Sheraton Tray Tables

We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely well made, antique Victorian, Sheraton Revival folding butlers tray table A very good lo...

A beautiful and elegant wood side table in the antique Sheraton style. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930-1950’s period. The q...

This is a truly exceptional antique English Sheraton Revival satinwood and marquetry inlaid oval two-tier 'étagère', circa 1890 in date. Crafted from the best satinwood, note the wonderful grain to the wood and the beautifully inlaid decoration with floral and foliage motifs. Masterfully inlaid with Sheraton influences, this étagère has an elegant refined look. The striking removable glass-bottomed tray can be used to serve drinks, etc. It is raised on very elegant square section tapering outswept legs and the craftsmanship and finish are second to none. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 82 x width 89 x depth 55 Dimensions in inches: Height 32.3 x width 35.0 x depth 21.7 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. Etagère is a piece of light furniture which was extensively made in France during the latter part of the 18th century. It consists of a series of stages or shelves for the reception of ornaments or other small articles. Like the what-not it was very often cornerwise in shape, and the best Louis XVI examples in exotic woods are exceedingly graceful and elegant. In modern usage, an étagère is often used to refer specifically to a long-legged shelf unit that fits over a bathroom toilet...

A fine quality late 19th century mahogany oval occasional table having superbly figured oval top with superb inlay decoration and wavy gallery raised on elegant square tapering leg...