Object Description
This is an elegant antique Regency dining table that can comfortable seat twelve people, circa 1830 in date.
The table features elegant simplicity, with straight, unbroken surfaces and lines. It has two leaves which can be added or removed as required to suit the occasion and it stands on three turned column quadruple leg bases which are fitted with brass toes and castors.
The table top is of beautiful flame mahogany with an elegant reeded edge. There is no mistaking the fine craftsmanship of this handsome dining table which is certain to become a treasured addition to your furniture collection and a talking point with guests at meal times.
The chairs shown in the photographs are not included in the price, but are available if required.
Condition:
In really excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 72 cm x Width 353 cm x Depth 132 cm – Fully Extended
Height 72 cm x Width 223 cm x Depth 132 cm – With both leaves removed
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 4 inches x Width 11 foot, 7 inches x Depth 4 foot, 4 inches – Fully Extended
Height 2 foot, 4 inches x Width 7 foot, 4 inches x Depth 4 foot, 4 inches – With both leaves removed
Regency Furniture
During the Regency period it was fashionable to copy the classical furniture of the Roman and Greek times. Furniture had stopped evolving in design and had moved back to classical forms. The pioneer designers who represented this period were:
Thomas Hope (1770-1831), George Smith (1804-28), Henry Holland (1745 – 1806)
George IV had a major influence over the furniture makers of the time.
This period saw the introduction of brass to wood from the previous marquetry that had been originally used. The sofa table was also introduced.
The main features of the Regency period furniture were their simplicity, with straight, unbroken surfaces and lines.
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.
Our reference: A3793