Object Description
A very rare opportunity to own a fabulous dining set comprising an antique Regency dining table in the manner of Gillows, Circa 1820 in date, and a set of ten Vintage Regency Revival dining chairs.
The table is made of beautiful solid flame mahogany, this can be seen in the photos of the top with it’s fabulous swirling flame patterns.
It has a winding mechanism with three leaves that can be added or removed as required to suit the occasion, and it can seat ten popl in comfort. The table has superbly carved corners and is raised on four beautiful gadrooned reeded tapering legs that terminate in their original brass cap castors.
This table was made by a master craftsman and should last for generations more.
The delightful Vintage set of ten swag back dining chairs, date from the second half of the 20th Century.
Masterfully crafted in beautiful solid mahogany throughout, the finish and attention to detail on display are truly breathtaking.
Comprising eight side chairs and two open armchairs, all featurimg an attractive swag back design with ‘drop in’ seats that have been reupholstered in the finest claret damask.
Transform the fine dining experience in your home with this fabulous dining set fit for a king.
Condition:
In excellent condition the table having been beautifully cleaned polished and waxed, and the chairs reupholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 76 x Width 274 x Depth 122 – Fully Extended
Height 76 x Width 123 x Depth 122 – With all 3 leaves removed
Height 88 x Width 50 x Depth 55 – Chairs
Height 88 x Width 55 x Depth 59 – Armchairs
Height 49 – Seat height
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 6 inches x Width 9 feet x Depth 4 foot – Fully Extended
Height 2 foot, 6 inches x Width 4 foot x Depth 4 foot – With all 3 leaves removed
Height 2 foot, 11 inches x Width 1 foot, 8 inches x Depth 1 foot, 10 inches – Chairs
Height 2 foot, 11 inches x Width 1 foot, 10 inches x Depth 1 foot, 11 inches – Armchairs
Height 1 foot, 7 inches – Seat height
Gillow & Co.
was originally founded in Lancaster in 1730. Gillow’s of Lancaster was a household name in Victorian Britain, and the firm exported furniture throughout the Empire. Key to the company’s success was the dynamic father and son team at its core.
The London branch was opened in 1775. Among Gillow’s most successful pieces during this period were those made in the Neoclassical style from original drawings by Robert Adam. In the period 1813-1820 the Gillow family gradually withdrew from personal involvement with the business.
In 1897 Gillow & Co. merged with a Liverpool firm and they henceforth traded as Waring & Gillow.
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.
Regency Furniture
During the Regency period it was fashionable to copy the classical furniture of the Roman and Greek times. Furniture had stopped evolving in design and had moved back to classical forms. The pioneer designers who represented this period were:
Thomas Hope (1770-1831), George Smith (1804-28), Henry Holland (1745 – 1806)
George IV had a major influence over the furniture makers of the time.
This period saw the introduction of brass to wood from the previous marquetry that had been originally used. The sofa table was also introduced.
The main features of the Regency period furniture were their simplicity, with straight, unbroken surfaces and lines.
Our reference: A3187a