This is a superb antique William IV partners library writing table, crafted from beautiful flame mahogany and Circa 1830 in date.
The rectangular top features a moulded edge with the original inset faded brown blind tooled leather writing surface. There are three drawers in the freize, on both sides. It is raised on four hand carved turned and tapering reeded legs and they terminate in brass capped toes and castors.
It is finished on all sides so that it can stand freely in the middle of a room, making it extremely suitable for a large home or office.
Complete with working locks and keys.
Condition:
In really excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 78 cm x Width 152 cm x Depth 106 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 7 inches x Width 5 feet x Depth 3 foot, 6 inches
William IV - the brief reign of William IV (1830 – 1837) marked a period of transition between the Regency period (which had been an age of innovation based on revivalist styles such as ancient Egypt, and the Grecian designs) and the Victorian era.
William IV furniture is similar in style to Regency furniture with many of the designs from the Regency period being copied but often executed in a much heavier manner with chairs, tables and other items being coarser and clumsier in appearance when compared with those made during the Regency period.
Popular pieces produced during this period include tilt top dining tables and pillared extendable tables. Sofa tables and drum tables were also favoured at the time as were sideboards and card tables. Heavy brass fittings were a prominent feature such as lion’s paw feet on tables. Chairs frequently sported sabre legs to the back with stumpy bulbous turned legs to the front. The rope twist carved back was also much in favour.
This period also saw the introduction of the more exotic timbers such as zebra wood. Wi
...th the Industrial Revolution getting under way furniture making saw the increased use of mechanisation a trend set to accelerate during the Victorian period.
This short, but important transitional period eventually gave way to the romanticism of the Victorians but the furniture it produced was usually of good quality and it remains sought after and desirable today.
Flame Mahogany
Thomas Sheraton - 18th century furniture designer, once characterized mahogany as ''best suited to furniture where strength is demanded as well as a wood that works up easily, has a beautiful figure and polishes so well that it is an ornament to any room in which it may be placed.'' Matching his words to his work, Sheraton designed much mahogany furniture. The qualities that impressed Sheraton are particularly evident in a distinctive pattern of wood called ''flame mahogany.''
The flame figure in the wood is revealed by slicing through the face of the branch at the point where it joins another element of the tree.
Our reference: A4235
Internal Reference: A4235
Antique Number: SA1122073
Dateline of this antique is 1800
Height is 78cm (30.7inches)Width is 152cm (59.8inches)Depth is 106cm (41.7inches)
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