Antique Hand Painted Satinwood Demi-Lune Card Console Table, 19th Century

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Antique Hand Painted Satinwood Demi-Lune Card Console Table, 19th Century

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This is a wonderful antique hand painted satinwood Sheraton Revival demilune card table, circa 1890 in date. The folding top enclosing an inset baize lined playing surface. It is decorated throughout with hand painted bands of trailing vines and ribbon-tied flowering swags in the manner of Angelica Kauffman. It is raised on elegant turned legs with carved lotus capitols that terminate in brass castors. The quality and attention to detail throughout is second to none. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 75 x width 92 x depth 92 - Open Height 76 x width 92 x depth 46 - Closed Dimensions in inches: Height 29.5 x width 36.2 x depth 36.2 - Open Height 29.9 x width 36.2 x depth 18.1 - Closed Satinwood; is a hard and durable wood with a satinlike sheen, much used in cabinetmaking, especially in marquetry. It comes from two tropical trees of the family Rutaceae (rue family). East Indian or Ceylon satinwood is the yellowish or dark-brown heartwood of Chloroxylon swietenia. The lustrous, fine-grained, usually figured wood is used for furniture, cabinetwork, veneers, and backs of brushes. West Indian satinwood, sometimes called yellow wood, is considered superior. It is the golden yellow, lustrous, even-grained wood found in the Florida Keys and the West Indies. It has long been valued for furniture. It is also used for musical instruments, veneers, and other purposes. Satinwood is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Rutaceae. Angelica Kauffman, RA (1741-1807) was a Swiss-born Austrian Neoclassical painter who had a successful career in London and Rome. Though born as "Kauffmann", Kauffman is the preferred spelling of her name in English; it is the form she herself used most in signing her correspondence, documents and paintings. While Kauffman produced many types of art, she identified herself primarily as a history painter, an unusual designation for a woman artist in the 18th century. History painting, was considered the most elite and lucrative category in academic painting during this time period. Under the direction of Sir Joshua Reynolds, the Royal Academy made a strong effort to promote history painting to a native audience who were more interested in commissioning and buying portraits and landscapes. Despite the popularity that Kauffman enjoyed in British society and her success as an artist, she was disappointed by the relative apathy that the British had towards history painting. Ultimately she left Britain for the continent, where history painting was better established, held in higher esteem and patronized. The works of Angelica Kauffman have retained their reputation. By 1911, rooms decorated with her work were still to be seen in various quarters. At Hampton Court was a portrait of the duchess of Brunswick; in the National Portrait Gallery, a self-portrait. There were other pictures by her at Paris, at Dresden, in the Hermitage at St Petersburg, in the Alte Pinakothek atMunich, in Kadriorg Palace, Tallinn (Estonia).

Dimensions:
Height: 29.53 in (75 cm)Width: 36.23 in (92 cm)Depth: 36.23 in (92 cm)
Style:
Sheraton (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Satinwood,Hand-Painted
Period:
1890-1899
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1890
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 099041stDibs: LU950617776052