany Gainsborough Armchairs
A Pair of George I Walnut Stools
A Pair of George III Oval Mirrors
A Pair of George III Adam Period Carved Giltwood Mirrors
A Most Unusual George III Carved Mahogany Whatnot
A Pair of George III Breakfront Cabinets
A Pair of George III Adam Period Carved Mahogany Armchairs
A George III Carved Giltwood Mirror
A Pair of George III Blue John Cassolettes by Matthew Boulton
A Rare Pair of George III Sheraton Period Satinwood Pole Screens
A Rare and Unusually Large Early 19th Century Nodding Figure of a Chinaman Attributed to Giovanni Domenico Gianelli
A Most Impressive George II Carved Gilt-Wood Mirror
A George III Harewood & Marquetry Commode in The French Manner
A George III Satinwood and Decorated Bookcase
A Pair of George III Adam Period Rosewood Semi-Elliptical Console Tables
A George II Walnut Side Chair
A Pair of George III Carved Giltwood Mirrors
A Fine Pair of George III Hepplewhite Period Mahogany Armchairs Attributed to John Cobb
A Fine and Rare Set of Four George III Cut Glass Candelabra
A Set of Eighteen George III Mahogany Dining-Chairs
A George III Carved Giltwood Overmantel Mirror
A George III Carved Mahogany Side Table
A George III Mahogany Oval Wine Cooler
A Rare George III Carved Mahogany Armchair
An Outstanding & Extremely Rare George I Burr Walnut Side Table
A Rare George I Burr Yew Wood Chest of Drawers
A George III Oval Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror
A George III Carved Mahogany Bookcase
A George III Carved Mahogany Stool
A George II Carved Walnut Armchair
A George III Sycamore, Tulipwood Rosewood and Marquetry Pembroke Table
A Fine Pair of George III Satinwood Card Tables
A George III Satinwood "Harlequin" Pembroke Table in the Manner of Henry Kettle
A George III Period Personal Weighing Machine or 'Sanctorius's Balance'
A Pair of George I Carved Giltwood Mirrors
A George III Chippendale Period Sidetable
An Exceptional George III Carved Gilt Wood Oval Mirror
A Rare George III Carved Mahogany Armchair
A George III Brass Eight Branch Chandelier Attributed to John Giles
A George III Chippendale Period Carved Mahogany Commode
A Rare George III Mahogany Urn Stand
A George III Rolled Paperwork Box, decorated by Mary Earnshaw of Wakefield in 1795
A George III Carved Mahogany Urn Stand
A Magnificent George III Inlaid Harewood & Serpentine Shaped Commode
A Rare George III Mahogany and Brass Champagne Cooler
A Pair of George III Gilt Carton-Pierre Oval Mirrors
A George II Period Carved Mahogany Bureau Cabinet Attributed to Giles Grendey
A Highly Important George III Carved Giltwood Pier Mirror
A George III Chippendale Period Carved Giltwood Mirror
A Fine George III Adam Period Mahogany Side Table
A George III Inlaid Occasional Table in the Manner of Pierre Langlois
A George II Period Pedestal
A George III Mahogany and Cross-banded Barometer
A Superb Pembroke Table by Henry Hill
A Pair of George III Period Satinwood, Decorated and Parcel-Gilt Side Tables
A Pierre Langlois Commode
A George III Mahogany Card Table in the Manner of Ince & Mayhew
A Fine Pair of Harewood And Inlaid Side Tables by William Gates
A Pair of Queen Anne Walnut Stools
A George II Carved Mahogany Side-table Attributed to Giles Grendey
An Extremely Rare Pair of Georgian Brass Candelabra
A Highly Important Georgian Giltwood Mirror Designed By Matthias Lock and Signed by the Carver James Hill
A Pair of George III Adam Period Carved Mahogany Sidechairs
An Elegant Georgian Mahogany Circular Dining Table
An Unusual George III Carved Mahogany Tripod Table
A Pair of Georgian Dolphin 'Slab' Tables in the Manner of James Richards, after the Designs by William Kent
A George III Regency Period Convex Mirror by Thomas Fentham
A Pair of George III Breakfront Cabinets

A Pair of George III Breakfront Cabinets

Height: 32" 81.5cm
Width: 48" 123cm
Depth: 15" 40cm

The cabinets have mahogany tops banded with yew wood, with an additional inlaid chequer line and ebonised rule mouldings. Below are four graduated drawers to the centre section, each retaining their original handles, and a partridge-wood and yew -wood banded door, enclosing a cupboard, to each wing. The same chequer line inlay is also found on each door.

English, Circa 1800

Partridge wood comes from Brazil, Guiana and the West Indian Islands, including Cuba. However, there is some confusion as to exactly which of a number of species used under this name was the correct partridge wood. It is one of the world's heaviest timbers weighing as much as 90 pounds per cubic foot and was formerly used by the Brazilians for boat building. Known in British Dockyards as cabbage wood, it first appeared in England in the later Eighteenth century and was used in small cabinets and as bandings on tables. We have had a number of nests of tables with partridge wood bandings.