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ANTIQUE #SA1094607

A 19th Century Orangery Potting Shed Table, 106cm Wide Carrara Marble Top

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Sold by: Gilt and Gesso

A 19th Century Orangery Potting Shed Table, 106cm wide Carrara Marble Top.
 
Update
 
JUST BACK FROM WORKSHOP HAVING LEGS BUILT UP TO MATCH BY APX 16cm, NOW CORRECTLY MEASURING 79cm tall.
 
A superbly stylish, handsome late 19th century, original English country house orangery and/or potting shed table measuring 106cm with a serpentine, Carrara marble top.
 
An elegant hardwood serpentine, bow front base with reeded, tapering column legs, with newly turned, matched and fitted tapering lower leg section, see photos, supporting the original marble top. Presented with a handsome timeworn, silvered patination to the base and dry marble surface to the top.
 
We suspect the lower legs had been cut down, probably due to standing on cold and wet floors, a common thing, we’ve had new lower leg tapering sections fitted which raise the table by 16cm to 79cm tall including the marble top.., the table sits well and structurally excellent, a very useable and versatile table for indoor or outsid...
Antique SA1094607 shown on this page was made in the Victorian Era. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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CONTACT DETAILS OF SELLER:
Gilt and Gesso
East Sussex
United Kingdom
Tel: 07904 423385
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD