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Antique Art Deco Burr Walnut Dining Table 8 Chairs Epstein 20th Century

$11,593.84per set
£8,500per set
€9,894.17per set
CA$15,984.29per set
A$17,543.14per set
CHF 9,219.18per set
MX$208,759.79per set
NOK 117,848.47per set
SEK 107,690.18per set
DKK 73,919.28per set

About the Item

A truly stunning antique Art Deco burr walnut and Coromandel dining suite attributed to the world renowned cabinet makers Harry Lou Epstein, comprising a dining table with the original matching set of eight cloud back dining chairs, all  circa 1920 in date. The shaped rectangular table features a stunning figured walnut top with rounded corners and stands on a decorative pair of plinth bases. It has one leaf which folds into the under side of the table when not in use. The set of eight chairs are a highly desirable cloud back model and comprises two armchairs and six side chairs with curved backs in burr walnut with coromandel banding. They have been reupholstered in a sumptuous cream leather.    This  is a fabulous example of the Art Deco period and will enhance your dining experience. Condition: In excellent original condition having only been beautifully cleaned and waxed, and the chairs reupholstered, in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.   Dimensions in cm: Height 76 cm x Width 220 cm x Depth 97 cm  - Fully extended Height 76 cm x Width 166 cm x Depth 97 cm  - Leaf Removed Height 93 cm x Width 57 cm x Depth 52 cm  - Armchairs Height 93 cm x Width 51 cm x Depth 48 cm  - Side chairs Height 47 cm  - Seat height Dimensions in inches: Height 2 foot, 6 inches x Width 7 foot, 3 inches x Depth 3 foot, 2 inches - Fully extended Height 2 foot, 6 inches x Width 5 foot, 5 inches x Depth 3 foot, 2 inches - Leaf Removed Height 3 feet, 1 inch x Width 1 foot, 10 inches x Depth 1 foot, 8 inches - Armchairs Height 3 feet, 1 inch x Width 1 foot, 8 inches x Depth 1 foot, 7 inches - Side chairs Height 1 foot, 6 inches - Seat height Epstein furniture was originally founded in East London by Polish immigrants in the 1890s. The firm passed to brothers Harry and Lou Epstein and the pair turned their attention to the production of Art Deco forms from the 1930s until the 1950s.  Finished to high standards, most pieces were custom-made in veneers of burr maple, sycamore or walnut. The design of the famous ‘cloud’ seat furniture is credited to Epstein and the company also popularized the uniquely British taste in suite furniture.  Following World War II, Epstein had showrooms in London, Manchester and Glasgow. A conservative Art Deco style became the company`s trademark after the war and most pieces were made from bleached walnut. Art Deco pieces are not signed. From the 1960s, some pieces were labelled ‘H. L. Epstein’ or ‘Epstein Goldman’. Art Deco or Deco, is an influential visual arts design style which first appeared in France during the 1920s, flourished internationally during the 30s and 40s. It is an eclectic style that combines traditional craft motifs with Machine Ageimagery and materials. The style is often characterized by rich colours, bold geometric shapes, and lavish ornamentation. Deco emerged from the Interwar period when rapid industrialization was transforming culture. One of its major attributes is an embrace of technology. This distinguishes Deco from the organic motifs favored by its predecessor Art Nouveau. Historian Bevis Hillier defined Art Deco as "an assertively modern style...[that] ran to symmetry rather than asymmetry, and to the rectilinear rather than the curvilinear; it responded to the demands of the machine and of new material...[and] the requirements of mass production". During its heyday Art Deco represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and faith in social and technological progress. Coromandel wood or Calamander wood is a valuable wood from India, Sri Lanka  and South East Asia. It is of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes (or the other way about), very heavy and hard. It is also known as Macassar Ebony or variegated ebony and is closely related to genuine ebony, but is obtained from different species in the same genus; one of these is Diospyros quaesita Thwaites, from Sri Lanka. The name Calamander comes from the local sinhalese name, 'kalu-medhiriya', which means dark chamber; referring to the characteristic ebony black wood. Coromandel wood has been logged to extinction over the last 2 to 3 hundred years and is no longer available for new work in any quantity. Furniture in coromandel is so expensive and so well looked after that even recycling it is an unlikely source. A substitute, Macassar Ebony, has similar characteristics and to the untrained eye is nearly the same but it lacks the depth of colour seen in genuine Coromandel. Walnut Burr Walnut Walnut is a hard, dense, tight- grained wood that polishes to a very smooth finish. It is a popular and attractive wood whose colour ranges from near white in the sapwood to a dark hew in the heartwood. When dried in a kiln, walnut wood tends to develop a dull brown colour, but when air-dried can become a rich purplish-brown. Because of its colour, hardness and grain, it is a prized furniture and carving wood. Walnut veneer was highly priced and the cost would reflect the ‘fanciness’ of the veneer – the more decorative, then the more expensive and desirable. 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. Our reference: A4852

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