Antique Half Moon Flame Mahogany Bowfront Side Cabinet 19th C

This is a superb antique George III Revival demilune flame mahogany bowfront side cabinet, circa 1880 in date.

The half moon top is beautifully crossbanded in satin wood above a capacious central drawer in the frieze. There are three cupboard doors below each with a central shelf in each.

The cabinet is beautifully decorated with boxwood stringing with three oval flame mahogany panels, and it stands on short square tapering legs that terminate in spade feet.

This lovely commode will instantly enhance the style of one special room in your home and is sure to receive the maximum amount of attention wherever it is placed.

Condition:

In really excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 84 x Width 90 x Depth 40

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 foot, 9 inches x Width 2 foot, 11 inches x Depth 1 foot, 4 inches

Flame Mahogany

Thomas Sheraton - 18th century furniture designer, once characterized mahogany as "best suited to furniture where strength is demanded as well as a wood that works up easily, has a beautiful figure and polishes so well that it is an ornament to any room in which it may be placed." Matching his words to his work, Sheraton designed much mahogany furniture. The qualities that impressed Sheraton are particularly evident in a distinctive pattern of wood called "flame mahogany."

The flame figure in the wood is revealed by slicing through the face of the branch at the point where it joins another element of the tree.

Our reference: A3648

Internal Ref:

A3648

Date of manufacture : 1880