Druce & Co. Furniture

This is a beautiful antique late Victorian satinwood Carlton House Desk, by the renowned retailer and cabinet maker Druce & Co, circa 1880 in date. This beautiful desk is made fr...

A superb French walnut Vernis Martin salon open armchair, circa 1870 in date. The shield shaped back painted with a scene of lovers in a garden, with rose decoration to the arms. With brass plaque for the renowned Victorian retailer and cabinet maker Druce & Co., of London. The quality and attention to detail throughout is second to none. Add a touch of unparalleled style to your home. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 104 x width 57 x depth 55 Dimensions in inches: Height 40.9 x width 22.4 x depth 21.7 Druce & Co of 68 Baker Street, Portman Square, London, were established in the 1840s and were both cabinet makers and retailers of second-hand furniture. In the Marlebone Trade Directory of 1853, they described themselves as 'Furnishers,Upholsterers and Upholders for clients of discernment'. Vernis Martin is a lustrous lacquer substitute widely used in the 18th century to decorate furniture and such personal articles as brisé fans, snuffboxes and clocks. The process of adding bronze or gold powder to green varnish was perfected by the French brothers Guillaume and Etienne-Simon Martin, hence its name “Vernis Martin”, as Vernis is French for varnish. It is said to have been made by heating oil, copal and amber and then adding Venetian turpentine and the Martin brothers perfected the process with inclusions in the varnish, sprinkling spangles of silver plated copper wire into the wet varnish ground. Highly praised by Voltaire, it was developed to imitate East Asian lacquerware...

For sale is a fine quality early Victorian rosewood and Marquetry inlaid breakfast table by Druce & Co. The top is superbly inlaid with floral m...

We are delighted to offer for auction this lovely original Druce & Co LTD of Baker Street London Victorian mahogany small tub armchair with samon pink upholstery. All castors are original porcelain and fully stand Druce & Co London, this is a small chair and could even be classes as a 3/4 size although you can sit an adult, this nursing chair or corner library...

This is a beautiful antique, mahogany, satinwood and marquetry Carlton House writing table by the renowned London retailer and cabinet maker Druce & Co., circa 1880 in date. The top is surmounted with a decorative brass gallery and it is inlaid with a stunning marquetry of baskets of flowers, swags and swirls, a musical trophy and scrolling foliage, the conforming back with urns and a prominent scallop shell. There are plenty of storage compartments to accommodate all of your stationery. In addition to the eight smaller drawers and five cupboards on top of the desk, there are five larger drawers below. The top has been relined with a fine quality gilt tooled oxblood leather inset sliding writing surface. The central drawer bears the embossed brass trade label of DRUCE & CO UPHOLSTERERS & CABINET MAKERS BAKER STREET PORTMAN SQUARE LONDON W. It stands on four elegant tapering legs that terminate in their original brass castors. The locks, handles, keys and castors are all present and original. It is freestanding which means that it is finished all around, so can be placed anywhere. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned and polished and the leather relined in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 100 x width 136 x depth 63 Dimensions in inches: Height 39.4 x width 53.5 x depth 24.8 Druce & Co of 68 Baker Street, Portman Square, London, were established in the 1840's and were both cabinet makers and retailers of second-hand furniture. In the Marlebone Trade Directory of 1853, they described themselves as 'Furnishers,Upholsterers and Upholders for clients of discernment'. Carlton House desk is a specific antique desk form within the more general bureau à gradin form. This specific form is supposed to have been designed in 1790s for the Prince of Wales (who later became George IV) by George Hepplewhite. It is named after Carlton House, which was at the time the London residence of the Prince of Wales. This kind of desk is sometimes also known as a Carlton House writing table. The desk is like a normal writing table but the small drawers above the surface form a "U" shape around the user instead of being merely set up in front of him as is usual in a typical bureau a gradin...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Druce & Co LTD of Baker Street London Victorian Mahogany bookcase with case drawer A lovely beautiful piece made by one o...