Coffee Table Charles X
Features
Style: Charles X (1824-1830)
Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900
Year: Secondo quarto '800
Origin: Italy
Main essence: Maple , Walnut
Description
The four legs are connected with shelves to the baluster central, inlaid with briar on funds in maple. The round top with a band is flared and has a wide band at the maple with the inlay in the burl.
Product Condition:
Product that shows signs of wear due to age. Requires small restoration interventions.
Dimensions (cm):
Diameter: 81,5
Additional Information
Style: Charles X (1824-1830)
Referring to a very short period, the Charles X style denomination is nonetheless significant because it allows us to detect some specific elements of the taste of the time.
nIt can be considered the last phase of the stylistic research of the Restoration, in which bourgeois requests and needs are welcomed, and opens up to a taste for the Gothic.
nCharacterized by wavy and wavy lines, which oppose the more squared ones of the Empire, it mainly uses light woods with darker threads and very few metal applications.
Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900
19th Century / 1801 - 1900 Main essence:
Maple
Hard, light wood used for inlays. It grows mainly in Austria, but it is widespread throughout the northern hemisphere, from Japan to North America, passing through China and Europe. It is one of the lightest woods ever, tending to white, it is similar to lime or birch wood. The briar is used in the production of ancient secretaires .
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.