Stunning Handmade 10ft Burr Walnut & Marquetry Bespoke Dining Table

Ref: 06703

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A very fine handmade burr walnut bespoke dining table capable of seating up to 12 people comfortably.

This is a large and substantial burr walnut bespoke dining table complete with the most exquisite inlaid marquetry decoration. The marquetry decorations of birds, garlands and vases are hand cut from different veneers of various colours. To highlight the marquetry as well as the natural grain of the burr walnut, this set has been French polished by hand.

This table is supplied with two additional leaves. These leaves can be added or removed as required in order to alter the overall length of the table, as the occasion demands. This is accomplished with a special winding mechanism that is easy to operate and makes reconfiguring the table quick and easy.

For stability, the substantial table top stands on four sturdy yet very elegantly carved and attractively inlaid legs which are terminated with brass castors for ease of movement around the room.

You are looking at what is, undoubtedly, an exceptionally fine marquetry dining table just as it is now but we also offer you the opportunity to order one just like it which can be personalised with the same standard of marquetry designs to your own personal specification.

Please note that although some photographs may show chairs to give scale to the pictures, the chairs are not included in the sale.

Condition:

This large marquetry dining table is a new item, recently manufactured at our workshop in Italy where third generation craftsmen can build every table to order in the exact size and finish you require.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 80 x Width 284 x Depth 124 - Fully extended

Height 80 x Width 164 x Depth 124 - With both leaves removed

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 foot, 7 inches x Width 9 foot, 4 inches x Depth 4 feet, 1 inch - Fully extended

Height 2 foot, 7 inches x Width 5 foot, 5 inches x Depth 4 feet, 1 inch - With both leaves removed

Burr Walnut refers to the swirling figure present in nearly all walnut when cut and polished, and especially in the wood taken from the base of the tree where it joins the roots. However the true burr is a rare growth on the tree where hundreds of tiny branches have started to grow. Burr walnut produces some of the most complex and beautiful figuring you can find.

Marquetry is decorative artistry where pieces of material (such as wood, mother of pearl, pewter, brass silver or shell) of different colours are inserted into surface wood veneer to form intricate patterns such as scrolls or flowers.

Winding Mechanism for extending tables
A man by the name of Samuel Hawkins applied for a patent on a screw expander on June 6th, 1861. Presumably, Mr. Hawkins either died or retired because his business was taken over by a young machinist named Joseph Fitter in 1864.
Joseph Fitter operated a machinist shop where he produced winding mechanisms for extending tables as well as screw expanders for piano stools and other applications at 210 Cheapside, Birmingham England by the name of Britannia Works.

Angelica Kauffman, RA (1741 - 1807)

was a Swiss-born Austrian Neoclassical painter who had a successful career in London and Rome. Though born as "Kauffmann", Kauffman is the preferred spelling of her name in English; it is the form she herself used most in signing her correspondence, documents and paintings.

While Kauffman produced many types of art, she identified herself primarily as a history painter, an unusual designation for a woman artist in the 18th century. History painting, was considered the most elite and lucrative category in academic painting during this time period. Under the direction of Sir Joshua Reynolds, the Royal Academy made a strong effort to promote history painting to a native audience who were more interested in commissioning and buying portraits and landscapes.

Despite the popularity that Kauffman enjoyed in British society and her success as an artist, she was disappointed by the relative apathy that the British had towards history painting. Ultimately she left Britain for the continent, where history painting was better established, held in higher esteem and patronized.

The works of Angelica Kauffman have retained their reputation. By 1911, rooms decorated with her work were still to be seen in various quarters. At Hampton Court was a portrait of the duchess of Brunswick; in the National Portrait Gallery, a self-portrait. There were other pictures by her at Paris, at Dresden, in the Hermitage at St Petersburg, in the Alte Pinakothek atMunich, in Kadriorg Palace, Tallinn (Estonia).

Satinwood

is a hard and durable wood with a satinlike sheen, much used in cabinetmaking, especially in marquetry. It comes from two tropical trees of the family Rutaceae (rue family). East Indian or Ceylon satinwood is the yellowish or dark-brown heartwood of Chloroxylon swietenia.

The lustrous, fine-grained, usually figured wood is used for furniture, cabinetwork, veneers, and backs of brushes. West Indian satinwood, sometimes called yellow wood, is considered superior. It is the golden yellow, lustrous, even-grained wood found in the Florida Keys and the West Indies.

It has long been valued for furniture. It is also used for musical instruments, veneers, and other purposes. Satinwood is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Rutaceae.

Our reference: 06703

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