Antique Pair French Walnut & Tulipwood Bedside Cabinets C1900

A thoroughly delightful pair of antique French walnut and tulipwood marble topped bedside cabinets, in the Louis XVI manner, Circa 1900 in date.

They feature shaped rectangular Italian Breccia marble tops fitted with three quarter brass galleries, above useful green leather inset brushing slides over oak lined cupboards which are fitted with decorative faux book spine doors and further embellished with crossbanded and inlaid decoration. The cabinets are raised on tapering legs that terminate in sabot feet, united by shaped undertiers.

Add an elegant touch to your home with these lovely bedside chests.

Condition:

In really excellent condition having only been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 76 cm x Width 52 cm x Depth 33 cm

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 foot, 6 inches x Width 1 foot, 8 inches x Depth 1 foot, 1 inch

Walnut & Burr Walnut

Walnut is a hard, dense, tight- grained wood that polishes to a very smooth finish. It is a popular and attractive wood whose colour ranges from near white in the sapwood to a dark hew in the heartwood. When dried in a kiln, walnut wood tends to develop a dull brown colour, but when air-dried can become a rich purplish-brown. Because of its colour, hardness and grain, it is a prized furniture and carving wood. Walnut veneer was highly priced and the cost would reflect the ‘fanciness’ of the veneer – the more decorative, then the more expensive and desirable.

Burr walnut refers to the swirling figure present in nearly all walnut when cut and polished, and especially in the wood taken from the base of the tree where it joins the roots. However the true burr is a rare growth on the tree where hundreds of tiny branches have started to grow. Burr walnut produces some of the most complex and beautiful figuring you can find.

Walnut "burrs" were often used to make fabulous furniture.  Veneer sliced from walnut burl is one of the most valuable and highly prized by cabinet makers and prestige car manufacturers and is also a favourite material for shotgun stocks.

Tulipwood

Brazilian tulipwood is a  classic high-quality wood, it is very dense with a lovely figure. It is used for inlays in furniture and for small turned items. Available only in small sizes, it is rarely used in the solid for luxury furniture. Like other woods with a pronounced figure it is rather strongly subject to fashion.

Our reference: A4617