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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.
Table Cabinet
Compendium writing/sewing box/jewel case in the form of a small table cabinet, veneered in rosewood with marquetry of mother-of-peal. Size: Height: 35 cm; Width: 33... view details
Palanquin or Norimono
Black lacquer covered litter, with raised decoration in gold and grey-brown and with engraved gilt metal mounts. The interior is decorated with gouache paintings on... view details
Chair
Chair, of Windsor construction in elm and possibly other woods, now painted green. The chair was made by an itinerant labourer. The form of this chair is derived... view details
Fire screen
This trestle firescreen in carved and gilded beechwood has a removable panel covered with satin depicting the parable of the wolf in shepherd's clothing. It is... view details
Mirror
This mirror is a masterpiece of the 19th century bronze founder, Ferdinand Barbedienne. It was the centre of his display at the 1867 Universal Exhibition in Paris.... view details
Tea Caddy
Tunbridgeware box with arched lid veneered with a diaper pattern at the sides and bunch of flowers on the lid. Inside is a separate cover edged with a geometric pattern. view details
Wall-light
Part of a set of four gilt-bronze wall-lights, each in the form of a draped female figure with bead armbands, her arms at her sides supporting four branches with... view details
Miniature Botanical Cabinet
Oak carcase, burr elm beneer, painted decoration. Possibly made for Mary Eleanor Lyon-Bowes, Countess of Strathmore (1749-1800). Size: Height: 172 cm; Width: 33.2... view details
Suite of seat furniture
This spectacular suite of French giltwood seat furniture is an exciting new acquisition by the Bowes Museum. The suite is the bequest of Henry Van den Bergh through... view details
Suite of seat furniture
This spectacular suite of French giltwood seat furniture is an exciting new acquisition by the Bowes Museum. The suite is the bequest of Henry Van den Bergh through... view details