Object Description
This is a beautiful pair of Antique Georgian Revival flame mahogany bedside chests, dating from Circa 1900 .
The tops are crossbanded with satinwood stringing, they each have four drawers for convenient storage and they are fitted with decorative cut card brass drop handles.
These chests are very versatile and would look equally good in the bedroom as bedside chests or in the lounge as end tables / chests at either end of your sofa.
Condition:
In excellent condition, having been cleaned polished and waxed in our worksops, please see photos for confirmation of condition.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 76 cm x Width 61 cm x Depth 36 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 6 inches x Width 2 foot x Depth 1 foot, 2 inches
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: A4430