Coffee Table

Code :  ANTTAV0000458

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Coffee Table

Code :  ANTTAV0000458

not available

Coffee Table

Features

Age:  18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Year:  Fine '700 - Inizi '800

Origin:  France

Main essence:  Mahogany Walnut

Material:  Marble , Brass

Description

An antique coffee table with pyramidal legs and walnut oulines. It has two drawers and marble top with brass railing. Walnut threadings and brass covered frames. Manufactured in France, late 18th Century - early 19th Century.

Product Condition:
Good condition. Wear consistent with age and use. Any damage or loss is displayed as completely as possible in the pictures. It requires restoration and buffing.

Dimensions (cm):
Height: 74
Width: 49
Depth: 33

Additional Information

Age: 18th Century / 1701 - 1800

18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Main essence:

Mahogany

It is one of the most precious and sought-after woods in cabinet making. It was discovered in Central America around 1600 and began to be imported to England in the 1700s. Much appreciated for its hardness and indestructibility, it became widespread following the blocking of walnut exports from France in 1720 and the consequent elimination of English import duties on mahogany from the colonies in America and India. The most valuable version comes from Cuba, but it became very expensive. At the end of the 18th century it began to be used also in France in Louis XVI, Directory and Empire furniture, its diffusion declined starting from when Napoleon, in 1810, forbade its import. It was generally used in the manufacture of elegant furniture, due to its characteristics and beautiful grain.

Walnut

Walnut wood comes from the plant whose botanical name is juglans regia , probably originally from the East but very common in Europe. Light or dark brown in color, it is a hard wood with a beautiful grain, widely used in antique furniture. It was the main essence in Italy throughout the Renaissance and later had a good diffusion in Europe, especially in England, until the advent of mahogany. It was used for solid wood furniture and sometimes carvings and inlays, its only big limitation is that it suffers a lot from woodworm. In France it was widely used more than anything else in the provinces. In the second half of the eighteenth century its use decreased significantly because mahogany and other exotic woods were preferred.

Material:

Marble

Brass