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Satinwood Collection

Satinwood, a timeless beauty that has graced the most prestigious spaces throughout history

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Model D Pianoforte And Stools, 1884-87. Creator: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Model D Pianoforte And Stools, 1884-87. Creator: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Model D Pianoforte And Stools, 1884-87.

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Sofa, c. 1936. Creator: M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin

Sofa, c. 1936. Creator: M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin
Sofa, c. 1936

Background imageSatinwood Collection: The International Exhibition: oblique grand pianoforte by Collard and Collard, 1862

The International Exhibition: oblique grand pianoforte by Collard and Collard, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: oblique grand pianoforte by Collard and Collard, 1862. This pianoforte...is one of the most beautiful instruments of the kind in the exhibition

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Card table

Card table
D-shaped folding card table made of mahogany with satinwood crossbanding and stringing, bearing the label of Thomas Wilmott. Probably made and retailed in London around 1800-1840. Date: c.1800-1840

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Frank partridge Advertisement

Frank partridge Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Frank Partridge, promoting a choice selection of old English furniture, including a couple of mahogany pole screens with banners in fine petit point needlework

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Queen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase, HMS Medina

Queen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase, HMS Medina
Queen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase - The Royal Yacht, HMS Medina, 1911-1912 Coronation Expedition to India for the Durbar. Designed and made for Her Majesty by Waring and Gillow

Background imageSatinwood Collection: RMS Mauretania - panel converted into fire screen

RMS Mauretania - panel converted into fire screen
RMS Mauretania - quarter veneered satinwood panel converted to take the form of a fire screen, pencil notations to reverse. 16 x 25 inches. Date: 20th century

Background imageSatinwood Collection: RMS Olympic - stateroom cabin door (detail)

RMS Olympic - stateroom cabin door (detail)
RMS Olympic - rare walnut satinwood 1/2 veneer two panel First Class stateroom cabin door (detail) with gilt and silver plated door furniture

Background imageSatinwood Collection: RMS Olympic - stateroom cabin door

RMS Olympic - stateroom cabin door
RMS Olympic - rare walnut satinwood 1/2 veneer two panel First Class stateroom cabin door with gilt and silver plated door furniture. Comprising fingerplate, door handles and grip bar stamped C86

Background imageSatinwood Collection: RMS Olympic - wooden panel from stateroom cabin

RMS Olympic - wooden panel from stateroom cabin
RMS Olympic - original walnut satinwood 1/4 veneer panel from stateroom cabin C86. Provenance Henry Aldridge, Marquis of Granby dispersal sale 14-4-2000. 74 x 7.5 inches

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Fashionable furniture, Regency era

Fashionable furniture, Regency era
6339810 Fashionable furniture, Regency era by British School, (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable furniture, Regency era)

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Octagonal Library Table, London, c. 1840; designed 1832

Octagonal Library Table, London, c. 1840; designed 1832

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Dressing Table, London, c. 1790. Creator: Thomas Scott

Dressing Table, London, c. 1790. Creator: Thomas Scott
Dressing Table, London, c. 1790

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Armchair, England, c. 1885. Creator: Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo

Armchair, England, c. 1885. Creator: Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo
Armchair, England, c. 1885

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Traveling Desk, 1800 / 15. Creator: Unknown

Traveling Desk, 1800 / 15. Creator: Unknown
Traveling Desk, 1800/15

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Work Table, 1800 / 10. Creator: Unknown

Work Table, 1800 / 10. Creator: Unknown
Work Table, 1800/10

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Louis XVI commode, c. 1764 (ormolu mounted amaranth, tulipwood, bois satine

Louis XVI commode, c. 1764 (ormolu mounted amaranth, tulipwood, bois satine
487641 Louis XVI commode, c.1764 (ormolu mounted amaranth, tulipwood, bois satine, sycamore & marquetry) by Leleu, Jean Francois (1729-1807)

Background imageSatinwood Collection: One of a pair of marquetry and parquetry commodes, c. 1765

One of a pair of marquetry and parquetry commodes, c. 1765
CH463022 One of a pair of marquetry and parquetry commodes, c.1765 (lacquered brass mounted kingwood, amaranth, tulipwood & bois satine) (see also 463023) by German School

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Ceylon satinwood and cashew nut trees

Ceylon satinwood and cashew nut trees
Ceylon satinwood, Chloroxylon swietenia, vulnerable 1, and cashew nut, Anacardium occidentale 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Strange trees (coloured engraving)

Strange trees (coloured engraving)
997575 Strange trees (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilderbuch fAor KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Types of exotic wood used in cabinet making (colour litho)

Types of exotic wood used in cabinet making (colour litho)
977802 Types of exotic wood used in cabinet making (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Types of exotic wood used in cabinet making)

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Arm Chair, designed by Tiffany Studios, USA, c. 1890 (satinwood with inlays of brass

Arm Chair, designed by Tiffany Studios, USA, c. 1890 (satinwood with inlays of brass
500143 Arm Chair, designed by Tiffany Studios, USA, c.1890 (satinwood with inlays of brass and various woods) by American School, (19th century); h:82.90 w:63.20 d:64.30 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art

