Object Description
This is an elegant antique George IV flame mahogany library drum table, circa 1830 in date.
It has the original beautiful gold tooled green leather inset writing surface and it has four useful drawers with four dummy drawers, all fitted with elegant lion’s head brass handles.
It is raised on a ring turned baluster column that rests on a quadruple saber legged downswept base that terminate in brass lion’s paw castors.
Complete with working locks and keys.
There is no mistaking the unique quality and elaborate design, which is certain to make it a talking point in your home and a fine embellishment to your reception room.
Condition:
In really excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 78 cm x Width 121 cm x Depth 121 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 7 inches x Width 4 feet x Depth 4 feet
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: A4349