What is the most expensive piece of Chippendale furniture?
commode
At a recent auction at Sotheby’s in London, a 1770 commode crafted by legendary British furniture designer Thomas Chippendale sold for $5,980,438, making it the most expensive piece of English furniture in the world.
What’s the most expensive piece of furniture ever sold?
Badminton Cabinet – $36.7 million The badminton cabinet is the most expensive piece of antique furniture sold of all-time.
How much does a Chippendale make?
Chippendales Salaries
| Job Title | Salary |
|---|---|
| Dancer salaries – 3 salaries reported | $30,973/yr |
| Marketing salaries – 1 salaries reported | $83,554/yr |
| Production Tour Manager salaries – 1 salaries reported | $81,858/yr |
| Stripper salaries – 1 salaries reported | $37/hr |
What kind of fretwork was used on Chippendale furniture?
A similar fretwork was used for a gallery around the edges of “china tables,” or tea tables, and for the backs and legs of chairs. Some pieces of Chinese Chippendale furniture, often intended for rooms decorated in chinoiserie, or Chinese style, were japanned, or coated with oriental-style lacquer.
What kind of wood is a Chippendale chest made of?
Morphy Auctions had estimated the piece between $4,000 and $7,000. Made around 1760 in New England, this Chippendale chest is made of a stunning tiger maple wood. It features a molded edge top over four drawers supported by a straight bracket with spurred feet.
What kind of chairs did the Chippendales make?
Probably the best-known Chippendale design is a broad-seated ribbonback chair, with a back rail in the form of a cupid’s bow, and the pierced splat (centre support in the back) composed of carved interlacing ribbons. The most elaborate Rococo designs, carved and gilded, were those for mirror frames, girandoles, and console tables.
What kind of wood is used to make Rosewood?
Although its wood bears no resemblance whatsoever to the true rosewoods, the Australian rose mahogany (Dysoxylum fraserianum, family Meliaceae) and Australian blackwood, (Acacia melanoxylon) are also sold as rosewood.
Morphy Auctions had estimated the piece between $4,000 and $7,000. Made around 1760 in New England, this Chippendale chest is made of a stunning tiger maple wood. It features a molded edge top over four drawers supported by a straight bracket with spurred feet.
What was the original price of the Chippendale furniture?
It has a scrolled crest and ears, pierced splat, and six molded square legs joined by box stretchers. The piece measures 36 1/4 inches high and 69 1/2 inches long. Originally estimated to bring between $3,000 and $4,000, the selling price was $862.50 through Morphy Auctions in 2008.
Where does the Rosewood in Your House come from?
Some rosewood comes from Dalbergia retusa, also known as the Nicaraguan rosewood or as cocobolo. Several species are known as Guatemalan rosewood or Panama rosewood: D. tucerencis, D. tucarensis, and D. cubiquitzensis.
Where does the name Rosewood come from in the timber trade?
The timber trade will sell many timbers under the name rosewood (usually with an adjective) due to some (outward) similarities. A fair number of these timbers come from other legume genera; one such species that is often mentioned is Bolivian Machaerium scleroxylon sold as Bolivian rosewood.
