Fine Furniture
Baraset House offers a fine selection of 18th & 19th century English, Scottish & American antique furniture, with particular focus on items of rare or unusual design, exceptional quality & craftsmanship, exotic woods, & notable provenance.
We provide the statement piece for both classic and contemporary interiors.
Scottish George III period, by the firm of Young, Trotter & Hamilton c1795
A superb late 18th Century Georgian Sheraton period mahogany fitted dressing table
by the Scottish firm of
Young, Trotter & Hamilton,
of 'Holyroodhouse design', circa 1795
This fine & very rare Sheraton period dressing table was produced in Edinburgh by the firm of Young, Trotter & Hamilton, and corresponds exactly to the suite of furniture supplied in 1796 by Young, Trotter & Hamilton to furnish the Royal apartments of the ancient Scottish palace of Holyrood house for the Comte d'Artois (later Charles X) and his companions during their exile in Scotland from 1796-1803.
The segmented tabletop is cross banded with kingwood, tulipwood and satinwood with boxwood stringing, and inlaid with a central finely-flamed sabicu wood (called 'horseflesh mahogany' or 'tamarind' in the Gillow's specimen books) oval corresponding to the Young, Trotter & Hamilton wardrobe supplied to Holyrood (RCIN 27840) and the Young, Trotter & Hamilton secretaire bookcase supplied to Holyrood (RCIN 27853). The lid opens to reveal a fitted interior showcasing a central fold-away mirror with adjustable double-ratchet stand.
George III period, designed by Thomas Sheraton 1793
An exceptional George III golden faded rosewood adjustable reading, writing & drawing table
in the manner of
George Simson of St Paul’s Churchyard, London
design by Thomas Sheraton (1793)
circa 1795
The solid mahogany table top veneered in rosewood with boxwood stringing and inset with original crimson Moroccan gilt-tooled leather surface, the removable solid rosewood bookstop (shown detached in the 1793 Sheraton drawing) line-inlaid with boxwood and featuring brass pins which slot into the inset table-top collars creating a reading/paper ledge upon the adjustable easel surface, the easel top rising on a superbly crafted adjustable mahogany ratchet. Beneath the rising easel surface, a solid mahogany and rosewood veneered pull-out writing slide, inset with original crimson Moroccan gilt-tooled leather surface.
Designed by Thomas Sheraton in 1793 and executed in the finest quality timbers available, this multi-purpose This multi-purpose adjustable architectural-type table was crafted to be free-standing and seen in the round with all sides finished and inlaid with the same level of detail. The faded golden rosewood showcases glorious golden colour and patina throughout, the interior composed of solid mahogany of the finest quality, and the gilt-tooled Moroccan leather surfaces original to the table.
Scottish William IV period, manner of Trotter of Edinburgh c1830
A superbly figured Scottish bookmatched mahogany chest of drawers of highly unusual black-front form, featuring magnificent turned green horn knobs inlaid with mother-of-pearl,
in the manner of William Trotter of Edinburgh,
circa 1830
Three inverted and recessed front deep drawers in block-front form featuring highly attractive turned green horn knobs inlaid with mother of pearl florets, surmounted by a single shallow 'hidden' top drawer frieze. Each of the three deep drawers carved and cock-beaded to the inverted front out of a single piece of three-inch mahogany, the top moulded out of a single plank with stepped ogee edge.
This highly unusual piece showcases exceptional quality of materials and workmanship, evident in the massive slabs of flame mahogany which have been cut out of the solid and recessed and beaded for the drawer fronts. Block front chests are extremely rare in British furniture design.
Another remarkable feature is the exceptionally fine green horn knobs made inlaid with mother-of-pearl - a remarkable process to have achieved almost two centuries ago, and equally remarkable to have remained in pristine condition.
Scottish-trained craftsman, Scotland or Federal New York c1800
An exceptional chest of 'dressing drawers'
in finely figured ribband mahogany, superbly inlaid with meandering floral vines in boxwood & satinwood
Scotland or Federal New York
circa 1795-1805
Veneered in superbly figured Honduran fiddle-back or ribband mahogany, with inlays in plum-pudding mahogany, satinwood, boxwood, Cuban mahogany & ebony. As a testament to the superior craftsmanship of this piece, the interior drawer sides & bottom boards are composed of solid Cuban mahogany - a luxury virtually unseen in this period.
The sumptuously figured mahogany fronts featuring superbly inlaid boxwood stringing with canted corners terminating with inwards-facing inlaid floral buds in boxwood and satinwood.
The top drawer finely quartered with book-matched mahogany on each end, a conforming mahogany diamond to the centre flanked by a pair of strung pointed mahogany ovals of contrasting mahogany grain set into quarter-panelled veneers, each oval terminating with inlaid satinwood 'dots' on either end. The design of this drawer bears remarkable similarity to prevalent fashion in Federal New York by Scottish immigrant craftsmen of the period.
The second drawer interior divided into three sections, formerly fitted with a writing slide and various compartments for 'dressing equipage'; this layout termed 'dressing drawers' by Hepplewhite, and distinguishing it from the common chest of drawers.