Antique 11ft4" Victorian Flame Mahogany D End Extending Dining Table 19th C

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Object Description

This is a magnificent antique Victorian solid mahogany D-end dining table which can seat twelve diners in comfort and is also ideal for use as a conference table, C1850 in date.

This beautiful table is in stunning flame mahogany and has three original leaves 2x 60cm and 1x 56cm, which can be added or removed as required to suit the occasion by using the special winding mechanism.

It stands on four elegantly carved and turned tulip legs that terminate in their original elegant brass and porcelain castors.

It is a very impressive table which is sure to contribute to successful dinner parties.

Condition:
In really excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.

Dimensions in cm:
Height 75 x Width 346 x Depth 138
Height 75 x Width 168 x Depth 138

Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 5 inches x Width 11 foot, 4 inches x Depth 4 foot, 6 inches
Height 2 foot, 5 inches x Width 5 foot, 6 inches x Depth 4 foot, 6 inches

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
Winding mechanisms were in use from the early 19th Century.
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: A2938

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