For Sale: Case Pieces

FOR SALE — COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG CRAFTHOUSE CATALOGS

New buyers and long-time collectors will benefit from this invaluable source to the Williamsburg Reproduction Program featuring furniture made by Kittinger from 1937 through 1990.

NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
CLIVEDEN CHEST-ON-CHEST
BY KINDEL

Considered one of the most important pieces of American Furniture and a National Treasure, the Cliveden Chest-On-Chest is part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation Collection. Documented by William Hornor's 1935 Blue Book of Philadelphia Furniture, the Cliveden Chest-on-Chest was made by the renowned Thomas Affleck, circa 1775-1780, and is part of the Collection on display at Cliveden in Germantown. As Licensee to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Kindel Furniture Company was selected to faithfully reproduce the Cliveden Chest-On-Chest along with other rare and important pieces in the National Trust Collection. This exceptionally fine reproduction brings to life all the qualities of the original. Made of select mahogany, this perfectly proportioned chest-on-chest is topped with a broken-arch scrolled pediment decorated with applied carved rosettes with pierced fretwork. This piece is beautifully decorated with reeded quarter columns on the front, drawer fronts with cock beaded surround molding and sand cast pierced batwing brasses and rests on robust ogee bracket feet. The top contains three small drawers and five large drawers and the base contains three graduated drawers providing abundent storage space. This commanding chest is not only functional, it is true work of art and will be the focal point in any room setting. Adding to its rarety, this chest is no longer being reproduced and only a limited number were ever made.

Height 91 7/8″; Width 45″; Depth 23 7/8″.

HENRY FORD MUSEUM TALL CASE CLOCK BY COLONIAL OF ZEELAND

The Henry Ford Museum Reproduction Program was the first of its kind to faithfully produce important, historic tall case clocks beginning in the early 1930's. This clock is a reproduction of one made by Thomas Jackson in Preston, Connecticut, circa 1760-1770. Made of choice tiger maple, the hood is embellished with whales' tail motif and has three finials resting on fluted plinths. The beautifully proportioned case also features a scalloped waste and intricately cut out baseboard. The solid brass face features delicate scroll work and has a fully functional second hand. This clock has an eight-day movement with Westminster chimes, chiming on the quarter hour.

Height 85 1/4″; Width 19 1/2″; Depth 11 3/4″.

WA1027 WILLIAMSBURG CUPBOARD BY KITTINGER

Adapted from an antique Pennsylvania dresser, circa 1760, this handsome mahogany cupboard features clean architectural lines. It provides ample display and storage space with two adjustable shelves in each section. The shelves in the upper section are grooved to hold plates. The lower section also has two drawers with a four-drawer effect. One of the drawers is lined and partitioned for silver. Beautiful in a breakfast room or in a dining room to hold china as originally designed, this cupboard's use can be updated by converting the upper section to hold a flat screen TV simply by removing its shelves.

Height 81″; Width 51 3/8″; Depth 18 1/2″.

M204 LEATHER TOP WRITING DESK BY KITTINGER

Perfect for use in a formal library or home office, this mahogany desk with a tooled leather top is both beautiful and practical. It has five drawers with central locking that provide ample storage space as well as a writing surface large enough to accommodate the user's needs.

Height 30 1/2″; Length 54″; Depth 29″.

T409 TABLE DESK BY KITTINGER

This elegant mahogany table desk, perfect for home or office use, features a three panel black leather tooled top, intricately inlay corner medallions and string inlay decorating its tapered legs. Not only beautiful but extremely functional with its expansive work surface and table design allowing for ease of user movement, this table desk has three locking drawers with one containing a sliding writing panel. The cock-beaded drawers are decorated with sand cast brass pulls all of which is duplicated in the faux drawers on the visitor side.

Height 30″; Width 72″; Depth 36″.

