Object Description
This is a beautiful dining set comprising an antique French Louis Revival dining table, Circa 1920 in date, and a beautiful set of six Gondola Dining Chairs C1950.
The antique French Louis Revival ormolu mounted dining table is in 18th Century style and the oval beautifully figured walnut top is crossbanded in King Wood with boxwood line inlaid decoration and can seat six people in comfort.
The table top is embellished with decorative ormolu mounts and is raised on four ormolu mounted cabriole legs.
The fantastic vintage set of six Empire Revival Gondola dining chairs, date from the second half of the 20th Century.
The chairs are made from solid walnut that is beautiful in colour and has been embellished with striking ormolu mounts typical of the Empire period.
Each chair has a padded curved back, an over-stuffed seat and is raised on elegant square tapering outswept legs.
The set has been reupholstered in a fabulous gold empire fabric which adds to that Regal look.
Transform the fine dining experience in your home with this fabulous dining set.
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 77 cm x Width 201 cm x Depth 103 cm – Dining Table
Height 97 cm x Width 58 cm x Depth 63 cm – Chairs
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 6 inches x Width 6 foot, 7 inches x Depth 3 foot, 5 inches – Dining Table
Height 3 foot, 2 inches x Width 1 foot, 11 inches x Depth 2 feet, 1 inch – Chairs
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 have been used since 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: A4300a