Old School Furniture
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Read more1940’s Glazed Bookcase from St Thomas’s London
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A beautiful glazed bookcase that came from the library at St. Thomas’s campus (Kings College London). It dates to around the late 1940’s. It was owned by a senior professor of Cardiology that pioneered the chemicals used to safely stop the heart whilst heart surgery is performed. He purchased various cupboards and bookcases from Kings College and had them shipped to his home. This bookcase presents itself in beautiful original condition. Perfectly coloured and aged with all original glass and brass ware, working lock and key. The shelves are fixed height. It could be used as a bookcase, Drinks cabinet, display cabinet etc. You choose.
Beautiful lines and quality. A true piece of UK academic history, with supporting provenance.
A classic and timeless piece. We have a matching pair available.
Dimensions:
125.5cm High, 94cm Wide, 31.5cm Max depth (excluding handle protrusions).
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Read moreMid Century Glazed Bookcase from Kings College London
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A beautiful mid Century glazed bookcase that came from the library at Kings College London. It dates to around the late 1950’s to early 1960’s. It was owned by a senior professor of Cardiology that pioneered the chemicals used to safely stop the heart whilst heart surgery is performed. He purchased various cupboards and bookcases from Kings College and had them shipped to his home. This bookcase presents itself in exceptional original condition. Perfectly coloured and aged with all original glass and brass ware. It could be used as a bookcase, Drinks cabinet, display cabinet etc. You choose.
Beautiful lines and quality. A true piece of UK academic history, with supporting provenance.
A classic and timeless piece.
Dimensions:
122cm High, 182cm Wide, 27.5cm Max depth (excluding handle protrusions).
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Read morec1950’s Solid Teak Bookcases from Kings College London
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We have a selection of these stunning bookcases that came from Kings College London. They originally date from the late 1950’s. They were rescued from destruction by a senior professor of Cardiology that pioneered the chemicals used to safely stop the heart whilst heart surgery is performed. He purchased various cupboards and bookcases from Kings College and had them shipped to his home. The carcasses are all made from solid teak with beautiful dovetail joints to mark the quality of hand made craftsmanship. They retain their original glass, internal bolts and catches, handles and internal shelf height adjustment system. Even the internal shelves are solid teak of 25mm depth, marking the quality.
Beautiful mid Century quality and a true piece of UK academic history, with supporting provenance.
Dimensions:
91.5cm High, 91.5cm Wide, 31.5cm Max depth.
The bookcases can be sat next to each other and screwed together or stacked on top of each other if you need more space. We also have two bookcases that are single door width only (circa 47cm wide).
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Read moreMid Century Book Cupboard from Kings College London
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An original school cupboard that came the library at Kings College London. It originally dates from the late 1950’s to early 1960’s. It was owned by a senior professor of Cardiology that pioneered the chemicals used to safely stop the heart whilst heart surgery is performed. He purchased various cupboards and bookcases from Kings College and had them shipped to his home. This cupboard presents itself in exceptional original condition. Perfectly coloured and aged. It could be used as a bookcase, hall cupboard, TV Stand, Drinks cabinet etc. You choose.
The cupboard retains its original internal bolts, working locks to both sides and one key. Pure quality and a true piece of UK academic history, with supporting provenance.
A classic and timeless piece.
Dimensions:
72cm High, 158cm Wide, 26cm Max depth (top shelf and bottom plinth).
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Read morec1920’s Solid Oak Cupboard from Kings College London
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An original school cabinet that came from Kings College London. It originally dates from the late 1920’s to mid 1930’s. It was owned by a senior professor of Cardiology that pioneered the chemicals used to safely stop the heart whilst heart surgery is performed. He purchased the cupboards from Kings College and had them shipped to his home. They have been cleaned and re-varnished at some point but have lost none of their original beautiful oak grain, patina and colour. The brass drawer label holders are original, along with the escutcheons. The drawers are all completely original and fully in tact. The professor has new liners cut that sit on top of the original bottoms of the drawers – purely for aesthetics and cleanliness. The lower brass knobs were a later addition.
The size, colour, weight and quality of oak just shines through. This piece weighs circa 70kgs, as a reflection of the quality of oak and craftsmanship that went in to finishing the cabinet.
Pure quality and a true piece of UK academic history, with supporting provenance.
Given the right room and position this will gain LOTS of attention and admiration.
Dimensions:
90cm High, 195cm Wide, 60cm Max depth.
It will require a dedicated two man delivery team due to the weight.
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Read more1920’s Solid Oak School Science Cabinet
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A totally original school science lab cabinet which came to us from Rugby in Warwickshire. It would have been handmade by skilled craftsmen around the late 1920’s to early 1930’s. This piece weighs circa 80kgs, as a reflection of the quality of oak and craftsmanship that went in to finishing the cabinet. It has its original glass, stunning handles, internal bolts, locks and one key (opens both top and bottom locks). It even retains its original school numbering system discs and some shelf edge labels. If you love old school furniture and science lab cabinets they don’t come much better than this?
Given the right room and position this will gain LOTS of attention and admiration.
Dimensions:
213.5cm High, 107cm Wide, 46cm Deep (bottom), 31cm Deep top.
It will require a dedicated two man delivery team due to the weight.
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Read more1960’s Old School Cupboard by Dalescraft (pair avaiable)
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An original school cabinet saved from a school in Frodsham, Cheshire. It dates from around the early 1960’s and in is made from beech frame and teak, giving it a nice solid feel and weight. It was in a sorry state when we bought it so we stripped it back, oiled it, sympathetically colour matched the wood colour, then refinished in a satin sheen finish top coat. We have a matching pair available.
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Read moreLate 19th Century Rustic School Cupboard
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A fantastic old school cupboard dating from the latter part of the 19th Century (circa 1880-1890). It is presented in its original pitch pine finish with a beautiful colour and superb rustic appeal. The cupboard bears many marks from its use as a school cupboard then as a serving station in a restaurant. It has cracks and dings and old repairs but is solid, very spacious and fantastically stylish if you love the antique rustic look. At 68cm deep it offers SO much stylish storage to hide away any unsightly things such as the children’s games, books, school shoes, rucksacks, you name it.
We adore the age and its history, rustic style, colour and patina.
Dimensions:
110.5cm High, 144.5cm Wide, 68cm Deep.
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Read more1920’s / 30’s Solid Oak Large School Cupboard/ Cabinet
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An original oak school cabinet saved from a fire in 1989 at Westfield Village Infants school, Surrey (later closed in the 1990’s). The cabinet is made from beautiful quality English oak with pine internals. It is a heavyweight piece offering plenty of very stylish storage. All shelves are fixed in position. The cabinet retains all of its original handles, hinges, bolts etc in perfectly aged brass. When in the school it was used as a crafts storage cupboard.
We adore the size, syle, colour and patina – but most of all the story behind this piece. Who will carry its story on next?
Dimensions:
122cm High, 126cm Wide, 43cm Deep.
