Exceptional and Rare 19th Century Specimen Wood Tilt-Top Table

An exceptional marquetry and ormolu centre table of exhibition quality attributed to Edward Holmes Baldock. English, circa 1840. Finely co...

A rare and extremely large early to mid-19th century specimen marble top centre table on a mid-20th century Italian faux bamboo and gilt ...

A rare and finely constructed circular satinwood centre table most probably by Henry Thomas Peters of Genoa. Italy Circa 1830. The circular tilt top having a finely chosen cuts of book-matched West Indian satinwood veneer with a rosewood banded and moulded edge over a splayed in-curved quatroform base, terminating on four acanthus carved scrolled rosewood lions paw feet raised on brass castors. A very fine table with wide cuts of satinwood which would have been extremely expensive in the early 19th Century. Inspired by the French Empire design as viewed through the lens of English Regency, in particular the designs of Thomas Hope of 1807, along with the construction all point to Henry Thomas Peters being the maker, active in Genova around 1820 to 1850, being one of the leading cabinet makers of the period obtaining the title of ‘cabinetmaker of his Majesty’. Henry Thomas Peters’ English antecedents remain obscure although he probably began his career in England. However, he is not listed in Beard and Gilbert’s Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840. He arrived in Genoa in circa 1817, and by 1824 had established a workshop in Via Balbi, a neighbourhood in which the Royal Palace and other noble residences were located; today some of his works are preserved in the Palazzo Rosso, Genoa and were probably bequests from the various aristocratic families for whom he worked, including the Brignole Sale family. Peters was appointed by the Court of Savoy and produced furniture for their palaces in Turin, Genoa and Racconigi including the Palazzo Reale. Notably, in 1841, furniture for the wedding of Prince Vittorio Emanuele. In 1846, Peters and his extensive workshop won the silver medal at the Esposizione dei Prodotti e delle Manifatture Nazionali. As pointed out Peters was famed for producing furniture with the technical accuracy typical of English but adapted to the late Italian Empire style. A set of six Italian Giltwood...

An elegant and rare early 19th century burr root maple drum top table on splayed triform base. Scandinavian circa 1820. The circular top with ra...

A finely carved with an unusual base 19th century Anglo-Indian solid teak tilt-top tripod / occasional table. India, Possibly Bombay, circa 1840. The circular solid teak top with a...

An unusual Mid 20th Century brass mounted root wood coffee table with oval glass top. French circa 1970 A well designed root coffee table with an unusual shaped brass hammered ...

This fine English mahogany tilt-top center table is signed and dated “T.O. Beeman, 1849,” on the underside. The surface, of almost square section, has gorgeous book-matched mahogany ...

An exceptionally rare and fine 19th century marble top centre table of circu-lar form, the stunning micro mosaic marble top with c...

A stunning 19th century Victorian Tilt-Top Center Table or Dining Table. Constructed of solid Cuban mahogany. An exceptional round tilt-top ...

This stunning Irish mid-19th century table, in the style of British Ceylon specimen tables, features a dramatic spiral marquetry top of mahogany, arbut...

A handsome Italian 19th century specimen marble center/dining table. The table is raised by two impressive white Carrara marble supports ...

This British Colonial center table uses exotic wood veneers to create a spectacular spiral, fanning clockwise with contrasting exotic specimen woods ...