Background imageSatinwood Collection: One of a pair of marquetry and parquetry commodes, c. 1765

One of a pair of marquetry and parquetry commodes, c. 1765
CH463023 One of a pair of marquetry and parquetry commodes, c.1765 (lacquered brass mounted kingwood, amaranth, tulipwood & bois satine) (see also 463022) by German School

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Herbert Read and Robert F MacDonald, Architects (b / w photo)

Herbert Read and Robert F MacDonald, Architects (b / w photo)
3652290 Herbert Read and Robert F MacDonald, Architects (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Herbert Read and Robert F MacDonald, Architects)

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Dressing table in satinwood, 1804, (1946). Creator: Unknown

Dressing table in satinwood, 1804, (1946). Creator: Unknown
Dressing table in satinwood, 1804, (1946). From " The Cabinet Maker and Upholsterers Encyclopaedia" by furniture designer Thomas Sheraton

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Inlaid Mahogany Pole Screen, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe

Inlaid Mahogany Pole Screen, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe
Inlaid Mahogany Pole Screen, 1908.Lithographic Print from " A History of English Furniture, the Age of Satinwood" by Percy Macquoid.R.I. [T&A Constable, Edinburgh, 1908]

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Red Lacquer Cabinet, 1907 (1908). Creator: Shirley Slocombe

Red Lacquer Cabinet, 1907 (1908). Creator: Shirley Slocombe
Red Lacquer Cabinet, 1907 (1908). Lithographic Print from " A History of English Furniture, the Age of Satinwood" by Percy Macquoid.R.I. [T&A Constable, Edinburgh, 1908]

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Painted Chair, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe

Painted Chair, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe
Painted Chair, 1908. Lithographic Print from " A History of English Furniture, the Age of Satinwood" by Percy Macquoid.R.I. [T&A Constable, Edinburgh, 1908]

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Amboyna-wood Writing Cabinet. 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe

Amboyna-wood Writing Cabinet. 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe
Amboyna-wood Writing Cabinet, 1908. Lithographic Print from " A History of English Furniture, the Age of Satinwood" by Percy Macquoid.R.I. [T&A Constable, Edinburgh, 1908]

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Satinwood Chair, 1908 Creator: Shirley Slocombe

Satinwood Chair, 1908 Creator: Shirley Slocombe
Satinwood Chair, 1908. Lithographic Print from " A History of English Furniture, the Age of Satinwood" by Percy Macquoid.R.I. [T&A Constable, Edinburgh, 1908]

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Painted Satin-Wood Dressing-Table, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe

Painted Satin-Wood Dressing-Table, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe
Painted Satin-Wood Dressing-Table, 1908. Lithographic Print from " A History of English Furniture, the Age of Satinwood" by Percy Macquoid.R.I. [T&A Constable, Edinburgh, 1908]

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Painted Sideboard-commode, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe

Painted Sideboard-commode, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe
Painted Sideboard-commode, 1908. Lithographic Print from " A History of English Furniture, the Age of Satinwood" by Percy Macquoid.R.I. [T&A Constable, Edinburgh, 1908]

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Circular Knife-Case, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe

Circular Knife-Case, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe
Circular Knife-Case, 1908. Lithographic Print from " A History of English Furniture, the Age of Satinwood" by Percy Macquoid.R.I. [T&A Constable, Edinburgh, 1908]

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Inlaid Folding Card-Table, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe

Inlaid Folding Card-Table, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe
Inlaid Folding Card-Table, 1908. Lithographic Print from " A History of English Furniture, the Age of Satinwood" by Percy Macquoid.R.I. [T&A Constable, Edinburgh, 1908]

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Inlaid Satin-wood Tea-Caddy, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe

Inlaid Satin-wood Tea-Caddy, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe
Inlaid Satin-wood Tea-Caddy, 1908. Lithographic Print from " A History of English Furniture, the Age of Satinwood" by Percy Macquoid.R.I. [T&A Constable, Edinburgh, 1908]

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Satinwood and Mahogany Sideboard, 1907 (1908). Creator: Shirley Slocombe

Satinwood and Mahogany Sideboard, 1907 (1908). Creator: Shirley Slocombe
Satinwood and Mahogany Sideboard, 1907 (1908). Lithographic Print from " A History of English Furniture, the Age of Satinwood" by Percy Macquoid.R.I. [T&A Constable, Edinburgh, 1908]

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Painted Satin-Wood Work-Table, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe

Painted Satin-Wood Work-Table, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe
Painted Satin-Wood Work-Table, 1908. Lithographic Print from " A History of English Furniture, the Age of Satinwood" by Percy Macquoid.R.I. [T&A Constable, Edinburgh, 1908]

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Painted Satin-wood Writing-Cabinet, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe

Painted Satin-wood Writing-Cabinet, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe
Painted Satinwood Writing-Cabinet, 1908. Lithographic Print from " A History of English Furniture, the Age of Satinwood" by Percy Macquoid.R.I. [T&A Constable, Edinburgh, 1908]

