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www.regentantiques.com [email address removed by eBay]Regent Antiques has been trading in London for three decades. We specialise in English and Continental antique furniture, silver and porcelain. Our main markets are Europe and North America and we export worldwide.
Condition:
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation of condition.
Height 97 x Width 60 x Depth 43
Height 38.2 x Width 23.6 x Depth 16.9
Walnut The Walnut woods are probably the most recognisable and popular of all the exotic woods, having been used in furniture making for many centuries. Walnut veneer was highly priced and the cost would reflect the ‘fanciness’ of the veneer – the more decorative, then the more expensive and desirable. 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. The technique of veneered marquetry had its inspiration in 16th century Florence . Marquetry elaborated upon Florentine techniques of inlaying solid marble slabs with designs formed of fitted marbles, jaspers and semi-precious stones. This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati "-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra dura , for the "hardstones" used: onyx , jasper , cornelian , lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San Lorenzo is completely covered in a colored marble facing using this demanding jig-sawn technique. Techniques of wood marquetry were developed in Antwerp and other Flemish centers of luxury cabinet-making during the early 16th century. The craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-seventeenth century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Gobelins , charged with providing furnishings to decorate Versailles and the other royal residences of Louis XIV . Early masters of French marquetry were the Fleming Pierre Golle and his son-in-law, André-Charles Boulle , who founded a dynasty of royal and Parisian cabinet-makers (ébénistes ) and gave his name to a technique of marquetry employing tortoiseshell and brass with pewter in arabesque or intricately foliate designs.Our reference: 02213
Write to us:Regent Antiques Manor Warehouse 318 Green Lanes London N4 1BX [email address removed by eBay] |
By Underground:Take Piccadilly line to Manor House station. Go to top of escalators and turn left. Take exit 7 and walk straight on for 10 metres. Manor Warehouse is on the right. |
Call us on:+44 20 8809 9605 +44 20 8802 3900 |
By road:There is car parking available on site. |
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Bank details: Regent Antiques - BBVA - Account: 05701615 - Sort: 23-59-11
We ship worldwide.
Postage and packing for:
Mainland UK: £75.00
European Union: Postage and packing charges upon request
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Rest of world: Postage and packing charges upon request
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