Burr Walnut Dining Suite by Maple and Co

An excellent 8 piece burr walnut dining suite by Maple and Co of London. Of fine construction in solid walnut and attractive burr walnut veneers. In the Queen Anne style and in excellent condition. Comprising of a set of 6 chairs (4 side and 2 arms), a serpentine shaped sideboard and an extending dining table with one removable leaf. Professionally and sympathetically repolished in our workshops and now offered for sale in wonderful condition. With a great colour and patina , ready to go straight into the home.

Dimensions:

Table

Length 185cms

Width 106cms

Height 75cms

Sideboard

Length 151cms

Depth 55cms

Height 95cms

Armchairs

Width 60cms

Depth 45cms

Overall height 100cms

Seat height 46cms

Side chairs

Width 57cms

Depth 43cms

Overall height 100cms

Seat height 46cms

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.