Early 20th Century French Empire Style Pietra Dura Bouillotte Occasional Table

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Early 20th Century French Empire Style Pietra Dura Bouillotte Occasional Table

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This is a beautiful antique early 20th century French Empire style circular marble top Bouillotte table decorated with gilt bronze mounts. It is masterfully crafted in blonde mahogany and raised on an elegant triform base centred by a gilt bronze urn finial. It is surmounted with a stunning Italian Pietra Dura circular tabletop, the field inlaid with a decorative hexagonal cartouche set with specimen marbles in a honeycomb arrangement, bordered with six oval cartouches. Very decorative and inset with many beautiful and varied types of marble, including malachite. There is no mistaking the unique quality and elaborate design, which is certain to make it a talking point in your home and a Fine embellishment to your reception room. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned and polished in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 76 x width 64 x depth 64 Dimensions in inches: Height 29.9 x width 25.2 x depth 25.2 Bouillotte is an 18th century French gambling card game of the Revolution based on Brelan, very popular during the 19th century in France and again for some years from 1830.It was also popular in America. The game is regarded as one of the games that influenced the open-card stud variation in poker. Empire style, is an early 19th century design movement in architecture, furniture, other decorative arts, and the visual arts followed in Europe and America until around 1830. The style originated in and takes its name from the rule of Napoleon I in the First French Empire, where it was intended to idealize Napoleon's leadership and the French state. The style corresponds to the Biedermeier style in the German-speaking lands, Federal style in the United States and to the Regency style in Britain. The previous style was called Louis XVI style, in France. The Empire style was based on aspects of the Roman Empire. It is the second phase of Neoclassicism which is also called "Directoire", after a goverment system. Furniture typically had symbols and ornaments borrowed from the glorious ancient Greek and Roman empires. The furniture was made from heavy woods such as mahogany and ebony, imported from the colonies, with dark finishes often with decorative bronze mounts. Marble tops were popular as were Egyptian motifs like sphinxes, griffins, urns and eagles and the Napoleonic symbols, the eagle, the bee, the initials "I" and a large "N." Gilded bronze (ormolu) details displayed a high level of craftsmanship.

Dimensions:
Height: 29.93 in (76 cm)Width: 25.2 in (64 cm)Depth: 25.2 in (64 cm)
Style:
Empire (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Mahogany,Malachite,Marble,Gilt
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
1900-1909
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1900
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 082561stDibs: LU95069204391