T416 GEORGE WASHINGTON DESK
BY KITTINGER

This important reproduction desk by Kittinger captures all of the detail of the original which was presented to George Washington by Congress upon his inaugeration and used by him in the Presidential Mansion in New York. The original is now housed in the Governor's Room in New York's City Hall. Other copies of this famous desk made by Kittinger can be found in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. and used by the Speaker of the House and in the Franklin Roosevelt Museum in Hyde Park, New York. This desk is in the classical Sheraton style with clean lines and wonderful proportions. It is made of mahogany with seven generously sized, central locking drawers with a duplicate faux drawerfront. Decorated with sand cast brass pulls and resting on eight stop-fluted legs with brass ferrules, this desk is both beautiful and practical. This true piece of American history is the crowning focal point to any room setting.

Height 30 1/2″; Width 72″; Depth 36″.

T438 TABLE DESK BY KITTINGER

This Sheraton mahogany table desk with its dramatic styling is among the most sought after Kittinger reproduction desks for its size and application. In the style of a true partners desk, it is beautiful from all angles with two matched locking drawers on each side and a drawer at each end. It is extremely attractive when placed in the center of a room and rests on brass casters for ease of mobility. This dramatic desk has a beautifully grained, cross-banded mahogany top with a triple beaded edge. The drawers as well as the apron are cock-beaded and the legs are gracefully turned.

Height 30″; Width 62″; Depth 30″.

CW 1 WILLIAMSBURG DESK AND BOOKCASE BY KITTINGER

This is one of the most coveted of all Williamsburg reproductions. This desk and bookcase is taken from a Massachusetts antique, circa 1770, and is made of solid mahogany. It features scalloped door panels, a stylized shell carved apron and bold brasses. Its slant top drops down to create a writing surface and to reveal numerous pockets and drawers. CLICK ON PHOTO FOR OPEN VIEW.

Height 61″; Width 41 1/2″; Depth 20 1/2″.

CW 53 WILLIAMSBURG SLANT-FRONT DESK BY KITTINGER

This extremely rare desk was made only from the inception of the Williamsburg Reproduction Program in 1937 until the early 1940's. It is an exact reproduction of a Newport Townsend-Goddard desk, circa 1760, and considered the best Williamsburg desk ever made. It features four graduated long drawers with fine Rococo brasses and interior block front drawers and shell carving as well as pencil drawers.

Height 42″; Width 39″; Depth 19 1/2″.

CW 31 WILLIAMSBURG WINE CASE BY KITTINGER

This wine case, also referred to as a cellarette, is one of the first pieces in the Williamsburg Reproduction Program. Made of fine mahogany, in the English Rococo style, this wine case is double tiered to accomodate 12 square decanters (Model CW6). The upper tray has delicately crested sides and lifts up when unlocked to access the lower tray. The legs have sturdy brass casters for ease of mobility. This wine case makes a beautiful accessory to a dining room. Decanters are offered separately.

Height 25″; Width 20″; Depth 14 1/2″.

CW 157 WILLIAMSBURG LOWBOY/DRESSING TABLE BY KITTINGER

This reproduction of a William and Mary style dressing table is copied from an original Pennsylvania, probably Philadelphia, antique dating from 1710-1720. Made of mahogany with an expansive top, this graceful lowboy features a center ogee arch on the case which rests on trumpet legs with a crossed stretcher accented by an urn finial.

Height 29 1/2″; Width 36″; Depth 22 1/4″.

CWA 1050 DOUBLE CHEST BY KITTINGER

Noted for its elegant detail, this handsome Rococo style chest, also known as a Mule Chest, is copied from an English antique, circa 1780. Made of superbly grained mahogany, this chest features quarter columns at the corners with delicate string inlay at their base, paneled ends and ogee bracket feet. The top of the chest as well as the nine drawers are outlined with boxwood inlays. The top three drawers are locking and all are enhanced with simple brass escutcheons and drawer pulls. This rare and important Williamsburg chest is adaptable for any room setting.

Height 34″; Width 61 1/2″; Depth 22 1/2″.