Thomas Hope (1769-1831) was a British furniture designer, collector, and art critic. He was born into a wealthy banking family and was educated at Cambridge University. Hope was a man of many interests, including art, literature, and politics, but he is best known for his work as a furniture designer and collector.

Hope's interest in furniture and design was sparked by his extensive travels throughout Europe, where he studied the works of the ancient Greeks and Romans. He was particularly inspired by the neoclassical style, which he saw as a return to the principles of simplicity, harmony, and beauty that he admired in the classical world.

In 1799, Hope published a book entitled "Household Furniture and Interior Decoration," which detailed his ideas on design and showcased his own furniture designs. The book was widely read and influential and helped to popularize the neoclassical style in England.

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A fine Colonial Australian cedar chiffoniere with Thomas hope…

Colonial Australian Cedar Chiffoniere with Thomas Hope Scroll Back

A fine Colonial Australian cedar chiffoniere with Thomas hope scroll back, full cedar construction, with beautiful colour and patination, New South Wales origin, circa 1840, 154 cm high, 114 cm wide, 51 cm deep

Hill & Sons of Sydney, fine antique Colonial twin pedestal…

Colonial Twin Pedestal Sideboard with Thomas Hope Scroll Back

Hill & Sons of Sydney, fine antique Colonial twin pedestal sideboard with Thomas hope scroll back, acanthus carved corbels, and lobed pilastered panelled doors, circa 1850s. Maker's label affixed to back, plus stamped initials to drawers. 125 cm hig

A very impressive Australian cedar and rose-mahogany four…

Australian Cedar and Rose-Mahogany Four Poster Bed, circa 1835

A very impressive Australian cedar and rose-mahogany four poster bed, Australian, circa 1835. with rope twist turned posts. all round, double acanthus leaf carving, carved feet and feather carved bolt covers, with 'Thomas Hope', scroll, . Provenance: Swan…

An ebonised and gilt pier mirror in the manner of Thomas hope…

Ebonised & Gilt Pier Mirror in Thomas Hope Style by Barrow

An ebonised and gilt pier mirror in the manner of Thomas hope by Brian barrow, modern, with a palmette frieze, the bevelled plate in a pylon shaped surround decorated with rosettes, the base centred with a Nile crocodile. Height 217 cm, width 101 cm.…

Antique advertising mirror, Personal Question! AM I CLEAN?,…

Thomas Hope Mirror: Clean or Not?

Antique advertising mirror, Personal Question! AM I CLEAN?, Thomas Hope, Educational Publisher, Manchester, 26 cm x 21 cm

Exquisite chiffonier, late Regency, flame mahogany with Thomas…

Regency Flame Mahogany Chiffonier with Thomas Hope Carvings

Exquisite chiffonier, late Regency, flame mahogany with Thomas hope carved scroll decorations to the top section, cross banded veneers of finest quality

A George IV bronze watch stand in the Thomas hope style with…

George IV Bronze Watch Stand with Gold Pocket Watch

A George IV bronze watch stand in the Thomas hope style with gold pocket watch, circa 1820, the central plate an octagonal shield with a circular aperture surrounded by Vitruvian scrolls, surrounded by emblems of war and flanked by a pair of Praetorian…

A fine cedar and birdseye huon pine two door chiffonier with…

Tasmanian Cedar Chiffonier with Huon Pine Doors (9 words)

A fine cedar and birdseye huon pine two door chiffonier with Thomas Hope scroll back with single shelf, the base with single ogee moulded fitted cutlery drawer above finely figured huon pine shield panel doors, Tasmanian origin, circa 1845, 148 cm high,…

A Regency ormolu mounted mahogany library bookcase, in the…

Regency mahogany library bookcase with ormolu mounts

A Regency ormolu mounted mahogany library bookcase, in the manner of Thomas Hope, the moulded cornice above a plain frieze centred with a tablet mounted with a mask flanked by griffons and scrolls, the three astral glazed doors within a reeded surround…

A Tasmanian colonial cedar double ended sofa, in the Thomas…

Tasmanian Cedar Double Ended Sofa in Thomas Hope Style

A Tasmanian colonial cedar double ended sofa, in the Thomas hope style, the serpentine back centred by a scroll carved acanthus anthemion, flanked by scrolling arms the velvet upholstered back and seat raised on baluster legs and casters, 99 cm high, 221…

