Antique Inlaid Marquetry Mahogany Kidney Desk, circa 1900

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About the Item

This is a beautiful antique Edwardian flame mahogany kidney shaped desk, circa 1900 in date. The desk is finished all round so it can be freestanding. It is made from stunning flame mahogany and features gorgeous inlaid floral marquetry decoration. This desk features a central frieze drawer flanked by eight graduating drawers, all with their original brass handles and rests on square tapering legs terminating in brass toes and castors. This stunning desk is sure to become the centerpiece of your furniture collection and will receive the maximum amount of attention wherever it is placed. With working locks and key. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully restored in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 76 x width 138 x depth 73. Dimensions in inches: Height 2 feet, 6 inches x width 4 feet, 6 inches x depth 2 feet, 5 inches. Edwardian period (1900-1910): The Edwardian era saw the beginning of a new century with a new king and a new style of interior design. The heavy, dark, cluttered look of the Victorian era was gone, and in its place, something much lighter and more cheerful. Some of the most famous designer for this era include: Thomas Sheraton -furniture. Louis Comfort Tiffany- lighting. René Lalique- glassware. Edwardian style: This early 20th century style had an eclectic feel to it and drew from elements of Georgian, Medieval and Tudor style. Light, airy and simplicity of detail was key principles of this era. Edwardian furniture: Bamboo and wicker was the material of preference in Edwardian times. This added to the already delicate and breezy nature of the style. Other furniture was reproductions, drawing influence from Baroque, Rococo and Empire style. The wing chair is a classic shape and upholstery favored chintz and damask in pale colors. Edwardian color: Shifting away from the darkness of the Victorian interior, colors were fresh and light, with an informal feel. Patterns were feminine, with flowers and floral designs being highly favored. Colors were predominantly pastels: Blue, lilacs, greens, yellows and grays. The floral theme was complemented by the liberal use of fresh flower arrangements. Living rooms often took darker colors such as dark green for fabrics, complemented with cream walls. 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. Marquetry: Is decorative artistry where pieces of material (such as wood, mother-of-pearl, pewter, brass silver or shell) of different colors 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, and 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-17th 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.

Dimensions:
Height: 29.93 in (76 cm)Width: 54.34 in (138 cm)Depth: 28.75 in (73 cm)
Place of Origin:
United Kingdom
Period:
1900-1909
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1900
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 072811stDibs: LU95064987753

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