Object Description
This is a beautiful antique William IV flame mahogany extending dining table, circa 1835 in date.
This amazing table can seat eight people in comfort and has been hand-crafted from beautiful solid flame mahogany.
The beautifully figured flame mahogany top is rectangular with rounded corners and has a leaf which can be added or removed as required to suit the occasion. The leaf can be easily removed and stored away when not required.
The table is raised on four hand carved inverted tulip and turned legs that terminate in their original brass and porcelain cup castors.
The chairs shown in the photographs are not included in the price but are available if required, we have various sets of chairs in stock that would suit this table.
This stunning dining table will stand out in your dining room and will definitely become a key piece in your furnishing collection.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 74 cm x Width 197 cm x Depth 122 cm – With leaf
Height 74 cm x Width 131 cm x Depth 122 cm – Closed
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 5 inches x Width 6 foot, 6 inches x Depth 4 foot – With leaf
Height 2 foot, 5 inches x Width 4 foot, 4 inches x Depth 4 foot – Closed
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.
William IV – the brief reign of William IV (1830 – 1837) marked a period of transition between the Regency period (which had been an age of innovation based on revivalist styles such as ancient Egypt, and the Grecian designs) and the Victorian era.
William IV furniture is similar in style to Regency furniture with many of the designs from the Regency period being copied but often executed in a much heavier manner with chairs, tables and other items being coarser and clumsier in appearance when compared with those made during the Regency period.
Popular pieces produced during this period include tilt top dining tables and pillared extendable tables. Sofa tables and drum tables were also favoured at the time as were sideboards and card tables. Heavy brass fittings were a prominent feature such as lion’s paw feet on tables. Chairs frequently sported sabre legs to the back with stumpy bulbous turned legs to the front. The rope twist carved back was also much in favour.
This period also saw the introduction of the more exotic timbers such as zebra wood. With the Industrial Revolution getting under way furniture making saw the increased use of mechanisation a trend set to accelerate during the Victorian period.
This short, but important transitional period eventually gave way to the romanticism of the Victorians but the furniture it produced was usually of good quality and it remains sought after and desirable today.
Our reference: A3651