17450
A Mid-19th Century Amboyna & Giltwood Centre Table
A Mid-19th Century Amboyna & Giltwood Centre Table
Dimensions: H: 29.5 in / 75 cm | W: 54 in / 137 cm | D: 30 in / 76 cm
Special Offer: £4,500
17450
Original Price: £9,500 | Special Offer: £4,500
Currently in unrestored original condition, please contact us for further information.
A Mid-19th Century Amboyna & Giltwood Centre Table
The striking amboyna veneered rectangular top above a reeded and leaf decorated giltwood frieze. Pierced scroll and leaf decorated supports, joined by an undulating stretcher, centred by a finial. On downswept legs and scroll feet.
English, circa 1845
Amboyna wood, characterised by its uniform small curls and knots was not commonly seen before the second decade of the 19th century. Found on the so-called "Spice Islands" of present-day Indonesia, veneers of this 'exceedingly beautiful and highly ornamental wood' had their Golden Age up until the mid-19th century, when it was superseded by African thuya wood.
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