Good Australian cedar chiffonier with Thomas Hope scrolled back…

Antique Cedar Chiffonier with Thomas Hope Scroll Back

Good Australian cedar chiffonier with Thomas Hope scrolled back circa 1845

Armchair Regency mahogany with Thomas hope decorated top and…

Regency Mahogany Armchair with Thomas Hope Decorated Top and Rattan Seat

Armchair Regency mahogany with Thomas hope decorated top and Spat design, with rattan seat, height 90 cm

Regency chiffonier fiddleback rosewood, two shelf back with…

Regency Rosewood Chiffonier with Thomas Hope Carvings

Regency chiffonier fiddleback rosewood, two shelf back with Thomas hope carvings, with full reeded column supports and fabric glazed door to base, height 159 cm, length 103 cm, depth 38 cm

Rare Australian Colonial cedar breakfront sideboard in the…

Australian Colonial Cedar Breakfront Sideboard in Thomas Hope Style

Rare Australian Colonial cedar breakfront sideboard in the style of Thomas Hope, featuring carved scrolls to the back section, four panel doors and cellarette, supported on bun feet

Regency style bronze and parcel-gilt bracket clock, Charles…

Regency Style Bronze Clock by Charles Frodsham & Co

Regency style bronze and parcel-gilt bracket clock, Charles Frodsham & Co., London, c. 1850, white enamel dial with Roman numerals, signed 'Chas Frodsham & Co. 84 Strand London 1891', in an earlier case. Attr. To Thomas hope, surmounted by an urn finial…

A rare large scale George III bracket clock by Henry Arnold,…

George III Bracket Clock by Henry Arnold, London

A rare large scale George III bracket clock by Henry Arnold, London, the mahogany case with ebony box wood stringing and ebony inlaid and painted with Greco-Egyptian motifs of a bull, an eagle and a lion, the enamel face flanked with quadroform ebony…

Rare Colonial Australian secretaire with Thomas Hope scroll…

Rare Colonial Australian Secrétaire with Thomas Hope Design

Rare Colonial Australian secretaire with Thomas Hope scroll back, shield doors and turn half columns, Tasmanian origin, circa 1840 A Colonial Australian secretaire with Thomas Hope scroll back, shield doors and turn half columns, Tasmanian origin, circa…

19th century cedar double end sofa with Thomas hope carved back…

Thomas Hope Cedar Double End Sofa

19th century cedar double end sofa with Thomas hope carved back & scrolled arms

Unusual 19th century fiddleback blackwood toilet mirror with…

Fiddleback Blackwood Toilet Mirror with Claw Feet

Unusual 19th century fiddleback blackwood toilet mirror with lift front flanked by two drawers and claw feet supports on Thomas hope feet

A Regency ebonized and parcel gilt Egyptian revival armchair,…

Regency Egyptian Revival Armchair with Gilt Accents

A Regency ebonized and parcel gilt Egyptian revival armchair, in the manner of Thomas hope, circa 1810 the curved crest rail finely painted with classical motifs and mounted with gilt bronze acanthus banding, the arms and seat rails decorated with carved…

William IV mahogany pedestal sideboard with Thomas Hope…

Mahogany Sideboard with Thomas Hope Backboard

William IV mahogany pedestal sideboard with Thomas Hope scrolled backboard, circa 1835, crossbanded top and drawer fronts, 119 cm high, 157.5 cm long, 56.5 cm deep

Pair of Regency mahogany chairs in the Thomas Hope Grecian…

Regency Grecian-style mahogany chairs, 1825

Pair of Regency mahogany chairs in the Thomas Hope Grecian manner, with large bar backs and reeded legs, circa 1825

Fine early cedar carver chair with sabre legs in Regency design…

Regency Cedar Carver Chair with Sabre Legs

Fine early cedar carver chair with sabre legs in Regency design in the manner of Thomas Hope C1820's Tasmanian

A pair of English Regency bronze & gilt table candelabra in the…

Regency Bronze & Gilt Table Candelabra in Thomas Hope Style

A pair of English Regency bronze & gilt table candelabra in the manner of Thomas Hope, circa 1815, of squat form with three lights above columns with applied gilt bronze masks connected with laurel swags, 28 cm high. Provenance: Mossgreen, Sydney, 2010,…

Early 'Germanic' Australian cedar chiffonier with carved…

Carved Australian Cedar Chiffonier with Shield Doors

Early 'Germanic' Australian cedar chiffonier with carved 'Thomas Hope' style scrolled back piece and shield shaped panel doors

