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Mid-19th Century Burr Walnut Centre Table by Holland Sons

Name: Mid-19th Century Burr Walnut Centre Table by Holland & Sons
Brand: Holland & Sons
Rating: 5 (4 reviews)

$13,666.99List Price

About the Item

A rare mid-19th century burr walnut centre table of superb quality by Holland Sons, designed by the architect Gottfried Semper (1803-1879) recently acquired from a private collection and in the same important titled family estate since it was made. This table consists of an oval burr walnut top of the finest color and quality and a kingwood banding with a rounded edge that forms a gallery. The top is supported by a highly decorative frieze of burr walnut and a finely cast ormolu-mounted decoration which incorporates leopard masks to correspond with the design of the base. The top is supported by four finely executed leopard mask monopodium supports with a scroll design to the top and these lead down to four leopard paw feet. The piece is supported by a rounded quatreform base consisting of burr walnut with a rounded moulding of boxwood and elm with a burr walnut frieze. This table is of superb quality and condition and is ready to go straight into a collection or a home. The pattern for its ionic-scrolled pilasters was introduced by Gottfried Semper, author of Wissenschaft, Industrie und Kunst (Science, Industry Art), 1852 and professor at the Marlborough House School of Design. The same Leopard pilasters featured on the Stand for a important ebony and porcelain-mounted cabinet that Semper and his students designed for the leading cabinet makers of the period, Holland and Sons, to display at the Paris 1855 exhibition and which is now held in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Gottfried Semper was a famous German architect and professor of architecture who designed works at all scales, from a baton for Richard Wagner to designing the Egyptian section of the London 1851 Exhibition and had previously provided designs for the Meissen (1835-49) and Sèvres (1849) Manufactories. His works and designs, commissioned in furniture, are incredibly rare, mostly in the collections of European Royal Palaces and this piece remained in the same important titled family estate from when it was made until recently. The makers of this table, Holland Sons, were founded in 1803 by Stephen Taprell and William Holland, a relation of the architect Henry Holland, the firm soon became one of the largest and most successful furniture making companies in the 19th century. The firm worked extensively for the royal family, being granted the royal warrant early in the reign of Queen Victoria, hence taking a leading part in the decoration and furnishing of Osborne House, Sandringham, Balmoral, Windsor Castle and the apartments of the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House. Holland and Sons also worked extensively for the British Government, for whom they executed over three hundred separate commissions, including the Palace of Westminster, the Victoria and Albert Museum and oversaw the State funeral of the Duke of Wellington. Among their private commissions the firm produced a celebrated suite of bedroom furniture for the late Sir Harold Wernher at Luton Hoo. Always at the forefront of fashion, Holland Sons employed some of England’s leading designers and participated in all of the International Exhibitions of 1851, 1855, 1862, 1867, 1872 and 1878.

Creator:
Holland Sons (Cabinetmaker)
Dimensions:
Height: 30.25 in (76.84 cm)Width: 33.25 in (84.46 cm)Depth: 20 in (50.8 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Boxwood,Elm,Kingwood,Ormolu,Walnut
Place of Origin:
United Kingdom
Period:
Mid-19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1850
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Suffolk, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: LVS4861stDibs: LU104901429742

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Holland & Sons

One of the most influential and successful British furniture manufacturers of the Victorian era, Holland Sons was renowned for its superb quality. It would be difficult to find collectors unfamiliar with Holland — or its rival, Gillows of Lancaster and London — as the company was a leader in neoclassical and Gothic furniture and interior design in the early to mid-1800s, using only the richest of hardwoods and the finest of metals. Antique Holland Sons chairs, storage cabinets and tables frequently featured rare-specimen wood marquetry and engraved ivory inlays. The manufacturer’s designs grace the collections of museums around the world and can still be found in the royal homes of Europe.

Two cabinetmakers, Stephen Taprell and William Holland, opened a small joinery in 1815 near Buckingham Palace in London, England, and named it Taprell Holland. Holland was a relative of the acclaimed Regency architect Henry Holland, the famous gardener and landscape architect Lancelot "Capability" Brown, and the former Member of Parliament Richard Bateman-Robson. This familial edge provided the needed influence for the company among the aristocracy, and their business saw immediate prosperity.

The firm traded under the name Taprell, Holland Son for a period, and when Taprell retired in 1843, Holland took over the company and changed the name to Holland Sons. Holland decided to diversify and began offering a broad range of services to the very wealthy — arranging furniture and household decoration rentals, managing funerals and even providing plumbing services. By 1851, they employed over 350 people.

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert commissioned Holland Sons to supply the entire furnishings of their private homes — Osborne House, Balmoral Castle, Sandringham House and Marlborough House. The Monarch’s satisfaction with Holland and Son’s furnishings led to the company being granted the Royal Warrant of Appointment, affording the owners the opportunity to display the coveted “By Appointment of HM The Queen” mark and her Coat of Arms above the entrance to their offices.

Other Holland Sons furniture commissions of note include the London Union Club, the Athenaeum Hotel in London, Arundel Castle in West Essex and the All Souls College in Oxford. The firm was also involved in the funerals of Prince Albert and the mother of Queen Victoria — both in 1861 — and contributed works to the 1901 coronation of Edward VII when they made the throne for his wife, Queen Alexandra.

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