Object Description
This is a magnificent antique Victorian dining set that comprised a solid mahogany wind out dining table Circa 1870 in date and a set of ten Regency revival bar back dining chairs.
This beautiful table is in stunning flame mahogany and has two leaves of approx forty six cm each, which can be added or removed as required to suit the occasion by a special winding mechanism.
The moulded edge top and frieze is raised on four carved and reeded legs that terminate in their original and elegant brass cap castors.
The set comprises eight side chairs and two armchairs, all feature attractive hand carved bar back design with ‘drop in’ seats that have been reupholstered in the finest teal green damask.
It is a very impressive 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 78 cm x Width 236 cm x Depth 120 cm – Fully Extended
Height 78 cm x Width 144 cm x Depth 120 cm – Leaves Removed
Height 85 cm x Width 48 cm x Depth 55 cm – Chairs
Height 85 cm x Width 53 cm x Depth 57 cm – Armchairs
Height 47 cm – Seat Height
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 7 inches x Width 7 foot, 9 inches x Depth 3 foot, 11 inches – Fully Extended
Height 2 foot, 7 inches x Width 4 foot, 9 inches x Depth 3 foot, 11 inches – Leaves Removed
Height 2 foot, 9 inches x Width 1 foot, 7 inches x Depth 1 foot, 10 inches – Chairs
Height 2 foot, 9 inches x Width 1 foot, 9 inches x Depth 1 foot, 10 inches – Armchairs
Height 1 foot, 6 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: A3918a