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Antique Pair Victorian Walnut Marquetry Pier Cabinets 19th Century
$3,788.20per set
£2,750per set
€3,240.21per set
CA$5,232.38per set
A$5,603.88per set
CHF 3,012.61per set
MX$68,062.42per set
NOK 38,065.77per set
SEK 34,852.05per set
DKK 24,210.30per set
About the Item
This is a superb antique pair of decorative Victorian burr walnut and floral marquetry pier cabinets, dating from Circa 1860.
Adding to their truly unique character they are decorated with exquisite gilded ormolu mounts and further embellished by the beautiful burr walnut which has been complimented with wonderful floral marquetry decoration.
The single arched glazed doors are marquetry inlaid with roses and foliage and are each fitted with a single internal shelf. They have neoclassical ormolu mounts with ormolu acanthus leaf edges over shaped skirt plinth bases
The interiors are lined in burgundy coloured velvet to display your collectables
One cannot overstate the truly unique opportunity to own such a delightful pair of cabinets.
Condition:
In really excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 112 cm x Width 81 cm x Depth 32 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 3 foot, 8 inches x Width 2 foot, 8 inches x Depth 1 foot, 1 inch
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.
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 employingshell and brass with pewter in arabesque or intricately foliate designs.
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 copper, brass, 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.
Our reference: A4620
- Dimensions:Height: 44.1 in (112 cm)Width: 31.89 in (81 cm)Depth: 12.6 in (32 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Victorian (In the Style Of)
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- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1860
- Condition:
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: A46201stDibs: LU950646414072
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