Object Description
This is an elegant antique English Regency mahogany and ormolu mounted console table with inset marble top, circa 1820 in date.
This magnificent console table has beautiful decorative brass inlaid lozenges and ormolu Egyptian revival neo-classical mounts featuring classical sphynx heads. The under tier with panelled mirrored back with elegant square tapering legs and raised on ebonised bun feet
This gorgeous console table will instantly enhance the style of one special room in your home and is sure to receive the maximum amount of attention wherever it is placed.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned and polished in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 79 x Width 84 x Depth 49
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 7 inches x Width 2 foot, 9 inches x Depth 1 foot, 7 inches
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: A1775