Antique 8ft Victorian Flame Mahogany Extending Dining Table 19th C

This is a magnificent antique late Victorian solid flame mahogany wind out dining table which can seat eight diners in comfort and dates from Circa 1890.

 

This beautiful table is in stunning flame mahogany and has three leaves of approx forty cm each, which can be added or removed as required to suit the occasion by a special winding mechanism.

 

It has a moulded edge top and frieze and is raised on four carved  and reeded  tapering legs that terminate in their original and elegant brass cap castors.

 

It is a very impressive table which is sure to contribute to successful dinner parties.

Condition:

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

 

Dimensions in cm:

Height 74 cm x Width 241 cm x Depth 122 cm  - When fully extended

Height 74 cm x Width 122 cm x Depth 122 cm  - With all 3 leaves removed

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 foot, 5 inches x Width 7 foot, 11 inches x Depth 4 foot - When fully extended

Height 2 foot, 5 inches x Width 4 foot x Depth 4 foot - With all 3 leaves removed

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.

Winding Mechanism for extending tables

A man by the name of Samuel Hawkins applied for a patent on a screw expander on June 6th, 1861. Presumably, Mr Hawkins either died or retired because his business was taken over by a young machinist named Joseph Fitter in 1864.

Joseph Fitter operated a machinist shop where he produced winding mechanisms for extending tables as well as screw expanders for piano stools and other applications at 210 Cheapside, Birmingham England by the name of Britannia Works.

Our reference: A4628