Object Description
This is a superb pair of antique George III demi-lune tea tables, circa 1810 in date.
Each table is of beautiful flame mahogany with boxwood line inlay and satinwood crossbanding. They are elegantly raised on fluted square sectioned tapering legs. The back legs on each pull out to stabilise the table when it is open.
The quality and attention to detail throughout the pair are second to none.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned and polished in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 74 x Width 108 x Depth 40 – Closed
Height 72 x Width 108 x Depth 80 – Open
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 5 inches x Width 3 foot, 6 inches x Depth 1 foot, 4 inches – Closed
Height 2 foot, 4 inches x Width 3 foot, 6 inches x Depth 2 foot, 7 inches – Open
Satinwood
is a hard and durable wood with a satinlike sheen, much used in cabinetmaking, especially in marquetry. It comes from two tropical trees of the family Rutaceae (rue family). East Indian or Ceylon satinwood is the yellowish or dark-brown heartwood of Chloroxylon swietenia.
The lustrous, fine-grained, usually figured wood is used for furniture, cabinetwork, veneers, and backs of brushes. West Indian satinwood, sometimes called yellow wood, is considered superior. It is the golden yellow, lustrous, even-grained wood found in the Florida Keys and the West Indies.
It has long been valued for furniture. It is also used for musical instruments, veneers, and other purposes. Satinwood is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Rutaceae.
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: A2892