William and Mary Seaweed Marquetry Strong Box Firmly Attributed to Gerrit Jensen

An Anglo-Dutch William and Mary Seaweed Marquetry cabinet on stand by Gerrit Jensen, Royal Cabinetmaker England, circa 1690 The cabinet is c...

A fine English walnut and ebony seaweed marquetry chest of drawers from the William & Mary period, circa 1690. Ogee molded top with a central banded oval inlaid with exquisite hand-c...

An extremely rare pair of Regency cast-iron sarcophagus shaped strong boxes. Regency, circa 1820 Painted to simulate palisander wood and with parcel-gilt, the cavetto-moulded hinged lids cast with flower sprays above foliate-cast bands over front panels relieved with river gods within canted corners cast with standing muses, the sides with lion mask and ring handles over leafy aprons on massive lion’s paw feet; the Brahmah type lock stamped “T. Davis from London” and impressed with the Royal Crown. These extraordinary pieces are modelled on Regency wine coolers. The forms are classic Greco-Roman revival with the boat-hook handles, mythic figures and the overall sarcophagus pattern. You would struggle to find one let alone a pair. Good items for any collection. Research on going into these strong boxes but we have found possible information on the lock stamped Davis….(historyoflocks ) The relationship of King George III and George Davis of Windsor, who was locksmith in ordinary to His Majesty. Davis, in 1799, invented and patented a unique style of lock, which was also beautifully engraved with a warning not to make duplicate keys. Sensitive government secrets always demanded, then as today, locks that were state of the art. Davis locks ended up on government dispatch boxes...

This William and Mary-period chest is distinguished by oyster veneering and circular inlay. Intersecting circles are inlaid into the veneers on the drawer fronts and on top of the ch...

A fine and documented William and Mary period chest of drawers. The top is veneered in well chosen olive oysters laid in geometric patterns incorporating, concentric circles, roundel...

A superb William and Mary five-drawer walnut chest or bureau with marquetry in holly, boxwood, ebony, along with its original brass hardware, raised on a bracket base, English, circa...