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Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C

Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C | Ref. no. 02209 | Regent Antiques
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  • Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C | Ref. no. 02209 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C | Ref. no. 02209 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C | Ref. no. 02209 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C | Ref. no. 02209 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C | Ref. no. 02209 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C | Ref. no. 02209 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C | Ref. no. 02209 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C | Ref. no. 02209 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C | Ref. no. 02209 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C | Ref. no. 02209 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C | Ref. no. 02209 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C | Ref. no. 02209 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C | Ref. no. 02209 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C | Ref. no. 02209 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C | Ref. no. 02209 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C | Ref. no. 02209 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C | Ref. no. 02209 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C | Ref. no. 02209 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C | Ref. no. 02209 | Regent Antiques
Ref: 02209
Price: £1,350.00
This is a beautiful Empire Revival burr maple tall chest dating from the late 20th Century. This stunning chest features...

This is a beautiful Empire Revival burr maple tall chest dating from the late 20th Century.

This stunning chest features a beautiful Verde Antico marble top, attractive ormolu mounts and eight useful drawers.


The craftsmanship on display throughout the piece is thoroughly impressive.

Add a touch of unparalleled style to a special room in your home with this beautiful tall chest.



Condition:

In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation of condition.



Dimensions in cm:

Height 134 cm x Width 58 cm x Depth 36 cm

Dimensions in inches:

Height 4 foot, 5 inches x Width 1 foot, 11 inches x Depth 1 foot, 2 inches

Our reference: 02209

Please feel free to email or call us (+44 20 8809 9605) to arrange a viewing in our North London warehouse.

Maple 
occurs primarily in Sugar Maple and is a very hard wood with divergent grain structure caused by the presence of the Birdseyes.

In the days when all furniture was made essentially by hand, Birdseye Maple was used by only the most capable cabinetmakers. These artisans had developed the tools and skills to work and finish Birdseye Maple successfully. Antique furniture made out of Birdseye Maple is rare and beautiful.

The divergent grain that makes Birdseye Maple beautiful also makes it difficult to work. Early woodworking machines ran at low rpms and had only 2 knives per cutterhead. This often produced Birdseye surfaces that were chipped and torn. It took many hours of hand planing and scraping to get these surfaces to a high sheen.

This limited the use of Birdseye maple to projects whose value could justify the extra labour cost. Examples of this are fine furniture and musical instruments.

Empire style 
is an early-19th-century design movement in architecturefurniture, other decorative arts, and the visual arts followed in Europe and America until around 1830.

The style originated in and takes its name from the rule of Napoleon I in the First French Empire, where it was intended to idealize Napoleon's leadership and the French state. The style corresponds to the Biedermeier style in the German-speaking lands, Federal style in the United States and to the Regency style in Britain. The previous style was called Louis XVI style, in France.

The Empire style was based on aspects of the Roman Empire. It is the second phase of neoclassicism which is also called "Directoire", after a goverment system.
Furniture typically had symbols and ornaments borrowed from the glorious ancient Greek and Roman empires.

The furniture was made from heavy woods such as mahogany and ebony, imported from the colonies, with dark finishes often with decorative bronze mounts. Marble tops were popular as were Egyptian motifs like sphinxes, griffins, urns and eagles and the Napoleonic symbols, the eagle, the bee, the initials "I" and a large "N." 
Gilded bronze (ormolu) details displayed a high level of craftsmanship.

 

Ormolu
 (from French 'or moulu', signifying ground or pounded gold) is an 18th-century English term for applying finely ground, high-carat gold in a mercury amalgam to an object of bronze.
The mercury is driven off in a kiln leaving behind a gold-coloured veneer known as 'gilt bronze'.

The manufacture of true ormolu employs a process known as mercury-gilding or fire-gilding, in which a solution of nitrate of mercury is applied to a piece of copperbrass, or bronze, followed by the application of an amalgam of gold and mercury. The item was then exposed to extreme heat until the mercury burned off and the gold remained, adhered to the metal object.

No true ormolu was produced in France after around 1830 because legislation had outlawed the use of mercury. Therefore, other techniques were used instead but nothing surpasses the original mercury-firing ormolu method for sheer beauty and richness of colour. Electroplating is the most common modern technique. Ormolu techniques are essentially the same as those used on silver, to produce silver-gilt (also known as vermeil).

Dimensions in cm:

Height 134 cm x Width 58 cm x Depth 36 cm

Dimensions in inches:

Height 4 foot, 5 inches x Width 1 foot, 11 inches x Depth 1 foot, 2 inches

Shipping:

We ship worldwide and deliver to Mainland UK addresses free of charge.

A shipping cost to all other destinations must be requested prior to purchase.

UK shipping times are typically 3-5 business days.

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We require that someone be home on the agreed delivery day if applicable, otherwise a redelivery fee will apply.

In accordance with Distance Selling Regulations, we offer a 14-day money back guarantee if you are not satisfied with the item.

The item must be returned in its original packaging and condition.

Unless the item is not as described in a material way, the buyer is responsible for return shipping expenses.

Buyers are fully responsible for any customs duties or local taxes that may be incurred on items sent outside of the United Kingdom, and we are not responsible for any delays in shipping or in the customs procedures of any jurisdiction, which are completely beyond our control.

Please be advised that claims for damage with certain carriers can sometimes take several months to resolve, and we would be grateful for your patience and cooperation throughout the process.

Returns will be processed and refunds issued within 2-3 business days of receipt.

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