Five pieces of fine antique furniture to add elegance to your home

25 November 2024 If you’re looking to furnish your home with high quality items that combine function and a sense of history, then auctions are a great place to start looking.

These three Regency mahogany hall chairs, dating from c.1820, each have a shaped and moulded back with a medallion painted by hand. Offered as a single lot, the estimate is £400-500. View the catalogue entry for these Regency chairs.

Among the upcoming sales with plenty of eyecatching designs on offer is Sworders’ Fine Interiors sale on December 3-4 which features 285 furniture lots in all.

The sale will include selected contents from The Old House, a 16th century manor house in the Bedfordshire village of Aspley Guise. The consignment features a vast array of period furniture, antiques and fine art which would add elegance to any home.

To give you a flavour of what’s on offer at the Sworders sale, here we pick out five lots from the sale that caught our eye.

1. Walnut chest of drawers

Among the elegant pieces of furniture on offer at the Sworders sale is this William and Mary walnut chest of drawers. Dating from the late 17th century and later, it is one of the lots from The Old House in Aspley Guise. It is estimated at £800-1200. View the catalogue entry for this chest of drawers.

2. Mahogany dining table

This William IV mahogany dining table from c.1835 measures 10ft 6in (3.2m) long in total with the moulded top extending thanks to three additional leaves. Another of the lots from The Old House in Aspley Guise, the estimate is £400-600. View the catalogue entry for this mahogany dining table.

3. Knole sofas

This pair of Knole sofas, dating from the 20th century and upholstered in red velvet and coming with giltwood finials, are estimated at £1000-2000 at the Sworders sale. View the catalogue entry for these Knole sofas.

4. Anglo-Indian chaise longue

This Anglo-Indian ebony and cane chaise longue features double scroll legs terminating in paw feet. Dating from the 19th century, it is estimated at £1000-1500. View the catalogue entry for this Anglo-Indian chaise longue.