Vintage Meuble Francais Ormolu Mounted Marble Top, Mid-20th Century

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Vintage Meuble Francais Ormolu Mounted Marble Top, Mid-20th Century

About the Item

This is an exquisite ormolu-mounted Meuble Francais Louis Revival walnut marble top coffee table dating from the mid-20th century. This wonderful coffee table is circular in shape and has four elegant and stylish fluted tapering legs. The frieze features stunning circular porcelain plaques that depict various romantic scenes of courting couples set in highly decorative ormolu frames. The table has a magnificent deep veined marble top which adds extra splendour to this stunning piece of furniture. Add a touch of unparalleled opulence to a special room in your home with this impressive coffee table. Condition: In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 50 x width 85 x depth 85 Dimensions in inches: Height 19.7 x width 33.5 x depth 33.5 Meubles Francais - was one of the premier retailers of high quality furniture with fabulous showrooms in Mayfair and Marble Arch, London, in the second half of the 20th century. Ormolu - (from French 'or moulu', signifying ground or pounded gold) is an 18th-century English term for applying finely ground, high-carat gold in a mercury amalgam to an object of bronze. The mercury is driven off in a kiln leaving behind a gold-colored veneer known as 'gilt bronze'. The manufacture of true ormolu employs a process known as mercury-gilding or fire-gilding, in which a solution of nitrate of mercury is applied to a piece of copper, brass, or bronze, followed by the application of an amalgam of gold and mercury. The item was then exposed to extreme heat until the mercury burned off and the gold remained, adhered to the metal object. After circa 1830 because legislation had outlawed the use of mercury other techniques were used instead. Electroplating is the most common modern technique. Ormolu techniques are essentially the same as those used on silver, to produce silver-gilt.

Dimensions:
Height: 19.69 in (50 cm)Width: 33.47 in (85 cm)Depth: 33.47 in (85 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Marble,Ormolu,Walnut
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1960
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: A16661stDibs: LU950622454462