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Antique French Gueridon Mahogany Centre Table, circa 1850

$2,678.59List Price

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This is an exquisite and fine quality antique French Restauration Period gueridon, circa 1850 in date. This large centre table has a superb figured Plum Pudding shaped circular Mahogany top with three useful drawers in the frieze, sitting on a phenomenal hand-carved solid mahogany tripod base. This superb mahogany has the rare plum pudding figuring so called beacause it resembles the raisins in a plum pudding. This superb table would also be ideal for use as a breakfast table and will enhance the style of any room in your home. Condition: In excellent original untouched condition, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 78 x width 116 x depth 116. Dimensions in inches: Height 2 feet, 7 inches x width 3 feet, 10 inches x depth 3 feet, 10 inches. A guéridon is a small, often circular-top, table supported by one or more columns, or sculptural human or mythological figures. This kind of furniture originated in France towards the middle of the 17th century. The supports for early guéridons were often modeled on African, ancient Egyptian or ancient Greek human figures (inspired by caryatids). While often serving humble purposes, such as to hold a candlestick or vase, the guéridon could be a high-style decorative piece of court furniture. By the death of Louis XIV there were several hundred of them at Versailles, and within a generation they had taken an infinity of forms: columns, tripods, termini and mythological figures. Some of the simpler and more artistic forms were of wood carved with familiar decorative motives and gilded. Silver, enamel, and indeed almost any material from which furniture can be made, have been used for their construction. A variety of small occasional tables are now called guéridons in French. Restauration Period At the beginning of the Restauration period, under Louis XVIII, furniture was designed still mostly in the Empire style with the difference that the symbols used during the reign of Napoleon I were no longer used for obvious reasons. A softer version of the Empire style came into vogue at this time in the early 19th century in France. While cabinetmakers continued to employ the strong geometrical patterns of the Empire period they also added a some amount of whimsy and fantasy in their designs. Musical instruments were carved into the legs of small tables and desks. Woods were lighter in both colour and density and the art of marquetry returned with decorative flowers, garlands and rosettes, and detailing that highlighted the architecture and geometry of furniture. Furniture making slowed down due to economic uncertainty and furniture was not a focus of the French kings of this period. Rooms and interiors were being designed with more emphasis on comfort than display and the old way of keeping seat furniture against the walls was abandoned. Smaller sized pieces of furniture were made with "Bateau" (boat shaped) beds, gondola chairs, and three-legged tables being important items of early 19th century French furniture. The Louis Philippe style in France followed the same general pattern as the furniture of the French Restoration but perhaps with more emphasis on comfort and a darkening of tone. Our reference: 07318

Dimensions:
Height: 30.71 in (78 cm)Width: 45.67 in (116 cm)Depth: 45.67 in (116 cm)
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
1850-1859
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1850
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 073181stDibs: LU95065010713

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