Burr Walnut Side Table by Maple an Co

An excellent quality side table by the renowned makers , Maple and Co. Of very good construction in the Queen Anne style. Made from solid walnut and stunning burr walnut veneers, with solid oak drawer linings. This lovely table could function as a dressing table, writing table or side table. The shaped top is cross banded and the drawer fronts have feather banding inlay to their edges. There is an arrangement of one long central drawer flanked by 4 shorter drawers, all fitted with their original brass handles. The table stands on strong, elegant cabriole legs which terminate in pad feet. We have had this table sympathetically repolished to a very high standard and it is now offered for sale in excellent condition, with a great colour and patina.

Dimensions:

Width 107cms

Depth 60cms

Height 79cms

Maple & Co was established by John Maple, a shopkeeper from Horley, Surrey, who later opened a furniture shop in Tottenham Court Road. However it was his son, John Blundell Maple , who made Maples & Co a success. With exceptional business skills, John B. Maple took over the company while still a young man. By the 1880s they were the largest furniture store in the world, exported their fine furniture to every continent.

Maples manufactured their luxury furniture entirely in-house, at a huge modern complex. A timber importer and furniture exporter, they landed prestigious contracts furnishing fine houses, hotels, embassies and palaces in Europe; among them Tsar Nicholas’s Winter Palace and the Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna . With his own empire established, John Blundell Maple achieved further fame in politics and horseracing – some lines, such as the Atherstoke antique cabinet, having racing connections in the titles.

Never compromising on quality, Maples produced a huge catalogue of fine furniture, covering every avenue of interior design. A Maples & Co sale today would cover everything from Chippendale Revival antique dining chairs , to Aesthetic style carved oak dressers, to Art Nouveau tulip carved antique dining tables – all from the same catalogue.

The exclusivity and high quality of craftsmanship of Maples’ antique cabinets, dining suites and bedroom furniture made them highly popular with Britain’s social elite. Today, they appeal to anyone who appreciates fine craftsmanship.