Object Description
This is a magnificent antique Victorian mahogany D-end dining table C1850 in date and 12 baloon back chairs.
This beautiful table is in stunning solid flame mahogany and can seat twelve diners in comfort. It has three original leaves, 2x 60cm and 1x 56cm, which can be added or removed as required to suit the occasion using the wind out mechanism..
It stands on four elegantly carved and turned legs that terminate in elegant brass and porcelain castors.
The superb set of dining chairs comprises ten side chairs and two armchairs, all of which feature an attractive balloon back design and seats that have been upholstered in the finest golden damask fabric.
It is a very impressive dining set which is sure to contribute to successful dinner parties.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished waxed and the chairs reupholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 75 x Width 346 x Depth 138 – Fully Extended
Height 75 x Width 168 x Depth 138 – With all 3 leaves removed
Height 89 x Width 54 x Depth 51 – Chairs
Height 95 x Width 55 x Depth 51 – Armchairs
Height 50 – Seat height
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 5 inches x Width 11 foot, 4 inches x Depth 4 foot, 6 inches – Fully Extended
Height 2 foot, 5 inches x Width 5 foot, 6 inches x Depth 4 foot, 6 inches – With all 3 leaves removed
Height 2 foot, 11 inches x Width 1 foot, 9 inches x Depth 1 foot, 8 inches – Chairs
Height 3 feet, 1 inch x Width 1 foot, 10 inches x Depth 1 foot, 8 inches – Armchairs
Height 1 foot, 8 inches – Seat height
Flame Mahogany
Thomas Sheraton – 18th-century furniture designer, once characterized mahogany as “best suited to furniture where strength is demanded as well as a wood that works up easily, has a beautiful figure and polishes so well that it is an ornament to any room in which it may be placed.” Matching his words to his work, Sheraton designed much mahogany furniture. The qualities that impressed Sheraton are particularly evident in a distinctive pattern of wood called “flame mahogany.”
The flame figure in the wood is revealed by slicing through the face of the branch at the point where it joins another element of the tree.
Winding Mechanism for extending tables
A man by the name of Samuel Hawkins applied for a patent on a screw expander on June 6th, 1861. Presumably, Mr. Hawkins either died or retired because his business was taken over by a young machinist named Joseph Fitter in 1864.
Joseph Fitter operated a machinist shop where he produced winding mechanisms for extending tables as well as screw expanders for piano stools and other applications at 210 Cheapside, Birmingham England by the name of Britannia Works.
Our reference: A2938b