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Mahogany and Satinwood Clothes Press, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe

Mahogany and Satinwood Clothes Press, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe
Mahogany and Satinwood Clothes Press, 1908. Lithographic Print from " A History of English Furniture, the Age of Satinwood" by Percy Macquoid.R.I. [T&A Constable, Edinburgh, 1908]

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Gilt Table with Marble Top, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe

Gilt Table with Marble Top, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe
Gilt Table with Marble Top, 1908. Lithographic Print from " A History of English Furniture, the Age of Satinwood" by Percy Macquoid.R.I. [T&A Constable, Edinburgh, 1908]

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Inlaid Commode, 1907 (1908). Creator: Shirley Slocombe

Inlaid Commode, 1907 (1908). Creator: Shirley Slocombe
Inlaid Commode, 1907 (1908). Lithographic Print from " A History of English Furniture, the Age of Satinwood" by Percy Macquoid.R.I. [T&A Constable, Edinburgh, 1908]

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Mahogany Escritoire, 1907 (1908). Creator: Shirley Slocombe

Mahogany Escritoire, 1907 (1908). Creator: Shirley Slocombe
Mahogany Escritoire, 1907 (1908). Lithographic Print from " A History of English Furniture, the Age of Satinwood" by Percy Macquoid.R.I. [T&A Constable, Edinburgh, 1908]

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Painted Satin-wood Chair, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe

Painted Satin-wood Chair, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe
Painted Satin-wood Chair, 1908. Lithographic Print from " A History of English Furniture, the Age of Satinwood" by Percy Macquoid.R.I. [T&A Constable, Edinburgh, 1908]

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Satin-wood Commode, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe

Satin-wood Commode, 1908. Creator: Shirley Slocombe
Satinwood Commode, 1908. Lithographic Print from " A History of English Furniture, the Age of Satinwood" by Percy Macquoid.R.I. [T&A Constable, Edinburgh, 1908]

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Commode of Lunette Form, c1775

Commode of Lunette Form, c1775. Commode of Lunette Form, Inlaid with East India Satinwood and Borders of Harewood and Tulipwood, Ornamented with Wedgwood Medallions, English

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Sheraton Satinwood China Cabinet, 18th century, (1916). Artist: Thomas Sheraton

Sheraton Satinwood China Cabinet, 18th century, (1916). Artist: Thomas Sheraton
Sheraton Satinwood China Cabinet. Thomas Sheraton (1751-1806) was one of the most influential English furniture makers of the 18th century

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Late 18th century decorative furniture, 1911-1912. Artist: Edwin Foley

Late 18th century decorative furniture, 1911-1912. Artist: Edwin Foley
Late 18th century decorative furniture, 1911-1912. Satinwood and mahogany inlaid pianoforte with Wedgewood plaques, ormolu mounts, panel and stars

Background imageSatinwood Collection: Painted and inlaid satinwood sideboard and mahogany bracket clock, 1911-1912. Artist: Edwin Foley

Painted and inlaid satinwood sideboard and mahogany bracket clock, 1911-1912. Artist: Edwin Foley
Painted and inlaid satinwood sideboard and mahogany bracket clock, 1911-1912. A print from The Book of Decorative Furniture its Form, Colour and History, Volume II by Edwin Foley, TC and EC Jack Ltd




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Satinwood, a timeless beauty that has graced the most prestigious spaces throughout history. From the luxurious staterooms of RMS Olympic to Queen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase on HMS Medina, its elegance knows no bounds. In a Frank Partridge Advertisement, satinwood takes center stage as it adorns exquisite furniture pieces. Its smooth and lustrous surface catches the light, creating an aura of opulence and sophistication. The craftsmanship is evident in every detail, such as the intricate panel converted into a fire screen on RMS Mauretania. The delicate patterns carved into satinwood tell stories of skilled artisans who dedicated their talents to create masterpieces. Step inside RMS Olympic's stateroom cabin door and be greeted by the sheer grandeur of satinwood. Its warm golden hue invites you into a world where luxury meets comfort. Every touch speaks of quality and refinement. Waring and Gillow Advertisement showcases how they are transform any space into a haven of style. Whether it's an entire room or just a wooden panel from a stateroom cabin, this wood brings an air of gracefulness wherever it goes. Queen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase on HMS Medina stands tall as testament to satinwood's enduring allure. It holds secrets within its drawers while displaying unmatched beauty for all to admire. With each Frank Partridge Advertisement featuring satinwood, we are reminded why this wood has stood the test of time. Its timeless appeal continues to captivate hearts with its radiant charm. From majestic ocean liners like RMS Mauretania and RMS Olympic to royal residences like Queen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase on HMS Medina, satinwood remains synonymous with luxury and prestige. Let your imagination soar as you envision yourself surrounded by the splendor that only they are provide. Embrace its rich history and allow it to bring elegance into your own space – for true beauty never fades when adorned with this remarkable wood.