Giltwood Dry Bars

An incredibly grand and commanding early 1900s Regency-style parcel-gilt mahogany console table with marble top, from the historic Fairmont Hotel atop Nob Hill in San Francisco, California. Impressively sized and well-executed hand-carved solid wood base with a rich oxblood finish and loosely-done parcel-gilt decoration. Top corners shouldered by fierce lion heads, with large gold-clawed paws anchoring the base. Oversized rosettes and acanthus leaves define and adorn the substantial supports, with decorative trim running along the top and bottom. Of particular note are a trio of finely done and detailed arches that provide a strikingly architectural touch of depth and drama. Blonde mahogany accents provide handsome contrast to the columns, as they also do while serving to delineate the skirt and base. With original dynamically veined tan marble slab top. Construction and finish of back indicate that this piece was a built-in console table-type fixture in the hotel. We can envision it serving in the same capacity today, or with minor modifications, as an especially memorable dry bar, reception desk, ceremonial altar, or the like. Obtained in 2021 from the Sea Cliff enclave estate of an individual attached to the Panama consulate, at which time we were informed that it had originally come from San Francisco’s famous Fairmont Hotel. The Fairmont opened in 1907, and in 1941 its lobby and public areas underwent a transformative and celebrated redesign by the incomparable Dorothy Draper. Though our research was unable to uncover images of this piece in situ, we can imagine it informing Draper’s vision, which made extensive use of red, gold, and black, and included a reception counter...

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