Object Description
This is a beautiful dining set comprising an antique William IV flame mahogany dining table, Circa 1830 in date, and a beautiful set of six William IV Mahogany Dining Chairs c1830.
This amazing table can seat eight people in comfort and has been hand-crafted from solid mahogany.
The beautifully figured flame mahogany top is rectangular with rounded corners and has four leaves which can be added or removed as required to suit the occasion by a special winding mechanism. The leaves can be easily removed and stored away when not required.
The table is raised on four hand carved turned and reeded tapering legs that terminate in their original brass and porcelain cup castors
The beautiful set of six English antique Wiliam IV flame mahogany dining chairs also date fromcirca 1830 in date.
They have striking carved top and mid rails that feature decrative C scrolls and anthemion. The upholstered gold patterned silk over stuffed seats are above a decorative carved seat rail and they are raised on turned tapering legs typical of William IV design.
Whatever the function of this gorgeous dining set, it will make a profound impression on your dinner guests and will receive the maximum amount of attention wherever it is placed
Condition:
In excellent condition the table and chairs having been beautifully cleaned and polished in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 74 cm x Width 197 cm x Depth 122 cm – Fully Extended
Height 74 cm x Width 131 cm x Depth 122 cm – With leaf removed
Height 90 cm x Width 49 cm x Depth 45 cm – Chairs
Height 46 cm – Seat Height
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 5 inches x Width 6 foot, 6 inches x Depth 4 foot – Fully Extended
Height 2 foot, 5 inches x Width 4 foot, 4 inches x Depth 4 foot – With leaf removed
Height 2 foot, 11 inches x Width 1 foot, 7 inches x Depth 1 foot, 6 inches – Chairs
Height 1 foot, 6 inches – Seat Height
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.
Winding Mechanism for extending tables
Winding mechanisms have been used since the early 19th Century.
A man by the name of Samuel Hawkins applied for a patent on a screw expander on June 6th, 1861. Presumably, Mr. Hawkins either died or retired because his business was taken over by a young machinist named Joseph Fitter in 1864.
Joseph Fitter operated a machinist shop where he produced winding mechanisms for extending tables as well as screw expanders for piano stools and other applications at 210 Cheapside, Birmingham England by the name of Britannia Works.
Our reference: A3651a