A fine antique English mahogany centre pedestal table, with a…

English Mahogany Pedestal Table with Marble Top and Carved Base

A fine antique English mahogany centre pedestal table, with a fitted marble top, & a triform base of Thomas Hope scroll carved corbels on lions claw feet, 71 x 100 x 100 cm

A cedar spade back dining chair with Thomas Hope carved scroll…

Cedar dining chair with Thomas Hope scroll back, c1840

A cedar spade back dining chair with Thomas Hope carved scroll back rail, c1840

A Georgian English flame mahogany console table with early…

Georgian Flame Mahogany Console Table with Thomas Hope Scroll Back

A Georgian English flame mahogany console table with early Thomas Hope scroll back. 120 cm high, 177 cm wide, 62 cm deep

Antique early 19th century inverted front sideboard, fitted…

Inverted Front Sideboard with Thomas Hope Back Board

Antique early 19th century inverted front sideboard, fitted with Thomas Hope inspired back board, three cushion drawer fronts, tapering carved top panels to the front pedestals, circa 1830's, approx 113 cm high, 142 cm wide, 61 cm deep

Painted Cricket Bat, full size cricket bat, with painting in…

Oil Painted Cricket Bat: Thomas Hope of Amsterdam

Painted Cricket Bat, full size cricket bat, with painting in oil on blade 'Thomas Hope of Amsterdam', (from the painting by Jean Francois Sablet, 1792, in the MCC collection at Lords).

Dining Chair: English mahogany on ring turned legs with Thomas…

English Mahogany Dining Chair with Thomas Hope Scroll Back

Dining Chair: English mahogany on ring turned legs with Thomas Hope scroll back, c1830s.

A 19th century Portugese, Indian padouk wood hanging cabinet…

19th Century Indian Padouk Wood Hanging Cabinet

A 19th century Portugese, Indian padouk wood hanging cabinet with two glazed doors below a 'Thomas Hope' style scroling decoration

A good early 19th century mahogany sideboard with 3 drawers & a…

Mahogany Thomas Hope Style Sideboard with Carved Back

A good early 19th century mahogany sideboard with 3 drawers & a carved back,in the style of Thomas hope

A cedar 4 poster bed with finely turned barley twist columns &…

Cedar 4 Poster Bed with Barley Twist Columns & Scrolling Headboard

A cedar 4 poster bed with finely turned barley twist columns & Thomas Hope scrolling headboard, c1840. 223 x 146 x 206 cm. Provenance: Sir Rupert & Lady Steel.

Anglo-Indian padouk consol table: Ornately pierced and carved…

Anglo-Indian Carved Padouk Console Table

Anglo-Indian padouk consol table: Ornately pierced and carved scrolling foliate design with peacock upright and claw feet, carved Thomas Hope scroll back. Circa 1840. Height 100 cm, width 128 cm, depth 59 cm.

A fine Colonial cedar double ended settee c1840s. Elaborately…

Colonial Cedar Double Ended Settee with Thomas Hope Back

A fine Colonial cedar double ended settee c1840s. Elaborately carved Thomas Hope back, scrolling arms all resting turned & reeded legs. Upholstered in a tasteful green fabric with woven gold stars. Height 106 cm, width 225 cm, depth 65 cm. Provenance: The…

An Australian colonial cedar carver chair, after the style of…

Colonial Cedar Carver Chair with Matching Dining Chair

An Australian colonial cedar carver chair, after the style of Thomas Hope, early 19th century. Ornate carved decoration throughout, sabre legs, plus matching dining chair. Provenance: The Estate of the late Christopher Pearson, Adelaide

Colonial cedar longcase clock with Thomas Hope scrolled…

Colonial Cedar Longcase Clock with Thomas Hope Pediment

Colonial cedar longcase clock with Thomas Hope scrolled pediment and bracket feet to base, inscription in pencil inside, - Emma sailed Sydney 14th December 1852

Early 19th century Australian cedar chiffonier. Scrolled…

19th Century Australian Cedar Chiffonier

Early 19th century Australian cedar chiffonier. Scrolled backboard bearing single shelf on turned columns. Shield mounted doors (splits) flanked by Doric columns raised on turned bun feet. Provenance: Lawsons, 1995 catalogued as 'Reflecting the Influence…