Object Description
This is a fantastic dining set comprising of an antique William IV dining table, Circa 1830 in date, with a set of twenty balloon backpack dining chairs.
This beautiful table is in stunning flame mahogany and has seven leaves of approximately 60 cm each, which can be added or removed as required to suit the occasion by a special winding mechanism.
It stands on six elegantly carved and fluted lobed baluster legs that terminate in their original elegant brass and white porcelain castors.
The fantastic vintage set of twenty balloon back dining chairs date from the second half of the 20th Century.
These chairs have been masterfully crafted in beautiful solid mahogany throughout and the finish and attention to detail on display are truly breathtaking.
The set comprises eighteen side chairs and two armchairs, all of which feature an attractive balloon back design and seats that have been upholstered in the finest golden damask fabric.
It is a very impressive dining set which is sure to contribute to successful dinner parties.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully polished and the chairs upholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 79.5 cm x Width 577 cm x Depth 168.5 cm – Fully extended
Height 79.5 cm x Width 175.5 cm x Depth 168.5 cm – With all 7 leaves removed
Height 95 cm x Width 55 cm x Depth 60 cm – Armchairs
Height 91 cm x Width 54 cm x Depth 57 cm – Side chairs
Height 50 cm – Seat height
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 7 inches x Width 18 foot, 11 inches x Depth 5 foot, 6 inches – Fully extended
Height 2 foot, 7 inches x Width 5 foot, 9 inches x Depth 5 foot, 6 inches – With all 7 leaves removed
Height 3 feet, 1 inch x Width 1 foot, 10 inches x Depth 2 feet – Armchairs
Height 3 feet x Width 1 foot, 9 inches x Depth 1 foot, 10 inches – Side chairs
Height 1 foot, 8 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
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: A4179b