Star.
London, England, 1830-12-25 00:00:00

AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW AND JOURNAL OP LITE-
RATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE FINE ARTS.

On the Ist of January will be published, the First Number of
THE ATHENJEUM for the Year 1831—a work un-
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UPHOLSTERY and CABINET FURNITURE, war-1
ranted of the best Materials and Workmanship, cheaper than
any other House in London. The Nobility, Gentry, and Public, are
respectfally solicited to inspect the largest and beat selected Stock of
Cabin:A and Upholstery Goods in England, at the CABINET
MAKER'S SOCIETY, 71, Lradenhall.street, City, which Society is
enrolled agreeably to Act of Parliament, and founded for the support
and encouragement of industrious Mechanics, who all combine to pro.
duce only the very best Articles, and at the lowest possible price. The
Funds of the Society provide for its 3lembers in sickness, old age, and
for survivors at death. The Society beg to return their sincere thanks
to those numerous patrons, including Royalty, Nobility, and many of
the first Families in the Kingdom, for the extensive and generous pa-
tronage bestowed on them during the last thirteen years, and hope, by
their humble endeavours, to merit future favours ; at the same • time
they earnestly solicit a trial, u the only criterion by which the merits
and detided advantages of this establishment can be fairly estimated.
Every .article Is marked at the lowest ready money price, and from
which no abatement is made ; they are all warranted, and if a fault ap.
pears, are exchanged within twelve months, free from charge of any kind.
A printed list of articles and prices will be forwarded on addressing the
Secrevay. By order of the Trustees,
71, Leadenhall-street, City. THOMAS HASLER, Secretary.
Full size mahogany 4 post lath bottom bedstead - - 3 15 0
Full sized tent bedstead . 1 6 0
Ditto with fur.iture - . - - - 3 15 0
Bordered siraw mattresses to fit - - - - 1 1 0
Ditto doe hair mattress to fit - - • 1 1 0
Feather bed, free from dust or smell - - - 3 10 0
Three ft. 6 in. feather bed, ditto - . - 212 0
Four ft, 6in bordered horse hair tick mattress - - 110 0
Four ft. 6 in. ditto of the best horse hair in tick - Z 3 0
Four ft. 6in flock bed and bolster - - - 1 10 0
Sit japanned chairs in oil, any colour or description . 1 6 0
!lest japanned ditto dressing table with drawer - - 016 0
Ditto ditto wash hand stand ditto . - - 0 16 0
Curtin:or, j..panned wash hand stand - - . 0 SI 0
Comm: ii ditto dressing table - - - 0 2 0
Three it. chest of mahogany drawers - -219 0
Three fi. 6 in. ditto - . 3 16 0
Mahogany box glass, British plate. two drawers . - 0 15 0
Mahogany 2-step bed step night convenience - .1 4 0
Ditto Z ditto night convenience - - 112 0
Ditto oiiti.t and pan - . - - - 1 6 0
Ditto - - . . 116 6
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lied loom sofa bedstead, 3 mattresses to fir, with top - S II 0
French bedstead japanned - - - 2 2 0
Bamboo tent bedstead - - - - 112 0
Fire feet mahogany 4.post bedstead and furniture, with
French draperies, lined with silk fringe - . 14 14 0
Sett/anti' chest of drawers - - . 2 2 0
Mahogany pe i broke table . . - 1 16 0
Ditto dining table - - . - - 3 5 0
Eight mahogany chairs, six and two elbows, covered in
horse hair - - - 5 10 4
Mahogany sofa or couch, covered in horse hair to match
chairs - - - - - . 6 10 I
Cellaret sideboard - . - - 6 10 I
Handsome pedestal sideboard, carved back - - 10 10
Set of 4 ft. mahogany dining tables 11 ft. 6 inches long .14 10
Small dining table on patent principle - - -1 10
Music stool covered in morocco - - . . 1 5
Patent Sandwich tray, brass lock - t a
Butlers' tray - - - - - • 10
Eight Trafalgar chairs, loose seats, brass moulded - 10 10
Drawing room couch, imitation - - (upwards) 5 5
Drawing-ruont Trafalgar chairs, each
-•- 0 In
Best horse-hair cushion - - .0 5
Common ditto . - - , . 0 4
Real rosewood drawing-room tables, in two card and sofa, l 9 0
Ditto . . - .21 10
Elegant drawing-room curtains each - . . 5 6
Rosewood tea caddies, of all hinds of fancy wood, from
101 to. . - - - -
Imitation rosewood Canterbury • -
Mahogany ditto - - -
Japanned rosewood chiffoniere, silk front -
Ditto, ditto
Lady's work table, mahogany .
Ditto with silk bag and fringed .
Large winged wardrobes - .
Mahogany secretary, silk and glazed - . - 12 12 41
Japan book shelves - . - . . 0 41 0
Rosewood' ditto - - - . 010 0
Las tables - . - • (upwards) - 110 0
All Feather Beds warranted free from dust or smell.
Old Furniture taken in exchange.

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