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Antique French Directoire Buffet Sideboard Serving Table 19th C

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Regent Antiques

This is an elegant antique French Directoire ormolu mounted flame mahogany marble topped buffet, dating from Circa 1840.
 
 
It features a striking serpentine galleried inset white Carrara marble top above a decorative panelled frieze. This is above two open undertiers supported by ormolu mounted fluted columns.
 
 
The cabinet is raised on reeded toupie feet that terminate in ormolu sabots.
 
 
Add a touch of elegance to a special room in your home with this superb antique serving table.
 
 
Condition:
 
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
 
 
Dimensions in cm:
 
Height 87 x Width 100 x Depth 30.5
 
 
Dimensions in inches:
 
Height 2 foot, 10 inches x Width 3 foot, 3 inches x Depth 1 foot
 
 
Directoire
 
style was a period in the decorative arts, fashion, and especially furniture design in France concurrent with the Directory (November 2, 1795–November 10, 1799), the later part of the French Revolution. The style uses Neoclassical architectural forms, minimal carving, planar expanses of highly grained veneers, and applied decorative painting. It is a style transitional between Louis XVI and Empire.
 
 
The Directoire style was primarily established by the architects and designers Charles Percier (1764–1838) and Pier Franēois Léonard Fontaine (1762–1853). In its use of Neoclassical architectural form and decorative motifs the style anticipates the slightly later and more elaborate Empire style, which was introduced after Napoleon established the First French Empire.
 
 
It reflected the Revolutionary belief in the values of republican Rome.
 
 
Carrara marble - is a type of white or blue-grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor. It is quarried at the city of Carrara in the province of Massa-Carrara (Tuscany, Italy).
 
 
Carrara marble has been used since the time of Ancient Rome; the Pantheon and Traj...
Antique #SA944002, shown on this page, originates from the 19th century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
19th Century
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