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Collections > Furniture
A comprehensive collection of European furniture between 100 and 400 years old, displayed in fine panelled period rooms together with furnishings from John and Josephine Bowes' homes in France.
Secretaire
Mahogany secretaire or writing cabinet with a fall-front writing compartment above cupboard doors. The front corners have offset, reeded Doric pillars, on stump feet.... view details
Side table
The top of this side table is inlaid with coloured marble. An inscription beneath records that the marbles are collected at the Baths of Caracalla in Rome in 1828 by... view details
Bookcase
Made from carved mahogany, this bookcase is set on castors so that it can be easily moved around a room, or even from room to room. The top of the bookcase is set with... view details
Gas-lights for Northumberland House, London
This pair of candelabra were originally lit by gas. They were supplied by William Collins for the Grand Staircase at Northumberland House, London. Each base is... view details
Hall Cupboard
Hall cupboard in oak with the date carved 1699, in the middle of the frieze. The lower tier has two four-panelled doors on either side of a panelled central section.... view details
Chest
Panelled chest of oak with carvings of saints, showing St. Christopher and St. James Major, the Annunciation, St. Paul and St. Peter. Size: Height: 81 cm; Length: 163... view details
Writing Desk
This writing desk is veneered in flame figured mahogany and has a grey marble top veined with white. It is stamped 'DURAND' beneath the marble, and has the initials... view details
Sideboard
Sideboard is a medieval term for a serving table. By the second half of the 18th century it had evolved into a specialised type of side table with drawers and... view details
Centre table, (guéridon)
Circular centre table, or guéridon, with a top of inlaid marble on a giltwood base. The marbles have been identified. The tripod base of three legs was already a... view details
Chimneypiece
Chimneypiece of yellow Sienna marble. In front of the two jambs or uprights are two free-standing pillars, with human feet and heads of Egyptian women made from gilt... view details