Object Description
This is a fantastic dining set comprising of an antique William IV dining table, with a superb set of eight dining chairs, all Circa 1830 in date.
This magnificent antique William IV flame mahogany extending dining table can comfortably seat ten people, and is also ideal for use as a conference table, Circa 1830 in date.
This beautiful table is in stunning solid flame mahogany and has two leaves of approximately 65 cm each, which can be added or removed as required to suit the occasion.
It is rectangular in shape, the top with rounded edge over a plain frieze. It is raised on four, hand carved, turned and inverted polygonal baluster tapered legs, terminating in brass cappings and castors
The fabulous set of eight Regency Period George IV flame mahogany dining chairs are Circa 1815 in date and in the manner of Gillow of Lancaster.
The set comprises six side chairs and two armchairs. The backrests with tablet toprails with beautifully relief carved paterae at each end, above openwork horizontal splats carved with scallopshells. The seats have beeb reupholstered in a stunning blue striped fabric, above elegant straight and reeded front legs and splayed back legs.
These chairs have been masterfully crafted in beautiful solid flame mahogany throughout and the finish and attention to detail on display are truly breathtaking.
Transform the fine dining experience in your home with this dining set fit for a king.
Provenance:
Yester House,
Gifford, East Lothian
Scotland
See Photo
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished waxed and the chairs reupholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 77 cm x Width 260 cm x Depth 130 cm – Fully extended
Height 77 cm x Width 130.5 cm x Depth 130 cm – With both leaves removed
Height 84 cm x Width 48.5 cm x Depth 50 cm – Chairs
Height 84 cm x Width 59.5 cm x Depth 53.5 cm – Armchairs
Height 48 cm – Seat height
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 6 inches x Width 8 foot, 6 inches x Depth 4 foot, 3 inches – Fully extended
Height 2 foot, 6 inches x Width 4 foot, 3 inches x Depth 4 foot, 3 inches – With both leaves removed
Height 2 foot, 9 inches x Width 1 foot, 7 inches x Depth 1 foot, 8 inches – Chairs
Height 2 foot, 9 inches x Width 1 foot, 11 inches x Depth 1 foot, 9 inches – Armchairs
Height 1 foot, 7 inches – Seat height
Yester House
is an early 18th-century mansion near Gifford in East Lothian, Scotland. It was the home of the Hay family, later Marquesses of Tweeddale, from the 15th century until the late 1960s.
Construction of the present house began in 1699, and continued well into the 18th century in a series of building phases. It is now protected as a category A listed building, and the grounds of the house are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.
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: A4176b