Object Description
This is a fantastic dining set comprising an antique William IV dining table, Circa 1830 in date with a superb set of ten bar back dining chairs.
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 superb Vintage set of ten Regency Revival Bar Back dining chairs date from the second half of the 20th century.
Masterfully hand crafted in beautiful solid flame mahogany, the finish and attention to detail on display are truly breathtaking.
The set comprises eight side chairs and two armchairs. They all feature attractive hand carved bar back design with ‘drop in’ seats that have been reupholstered in the finest azur and cream damask.
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 76 cm x Width 260 cm x Depth 130 cm – Fully extended
Height 76 cm x Width 130.5 cm x Depth 130 cm – With both leaves removed
Height 85 cm x Width 48 cm x Depth 55 cm – Chairs
Height 85 cm x Width 53 cm x Depth 57 cm – Armchairs
Height 47 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, 10 inches – Chairs
Height 2 foot, 9 inches x Width 1 foot, 9 inches x Depth 1 foot, 10 inches – Armchairs
Height 1 foot, 6 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.
Winding Mechanism for extending tables
Winding mechanisms were being used from 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: A4176a