This is a fine antique French Louis Revival marble topped and ormolu mounted mahogany console table, Cira 1880 in date.
The shaped Sainte-Anne des Pyrenees marble top features a decorative three quarter pieced brass gallery over a frieze drawer decorated with an elaborate escutcheon, laurel wreath ring handles and foliate beading. It is raised on four elegant tapering and stop-fluted legs enriched with gilt embellishment to the flutes, and united by a galleried under-tier above tapering legs.
It has beautifully refined proportions and retains excellent colour and patination.
THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THIS ITEM IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 95 cm x Width 132 cm x Depth 58 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 3 feet, 1 inch x Width 4 foot, 4 inches x Depth 1 foot, 11 inches
Saint Anne Des Pyrenees Marble
is an exquisite natural stone known for its elegant and dramatic appearance. Quarried in Arudy, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pau, this marble is highly regarded for its unique coloration and striking veining patterns.
Ormolu - Gilt Bronze (from French ''or moulu'', signifying ground or pounded gold) is an 18th-century English term for applying finely ground, high-carat gold in a mercury amalgam to an object of bronze.The mercury is driven off in a kiln leaving behind a gold-coloured veneer known as ''gilt bronze''.
Our reference: A4137
Internal Reference: A4137
Antique Number: SA1100059
Dateline of this antique is 1880
Height is 95cm (37.4inches)
Width is 132cm (52.0inches)
Depth is 58cm (22.8inches)
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