18th Century Dutch Oak Children's Writing Box

English 18th century oak children's cradle An 18th century English children's cradle, made of oak, raised on rockers (stands firmly) with marquetry with a scene of flowers and leave...

A 19th century marquetry children's bureau secretary A marquetry children's bureau secretary. A miniature secretaire inlaid with fine woods. Medallions with flowers and with gi...

A Dutch-colonial Indonesian small Albizia adoratissima, Nangka and Ambalo wood Lady’s tambour bureau with silver mounts Batavia (Jakarta) or Palembang, late 18th century H. 129.5 x W. 70 x D. 39 cm The tambour desk or bureau a` cilindre came into fashion in the Dutch East Indies of the late 18th century, when French forms prevailed in the Netherlands. The carvings on the apron and the stiles on the sides and at the top of the central stile are typical Indonesian designs. This small piece of furniture is not a miniature but was probably used as a regular bureau-cabinet by colonial society women of Indonesian-European descent. They usually are smaller than European women and often didn’t use chairs but sat or kneeled, and even slept on the floor for coolness. Earlier that century Dutch-colonial Indonesian and Cape Dutch...

Mid-century birch high chair by Kibofa with a curved spindle back and footrest. The name Kibofa stands for “Kinderstoelen en Boxen Fabriek”. In original condition and with visible we...