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.

WF2662/WA1062 WILLIAMSBURG HIGH CHEST OF DRAWERS BY KITTINGER

This high chest has all the hallmarks of the late Baroque and was inspired by circa 1735 Massachusetts original. The lower section of this graceful highboy has a deeply stepped center ogee flanked by shallower ogee arches and accented by acorn drops. This chest has graduated drawers with locking hardware and rests on tall cabriole legs with pad feet.

Height 63 1/4″; Width 40 3/8″; Depth 21 3/4″.

A867 CHEST-ON-CHEST BY KITTINGER

This stately chest-on-chest is copied from a late Eighteenth Century English original. Made of beautifully grained mahogany, this chest has ample storage with five drawers in the upper case and three drawers in the lower case. It also has a pull out brush slide. With wonderful detail, this chest features bold crown molding enhanced with dental work, cock-beaded drawers with robust sand-cast brasses, blind fretwork chamfered quarter columns and bracket feet.

Height 66 3/4″; Width 40 1/4″; Depth 20 1/4″.

B2104 CHEST-ON-CHEST BY KITTINGER

Adapted from a late Eighteenth Century English antique, this chest-on-chest is made of mahogany and provides more than ample storage. It has six drawers in the upper case with removable partitions. The lower case features a pull-out work surface and four additional deep drawers. Some of the fine details of this chest include bold crown molding, cock-beaded drawers, fluted corner columns terminating in a lamb's tongue and graceful ogee bracket feet.

Height 66 1/2″; Width 41 1/4″; Depth 21″.

CW 158 WILLIAMSBURG BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE BY KITTINGER

This magnificent mahogany reproduction of a circa 1750 English Rococo example is handsome as well as functional. With its superior architectural broken pediment top, use of the finest crotch mahogany on the drawer fronts and robust brasses, this breakfront will be the focal point of any room. The upper case has adjustable shelves and the lower case has fifteen individual drawers, three of which are hidden by Grecian key work design. All doors and drawers are locking.

Height 95 7/8″; Width 71 1/2″; Depth 18 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″.

WA1071 WILLIAMSBURG CORNER CABINET BY KITTINGER

One of the rarest Williamsburg reproductions. This cabinet is made of white pine and comes with three adjustable shelves in the upper section and one adjustable shelf in the lower section. As in the original, from Eastern Virginia, circa 1775, this piece features brass "H" hinges, boldly cut bracket feet, beveled paneled lower doors and dentil molding in the cornice. It also features mullioned glass, beautifully detailed pilasters and factory installed optional museum lighting. This cabinet will add elegance to any room.

Height 84 1/2″; Width 44 1/2″; Depth 24 1/4″; Right Angle requires 31 5/8″.

HN14 HISTORIC NEWPORT SECRETARY/DESK
BY KITTINGER

The original secretary/desk, from which this exacting reproduction is copied, is one of the most important labeled pieces of Newport furniture and the only labeled Job Townsend piece known. It is on display at the Hunter House in Newport. This superlative reproduction secretary/desk, like the original, is made from beautifully grained mahogany and features an exceptionally fine interior with shell carving, blocking, small carved secret drawers over six compartments and a shell carved center door which when opened reveals three additional drawers. The upper case has tombstone-arch doors and an interior that provides ample storage with ten scalloped partitions on its three graduated shelves. The base has four graduated drawers with the top drawer secured by wooden bolts that can be reached only by sliding back the secret panel in the surface on the writing cabinet and releasing the bolts from the inside. It should be noted that this secretary/desk is in outstanding, all original condition. CLICK ON PHOTO FOR OPEN VIEW.

Height 82 1/2″; Width 40″; Depth 24 1/2″.

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″.

WA1037 WILLIAMSBURG DESK BY KITTINGER

This desk is copied from an English antique, circa 1770. Its clean lines, compact size and numerous drawers make it a welcome addition to any room in the house.

Height 38″; Width 26 1/2″; Depth 21″; Writing Surface Height 29″.

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″.