Vintage Round Marquetry Dining Table & 10 Chairs

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Vintage Round Marquetry Dining Table & 10 Chairs

About the Item

A beautiful large 200 cm diameter dining set comprising a superb vintage table that can seat ten in comfort and ten chairs, dating from the mid-20th century. The table is of fabulous quality and in excellent condition. It is highly desirable to have large round tables for dinner parties as all the guests can talk to each other easily. The table top has been crafted from wonderful burr walnut with an exquisite band of floral marquetry decoration around it's circumference. The fabulous centre base is reminiscent of the very best Victorian work and the substantial central column stands on a shaped base with four beautifully foliate carved legs This fascinating table represents all the very best elements of English furniture making. There is no mistaking the fine craftsmanship of this handsome table which is certain to become a treasured addition to your furniture collection, and a talking point with your guests at mealtimes. These chairs have been masterfully crafted in beautiful solid walnut throughout and the finish and attention to detail on display are breathtaking. They feature an attractive bar back design with marquetry decoration and “drop in “ seats that lift off to reveal caned seats below, for use when the weather is hot. Transform the fine dining experience in your home with this dining set for a king. Dimensions in cm: Height 79 x Width 200 x Depth 200 - Table Height 105 x Width 48 x Depth 46 - Chairs Height 53 - Seat height Dimensions in inches: Height 2 feet, 7 inches x Width 6 feet, 7 inches x Depth 6 feet, 7 inches - Table Height 3 feet, 5 inches x Width 1 foot, 7 inches x Depth 1 foot, 6 inches - Chairs Height 1 foot, 9 inches - Seat height Walnut & Burr Walnut Walnut is a hard, dense, tight- grained wood that polishes to a very smooth finish. It is a popular and attractive wood whose colour ranges from near white in the sapwood to a dark hew in the heartwood. When dried in a kiln, walnut wood tends to develop a dull brown colour, but when air-dried can become a rich purplish-brown. Because of its colour, hardness and grain, it is a prized furniture and carving wood. Walnut veneer was highly priced and the cost would reflect the ‘fanciness’ of the veneer – the more decorative, then the more expensive and desirable. Burr walnut refers to the swirling figure present in nearly all walnut when cut and polished, and especially in the wood taken from the base of the tree where it joins the roots. However the true burr is a rare growth on the tree where hundreds of tiny branches have started to grow. Burr walnut produces some of the most complex and beautiful figuring you can find. Walnut "burrs" were often used to make fabulous furniture. Veneer sliced from walnut burl is one of the most valuable and highly prized by cabinet makers and prestige car manufacturers and is also a favourite material for shotgun stocks. Inlay was commonly used in the production of decorative burr walnut furniture, where pieces of coloured veneers are inlaid into the surface of the walnut, adding delicate or intricate patterns and designs. Inlays normally use various exotic veneers, but other materials such as mother-of-pearl, brass or bone were also be used. Marquetry is decorative artistry where pieces of material (such as wood, mother of pearl, pewter, brass silver or shell) of different colours are inserted into surface wood veneer to form intricate patterns such as scrolls or flowers. The technique of veneered marquetry had its inspiration in 16th century Florence. Marquetry elaborated upon Florentine techniques of inlaying solid marble slabs with designs formed of fitted marbles, jaspers and semi-precious stones. This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San Lorenzo is completely covered in a colored marble facing using this demanding jig-sawn technique. Techniques of wood marquetry were developed in Antwerp and other Flemish centers of luxury cabinet-making during the early 16th century. The craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-seventeenth century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Gobelins, charged with providing furnishings to decorate Versailles and the other royal residences of Louis XIV. Early masters of French marquetry were the Fleming Pierre Golle and his son-in-law, André-Charles Boulle, who founded a dynasty of royal and Parisian cabinet-makers (ébénistes) and gave his name to a technique of marquetry employing shell and brass with pewter in arabesque or intricately foliate designs. Our reference: 09418a

Dimensions:
Height: 31.11 in (79 cm)Width: 78.75 in (200 cm)Depth: 78.75 in (200 cm)Seat Height: 20.87 in (53 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 11
Materials and Techniques:
Walnut,Marquetry
Period:
1950-1959
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1950
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 09418a1stDibs: LU950613836661