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antique edwardian mahogany marquetry writing table desk circa 1900

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SA767194

Antique Edwardian Mahogany & Marquetry Writing Table Desk Circa 1900

Price

£1,650 | $2,299 USD | €1,923 EUR
Item Number: SA767194
Date of manufacture: 1900
Current Status: For sale
Seller: Regent Antiques
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Description

This is a beautiful Edwardian mahogany and marquetry writing table circa 1900 in date.

The rectangular top features a raised back with two small mahogany lined drawers above its original mustard yellow gold tooled inset leather writing surface.

Below the top can be found a further three mahogany lined drawers with the original brass handles. The desk is supported by tapering legs with spade feet which are finished with the original brass castors.

The marquetry and crossbanded inlaid decoration was masterfully executed by a true craftsman.

Condition:
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.

Dimensions in cm:
Height 97 x Width 107 x Depth 60

Dimensions in inches:
Height 38.2 x Width 42.1 x Depth 23.6

Marquetry
is decorative artistry where pieces of material (such as wood, mother of pearl, pewter, brass silver or shell) of different colours are inserted into surface wood veneer to form intricate patterns such as scrolls or flowers.

The technique of veneered marquetry had its inspiration in 16th century Florence. Marquetry elaborated upon Florentine techniques of inlaying solid marble slabs with designs formed of fitted marbles, jaspers and semi-precious stones. This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San Lorenzo is completely covered in a colored marble facing using this demanding jig-sawn technique.

Techniques of wood marquetry were developed in Antwerp and other Flemish centers of luxury cabinet-making during the early 16th century. The craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-seventeenth century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Gobelins, charged with providing furnishings to decorate Versailles and the other royal residences of Louis XIV. Early masters of French marquetry were the Fleming Pierre Golle and his son-in-law, André-Charles Boulle, who founded a dynasty of royal and Parisian cabinet-makers (ébénistes) and gave his name to a technique of marquetry employing shell and brass with pewter in arabesque or intricately foliate designs.

Our reference: A1331

Internal Ref: A1331



Declaration

This item is antique. The date of manufacture has been declared as 1900.


Dimensions

Height = 97 cm (38.2")
Width = 107 cm (42.1")
Depth = 60 cm (23.6")


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Regent Antiques
Manor Warehouse
318 Green Lanes
London
N4 1BX
United Kingdom
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