Antique Pair Flame Mahogany Demi Lune Cabinets Circa 1910

This is a superb pair of antique Edwardian satinwood and flame mahogany demi-lune side cabinets, Circa 1910 in date.

This beautifully proportioned pair are in stunning 18th Century style, with satinwood crossbanded and geometric leaf decorated tops. The tulipwood crossbanded and boxwood and ebony strung fronts have satinwood friezes decorated with husk garlands. Each with a central door with an oval satinwood panel and neo-classical urn that opens to a spacious cupboard with a central shelf. The cabinets are raised on square tapering splayed legs,

Add an elegant touch to a special room in your home with these superb pair.

Complete with working locks and keys.

Condition:

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

Dimensions in cm:

Height 91 x Width 84 x Depth 45

Dimensions in inches:

Height 3 feet x Width 2 foot, 9 inches x Depth 1 foot, 6 inches

Edwardian Period (1900 - 1910)

The Edwardian era saw the beginning of a new century with a new king and a new style of interior design. The heavy, dark, cluttered look of the Victorian era was gone, and in its place, something much lighter and more cheerful.

Some of the most famous designer for this era include:

Thomas Sheraton -furniture

Louis Comfort Tiffany- lighting

René Lalique- glassware

Edwardian Style

This early 20th century style had an eclectic feel to it, and drew from elements of Georgian, Medieval and Tudor style. Light, airy, and simplicity of detail were key principles of this era.

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.

Our reference: A2274