{"title":"Antique William IV Furniture","description":"\u003cp\u003eWilliam IV furniture represents a brief but distinctive chapter in British design history, bridging the final echoes of Regency refinement with the emerging weight of Victorian taste. Though the reign lasted just seven years (1830–1837), the furniture produced during this period is anything but transitional in quality or style. It is marked by confident proportions, refined construction and a growing emphasis on bold silhouettes, often realised in dense, high-grade timbers like mahogany or rosewood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection brings together original pieces made in Britain during the William IV period. The detailing is often restrained but purposeful, less delicate than Regency, not yet fully Victorian. This gives William IV furniture a unique tension: poised between elegance and substance, ornament and utility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are true period pieces, ready to live another lifetime in homes that value design with historical depth and enduring presence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"antique-william-iv-mahogany-torchere-c-1830","title":"Antique William IV Mahogany Torchere c.1830","description":"\u003cp\u003eA William IV mahogany torchere with the circular candle plate raised on a fluted column above a tripod base with incised decoration to the feet and a central turned pendant finial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe underside of the candle plate bears a hand-carved inscription dated 1833, aligning closely with the form and decorative language of the stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good antique condition with light surface wear consistent with age. Structurally sound, clean and ready to place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnglish, circa 1830.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 110.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eTop diameter: 29.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eTop surface diameter: 26.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eFootprint width at the legs: 46 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Founders Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312143409539,"sku":"3594","price":695.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/8126\/4113\/files\/1-PXL_20260122_113911145.jpg?v=1770231663"},{"product_id":"antique-william-iv-rosewood-adjustable-piano-stool-c-1830","title":"Antique William IV Rosewood Adjustable Piano Stool c.1830","description":"\u003cp\u003eA William IV rosewood adjustable piano stool, the circular needlework seat within a deep burgundy velvet surround, raised on a turned and carved pedestal with a thick brass adjustable column, atop a tripod base with scroll-carved feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for use as intended at a piano, but also particularly useful today as a dressing table stool, or as a decorative occasional stool in a sitting room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good antique condition with some surface wear consistent with age and some historic veneer repairs to the base. Structurally sound, well presented and ready to place in the home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnglish, circa 1830.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 53 W: 34 D: 34 cm\u003cbr\u003eMin height: 53 cm\u003cbr\u003eMax height: 63 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Founders Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57605332959619,"sku":"3089","price":375.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/8126\/4113\/files\/11-PXL_20260307_145759299.jpg?v=1773689129"},{"product_id":"antique-william-iv-mahogany-lyre-form-music-stand-c-1830","title":"Antique William IV Mahogany Lyre-Form Music Stand c.1830","description":"\u003cp\u003eA William IV mahogany music stand, the adjustable lyre-form book rest retaining its original folding ledge with page stays, flanked by pivoting brass candle branches and raised on a square telescopic stem with a hand-threaded wooden clamping screw above a ring-turned column set on a triform platform base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA highly sculptural music room appointment, this stand provides an imposing focal point when positioned in a drawing room alcove or private study. The top can be folded and the height reduced for easy stowing or transit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good antique condition, exhibiting an exceptionally rich patina with some surface wear consistent with age, noting a historic loss to the rim of the right-hand candle holder. Structurally sound, clean and ready to place in the home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnglish, circa 1830.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 121 W: 73 D: 45 cm\u003cbr\u003eMax - H: 146 W: 88 cm\u003cbr\u003eMin - H: 78 W: 44 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Founders Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58099229917571,"sku":"3731","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/8126\/4113\/files\/1-PXL_20260514_151754564.jpg?v=1779390818"},{"product_id":"antique-william-iv-rosewood-davenport-desk-by-w-c-wilkinson-c-1835","title":"Antique William IV Rosewood Davenport by W\u0026C Wilkinson c.1835","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fine William IV period rosewood Davenport desk, crafted in exceptional rosewood and stamped by the maker W\u0026amp;C Wilkinson of Ludgate Hill, London. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sloping writing surface with inset gilt-tooled leather unlocks and lifts open to a spacious interior with two small upper drawers above two faux drawers. To the right-hand side sits a sliding pen drawer with its original dividers, complete with period brass-mounted inkwell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelow, a bank of mahogany drawers is concealed behind a locking panelled door to the side. The front supports are elegantly carved in scrolling rosewood with pierced fretwork panels, all hand-cut and typical of the very best London cabinetmaking of the 1830s. The piece is raised on beautifully shaped hollow bun feet with concealed brass castors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good antique condition with some surface wear commensurate with age. The tooled leather writing surface exhibits a small, stable parting near one edge, resulting from historic timber movement to the top which is now entirely secure. Working keys for both the door and the desk are present. Structurally sound, clean and ready to place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnglish, circa 1835.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 91 cm\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 58.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eDepth: 63 cm\u003cbr\u003eHeight to Front of Desk: 77.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eHeight to Underside of Desk: 67 cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Founders Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58188220662147,"sku":"3540","price":895.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/8126\/4113\/files\/13-PXL_20251115_132234695.jpg?v=1780647770"},{"product_id":"antique-william-iv-mahogany-writing-table-c-1830","title":"Antique William IV Mahogany Writing Table c.1830","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fine William IV mahogany writing table, the solid single piece top with a low three-quarter gallery set over two frieze drawers, all raised on four crisply turned legs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a shallow footprint designed to sit flush against a wall, this versatile piece functions beautifully as a bedroom chamber or dressing table, or equally well as a side table in a hallway or sitting room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good antique condition with minor surface wear consistent with age. Structurally sound, clean and ready to place in the home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnglish, circa 1830.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 78.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 91.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eDepth: 53 cm\u003cbr\u003eHeight of Tabletop: 76.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eHeight to Underside of Desk: 62.5 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Founders Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58236731621763,"sku":"3739","price":745.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/8126\/4113\/files\/4-PXL_20260604_152924996.jpg?v=1781331499"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/8126\/4113\/collections\/2-PXL_20250910_153245604_639f0891-05a3-4daf-8312-2b69bd56a3a6.jpg?v=1771850361","url":"https:\/\/foundersantiques.co.uk\/collections\/antique-william-iv-furniture\/occasional-tables.oembed","provider":"Founders Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}