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ANTIQUE #SA790363

William IV Rosewood Specimen Marble Top Table

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Sold by: Walton House Antiques

Fine William IV period 19th century Grand Tour circular rosewood specimen marble top table. The marble top is supported on a shaped rosewood veneered frieze and adorned with crisply turned solid rosewood finials. The single carved and turned pedestal is made in the solid and is raised on out-swept ''French Hepplewhite style'' legs that terminate on scrolled feet. The table design and style relate to ''Fancy Tables'' from ''Neo Classical Furniture Designs'' by Thomas King 1829.
 
The specimen marble top has well over a hundred specimens on display and the top would have been purchased as a souvenir from Italy when on a Grand Tour. We have highlighted a few specimens below and would point out that the green piece works very well in the middle. This piece is malachite. The other striking colour is the small blue quartz stone that sits well in the overall design.
 
A few of the notable marble specimens are:
 
Alpha Escalettes, Black Marquina, Lourdes Coquina, and Sienna Brocatene.
 
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Antique SA790363 shown on this page was made in the 19th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
19th Century
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Walton House Antiques
Specialists in 18th and early 19th Century Antique Furniture 19th Century oils and 19th French ormolu clocks
Walton House Antiques is also an antique trade association member of LAPADA CINOA
Wiltshire
United Kingdom
Tel: 01747 860050
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD