Antique Three-Tier Dumb Waiter, Mahogany, Late-18th Century

France, second half of the 19th century Veneered, maple, thuja burl, ebony and ebonized walnut. Restored Dimensions: W71 x D39 x H135 cm.

Lacquered and gilded pure gold Faux marble top Dimensions: cm W 110 x D 45 x H 101 Barocchetto Italiano (DAL 1720 AL 1780) With the economic decline of the Italian aristocracy, the smaller proportions of Rococo furniture lent themselves to update the furnishings of the palace. Furniture was produced, mainly in the Veneto, with a typically Baroque formal layout, but with more minute proportions and more elegant decorative modules typical of Rococo furniture that did not contrast with the old Baroque scenographic furniture. This style, which spread throughout the peninsula, was called Italian Baroque. Venice, already renowned for its painted and lacquered furniture, was the center of the development of this style, where it lasted well beyond the mid-eighteenth century. In addition to the Veneto, furniture in this style was built by the Genoese cabinetmakers heirs of Anton Maria Maragliano (1664 - 1739) and in Piedmont, where the productions of Luigi Prinotto (1706 - 1790) and Pietro Piffetti...

An early George III three-tier mahogany dumb waiter, of typical form with a central tapering support raised on three splayed legs, and three graduated circular shelves. English, circ...

This piece made in England, circa 1770 is of an unusual size and with the added feature of folding drop leaves. Made from solid mahogany without veneers the piece is heavy and mannish with a deep rich color to the wood. The table is accented with fine detailed carved line bands along the edge of the drop leaves and well shaped turned balusters for uprights and nice simple feet on pads. While described by Sheraton in his essay of 1803 as" a useful piece of furniture to serve in some respects the place of a waiter, whence it is named" the type of furniture was used from the 1720s on as a place to put plates...