http://bridgesovertime.com Furniture, fine art, sculpture and unique garden items Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:36:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://bridgesovertime.com/american-martinsville-cabinet-caned-door-aluminum-inlay/ http://bridgesovertime.com/american-martinsville-cabinet-caned-door-aluminum-inlay/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:04:25 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=6942
A really beautiful American of Martinsville Cabinet with a nice caned door. This piece has been fully restored and has aluminum stars inset into each corner. There are three drawers with beautifully polished aluminum inset pulls. It is an elegant and well designed piece of furniture.]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/american-martinsville-cabinet-caned-door-aluminum-inlay/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/heavy-brass-plated-iron-etagere-glass-shelves/ http://bridgesovertime.com/heavy-brass-plated-iron-etagere-glass-shelves/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:12:28 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=6827
An extremely useful and well made etagere that is made of heavy iron which has been brass plated. There are five glass shelves including the top. he entire piece can be taken apart. A nice design.]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/heavy-brass-plated-iron-etagere-glass-shelves/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/pair-whitewashed-natural-mahogany-chests-retailed-john-stuart/ http://bridgesovertime.com/pair-whitewashed-natural-mahogany-chests-retailed-john-stuart/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:00:50 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=6799
A beautiful pair of chest retailed by John Stuart made by the Mount Airy co. We have had these mahogany chests totally restored and finished with the natural mahogany with a kind of white wash finish. They are elegant and the process lets the wonderful grain show through. The flaws in the grain are natural [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/pair-whitewashed-natural-mahogany-chests-retailed-john-stuart/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/dunbar-credenza-sideboard-olivewood-burl-veneer-black-plinth/ http://bridgesovertime.com/dunbar-credenza-sideboard-olivewood-burl-veneer-black-plinth/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:56:48 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=6644
A nice low Dunbar credenza or sideboard on a black plinth base. Big D tag on the inner drawer. This sideboard was used in the same dining room as the model 5900 dining table we have posted. This sideboard dates to after Ed Womley’s retirement from Dunbar and was probably designed by Roger Sprunger. Beautiful [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/dunbar-credenza-sideboard-olivewood-burl-veneer-black-plinth/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/burl-ebonized-shelf-unit/ http://bridgesovertime.com/burl-ebonized-shelf-unit/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:03:49 +0000 Rick http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=6398
A beautiful and elegant burl wood veneered shelving unit with ebonised support brackets. A nice design that has oak trim on the shelf fronts and backs. The shelves measure 11.75 inches deep.]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/burl-ebonized-shelf-unit/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/pair-tommi-parzinger-linen-sided-lacquered-bachelor-chests/ http://bridgesovertime.com/pair-tommi-parzinger-linen-sided-lacquered-bachelor-chests/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:00:13 +0000 Rick http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=6390
A nice pair of Tommi Parzinger chests with Formica tops and linen sides. The same chest was sold by Treadway/Toomey in 2009 and was sold as designed by Parzinger for Willow and Reed. There have also been several of these chests sold on 1stdibs with the same pulls and Formica tops as Tommi Parzinger for [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/pair-tommi-parzinger-linen-sided-lacquered-bachelor-chests/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/robsjohngibbings-vanity-desk-original-stool/ http://bridgesovertime.com/robsjohngibbings-vanity-desk-original-stool/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:40:18 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=6103
Another beautiful piece of furniture out of the Gibbings bedroom set we recently purchased. This vanity or desk is labeled in two places, under the glass mirror cavity and on the base of the top drawer. It features the same remarkable handles with their beautiful graining as the other bedroom pieces. The vanity has been [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/robsjohngibbings-vanity-desk-original-stool/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/robsjohn-gibbings-unusual-midsize-beautiful-chest/ http://bridgesovertime.com/robsjohn-gibbings-unusual-midsize-beautiful-chest/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 04:22:32 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=5957
A beautiful chest of drawers by Gibbings for Widdicomb. The top drawer interior bears the label. What makes this chest stunning is the graining of the handles. We have seen quite a lot of gibbings pieces but the pieces in this set we bought are particularly pretty. Please be sure to check out the other [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/robsjohn-gibbings-unusual-midsize-beautiful-chest/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/beautiful-robsjohngibbings-chest-drawers/ http://bridgesovertime.com/beautiful-robsjohngibbings-chest-drawers/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 04:19:03 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=5949
A visually beautiful chest of drawers by Gibbings for Widdicomb. Top interior drawer has the label. What makes this chest stunning is the graining of the handles. We have seen quite a lot of gibbings pieces but the pieces in this set we bought are particularly pretty. Please be sure to check out the other [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/beautiful-robsjohngibbings-chest-drawers/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/1950s-cerused-oak-bookcase/ http://bridgesovertime.com/1950s-cerused-oak-bookcase/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 04:15:21 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=5941
We had a china cupboard by for but didn’t think it had much purpose. We had the piece restored and have sold the base. The top we had new legs made for and now we have a beautiful functional bookcase.]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/1950s-cerused-oak-bookcase/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/renzo-rutili-johnson-brothers-cabinet-inlaid-marquetry-front/ http://bridgesovertime.com/renzo-rutili-johnson-brothers-cabinet-inlaid-marquetry-front/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:34:38 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=5728
A beautiful Johnson brothers cabinet designed by Renzo Rutili with an inlaid marquetry front. It has three drawers on side in the interior and a shelf on the other. The cabinet is veneered in a beautiful highly figured wood which is probably satinwood and is finished all around. It is able to free stand in [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/renzo-rutili-johnson-brothers-cabinet-inlaid-marquetry-front/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/3-drawer-robsjohn-gibbings-cane-handled-chest-wbrass-legs/ http://bridgesovertime.com/3-drawer-robsjohn-gibbings-cane-handled-chest-wbrass-legs/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:28:59 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=5710
An excellent example of a Robsjohn Gibbings design for Widdicomb is this 6 drawer chest on brass legs. It features cane handles. Label intact, it also bears the Widdicomb brass label. Out of a complete matching bedroom set we have posted on this website.]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/3-drawer-robsjohn-gibbings-cane-handled-chest-wbrass-legs/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/robsjohn-gibbings-cane-handled-chest-brass-legs/ http://bridgesovertime.com/robsjohn-gibbings-cane-handled-chest-brass-legs/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:25:35 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=5699
An excellent example of a Robsjohn Gibbings design for Widdicomb is this 6 drawer chest on brass legs. It features cane handles. Label intact although faded, it also bears the Widdicomb brass label. Out of a complete matching bedroom set we have posted on this website.]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/robsjohn-gibbings-cane-handled-chest-brass-legs/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/beautiful-bleached-mahogany-hand-beveled-glass-door-case-piece/ http://bridgesovertime.com/beautiful-bleached-mahogany-hand-beveled-glass-door-case-piece/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:23:34 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=5517
A custom made credenza, sideboard or case piece in a beautiful bleached mahogany finish. the center features a hand beveled glass window. The legs are very much in the manner of Vladimir Kagan’s designs although we believe this piece may have been designed by Ernst Schwadron and executed in Kagan’s father’s studio. It features oak [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/beautiful-bleached-mahogany-hand-beveled-glass-door-case-piece/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/george-nelson-american-martinsville-sideboard-aluminum-pulls/ http://bridgesovertime.com/george-nelson-american-martinsville-sideboard-aluminum-pulls/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:05:58 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=5237
A stunning sideboard or dresser cabinet by American of Martinsville with great polished aluminum pulls and aluminum inset stars on top. It has wonderful veneer details and is in fully restored condition]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/george-nelson-american-martinsville-sideboard-aluminum-pulls/feed/ 0