A Louis XIV style salon table with an oblong, projecting top in wood marquetry, richly decorated with musical trophies within a frame of foliate scrolls, interlacing patterns, and floral motifs. It opens with a large drawer on one side and rests on four tapered legs with fluted, reeded decoration, joined by an X-shaped stretcher surmounted by an antique-style vase. Beautiful ornamentation of chased and gilded bronze mounts, notably the molding encircling the top, decorated with foliate friezes. Napoleon III period. Louis XIV tables are a triumph of the Louis XIV style. Richly decorated, these center tables are majestic. The beautiful rectangular, sometimes round, top is made of marble, colored stone marquetry, or wood and pewter marquetry. It is richly decorated with floral and plant motifs. The base, straight or tapered, is always lavishly carved and ornamented. The stretcher, which joins the legs, is formed of bracket-shaped motifs surmounted at their intersection by a prominent central motif. Marquetry and Wood Dyeing: Marquetry flourished under Louis XIV. It is created using a preparatory drawing applied to the wood. A wide variety of wood species are used to provide a broad range of colors for contrasting the designs: the yellow of almond and boxwood, the red of pear, the pure white of holly, the pinkish gray of St. Lucie wood, and the range of browns, including black, of walnut. Sometimes, the wood is colored: it is dyed red, blue, and green to accentuate the pictorial and relief effect. It can also be shaded, either by engraving or by soaking it in acidic solutions. Napoleon III period, Circa: 1860. Dimensions: L:139cm, D:78cm, H:75cm. In very good overall condition, with beautiful wood marquetry in various colours: red, yellow, blue, several shades of green and brown.
- Reference :
- 2654
- Availability :
- Sold
- Width :
- 139 (cm)
- Height :
- 75 (cm)
- Depth :
- 78 (cm)
- Identify Exists:
- False
