Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Dining Table 19th Century & 6 Chairs

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Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Dining Table 19th Century & 6 Chairs

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This is a magnificent dining set comprising a rare petite antique Victorian burr walnut extending dining table, C1870 in date with a Vintageset of six dining chairs, late 20th C in date. The table has been hand crafted from burr walnut and has two leaves can be added or removed as required to suit the occasion by a special winding mechanism, they can be easily removed and stored away when not required. It is raised on four turned tapering legs that are fitted with their original brass castors, this makes it easy to move when required. It is incredibly rare to find an original antique burr walnut dining table that is ideal for a city Pied a Terre.!! The delightful Vintage set of six superb swag back dining chairs, date from the second half of the 20th Century. Masterfully crafted in beautiful solid walnut throughout, the finish and attention to detail on display are truly breathtaking. Comprising four chairs and two armchairs, all featurimg an attractive swag back design with 'drop in' seats that have been reupholstered in the finest claret damask. Whatever the function of this gorgeous set, it will make a profound impression on your dinner guests or clients and will receive the maximum amount of attention wherever it is placed. This stunning set will stand out in your dining or conference room and will definitely become a key piece in your furnishing collection. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned polished and waxedand and the chairs upholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 73 x Width 187 x Depth 92 - Fully Extended Height 73 x Width 125 x Depth 92 - With all leaves removed Dimensions in inches: Height 2 foot, 5 inches x Width 6 foot, 2 inches x Depth 3 foot - Fully Extended Height 2 foot, 5 inches x Width 4 feet, 1 inch x Depth 3 foot - With all leaves removed Walnut & Burr Walnut Walnut is a hard, dense, tight- grained wood that polishes to a very smooth finish. It is a popular and attractive wood whose colour ranges from near white in the sapwood to a dark hew in the heartwood. When dried in a kiln, walnut wood tends to develop a dull brown colour, but when air-dried can become a rich purplish-brown. Because of its colour, hardness and grain, it is a prized furniture and carving wood. Walnut veneer was highly priced and the cost would reflect the ‘fanciness’ of the veneer – the more decorative, then the more expensive and desirable. Burr walnut refers to the swirling figure present in nearly all walnut when cut and polished, and especially in the wood taken from the base of the tree where it joins the roots. However the true burr is a rare growth on the tree where hundreds of tiny branches have started to grow. Burr walnut produces some of the most complex and beautiful figuring you can find. Walnut "burrs" were often used to make fabulous furniture. Veneer sliced from walnut burl is one of the most valuable and highly prized by cabinet makers and prestige car manufacturers and is also a favourite material for shotgun stocks. Inlay was commonly used in the production of decorative burr walnut furniture, where pieces of coloured veneers are inlaid into the surface of the walnut, adding delicate or intricate patterns and designs. Inlays normally use various exotic veneers, but other materials such as mother-of-pearl, brass or bone were also be used. Marquetry is decorative artistry where pieces of material (such as wood, mother of pearl, pewter, brass silver or shell) of different colours 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, 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-seventeenth 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. Winding Mechanism for extending tables A man by the name of Samuel Hawkins applied for a patent on a screw expander on June 6th, 1861. Presumably, Mr. Hawkins either died or retired because his business was taken over by a young machinist named Joseph Fitter in 1864. Joseph Fitter operated a machinist shop where he produced winding mechanisms for extending tables as well as screw expanders for piano stools and other applications at 210 Cheapside, Birmingham England by the name of Britannia Works.

Dimensions:
Height: 28.75 in (73 cm)Width: 73.63 in (187 cm)Depth: 36.23 in (92 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 7
Style:
Victorian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Walnut
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1860-1869
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1860
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: A2468a1stDibs: LU950627883572