Items Similar to Antique 4ft 6" diam Burr Walnut Marquetry Dining / Center Table 1860s
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 14
Antique 4ft 6" diam Burr Walnut Marquetry Dining / Center Table 1860s
About the Item
This is an fine and rare antique English mid Victorian, burr walnut, tulip wood banded, ebonised and fruitwood marquetry, centre table, in the manner of Edward Holmes Baldock and circa 1860 in date.
The shaped segmentally veneered circular top is beautifully marquetry inlaid with assorted flowers within shaped cartouches and features a beautiful scrolled foliate carved edge.
It sits on a cabochon and acanthus wrapped baluster column with three cabochon embedded, foliate scrolled and rocaille carved, scrolled outswept legs, with shell clasped feet and recessed castors.
It is extremely versatile and can be placed in your hallway, living room, dining room, or reception.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 74 x Width 145 x Depth 145
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 5 inches x Width 4 foot, 9 inches x Depth 4 foot, 9 inches
In 1805 Baldock's name first appears as the freehold owner of 7 Hanway Street, London. Over the years he expanded his premises. By 1840 his property in this street comprised nos 1 and 2, both with back premises, and in addition he owned a yard and no. 3, which he let. It was in 1 and 2 Hanway Street that he carried on business up to 1843 when he retired, selling his stock and moving to a fashionable residential address, Hyde Park Place. According to one 19th-century source, the business was taken over by Frederick Litchfield's father. He was buried in St Pancras Church, Euston, where he is commemorated by a marble memorial tablet on the north wall, dedicated jointly to him and Mary Frances Westoby.
In 1805 he described himself as dealer in china and glass. By 1821 he was styled in the Post Office Directories as antique furniture and ornamental china dealer, and in 1826 he described his activities in a bill heading as ‘buying, selling, exchanging and valuing China, Cabinets, Screens, Bronzes etc.’. Though Baldock's business consisted primarily in dealing in antique porcelain and furniture — largely foreign — he repaired, remodelled and altered existing furniture. He also produced designs for new pieces and had them made.
In 1836 Baldock sold French eighteenth-century furniture to Lady Stafford (Countess of Sutherland) for Dunrobin Castle, and in 1842 Scotland’s leading country house architect, William Burns, recommended to his patron O. Tyndall Bruce of Falkland House that ‘for Cabinets and China, do not omit going to Baldock’s Hanway Street, Oxford Street… which is the first place in London’.
In 1841 the Duke of Buccleuch was sent drawings of bedroom furniture as well as working drawings of an octagonal table, a bookcase and three stalls. A design of a table in the Buccleuch papers which is annotated ‘No. 3 Amboyna wood ground with coloured flowers’ is almost certainly the preliminary sketch for a table which was later made. Robert Byng (1764-1847) and George Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford were also customers of Baldock’s. In 1840 he supplied a two encoignures with slab tops to the latter (one illus. FHS Newsletter (February 2017, p. 5). A pair of china cabinets on stands with porcelain mounts, made c.1835-43 for the 3rd Marquis of Lansdowne were sold by auctioneers, Bamfords, in 2007
A number of well-constructed and, in some cases, finely inlaid pieces of furniture are known which are 19th-century in date and which are branded with Baldock's initials, ‘EHB’. While some are pastiches of 18th-century French furniture others are in a contemporary English style. Whether these pieces were both designed by Baldock and made on his premises is impossible to tell. The ‘EHB’ mark cannot be regarded as a maker's stamp in the accepted sense of the term as it is also struck on genuine French 18th-century furniture which merely passed through Baldock's hands.
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.
Marquetry
is decorative artistry where pieces of material of different colours are inserted into surface wood veneer to form intricate patterns such as scrolls or flowers.
The technique of veneered marquetry had its inspiration in 16th century Florence. Marquetry elaborated upon Florentine techniques of inlaying solid marble slabs with designs formed of fitted marbles, jaspers and semi-precious stones. This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San Lorenzo is completely covered in a colored marble facing using this demanding jig-sawn technique.
Techniques of wood marquetry were developed in Antwerp and other Flemish centers of luxury cabinet-making during the early 16th century. The craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-seventeenth century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Gobelins, charged with providing furnishings to decorate Versailles and the other royal residences of Louis XIV. Early masters of French marquetry were the Fleming Pierre Golle and his son-in-law, André-Charles Boulle, who founded a dynasty of royal and Parisian cabinet-makers (ébénistes) and gave his name to a technique of marquetry employing brass with pewter in arabesque or intricately foliate designs.
Our reference: A3560
- Dimensions:Height: 29.14 in (74 cm)Width: 57.09 in (145 cm)Depth: 57.09 in (145 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1860
- Condition:
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:
About the Seller
5.0
Platinum Seller
These expertly vetted sellers are 1stDibs' most experienced sellers and are rated highest by our customers.
Established in 1983
1stDibs seller since 2012
1,213 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 1 hour
Associations
LAPADA - The Association of Arts & Antiques Dealers
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: London, United Kingdom
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 14 days of delivery.
More From This SellerView All
- Antique Burr Walnut Oval Coffee Table 1860s 19th CenturyLocated in London, GBThis is a lovely antique Victorian burr walnut coffee table, circa 1860 in date. The oval table top features a beautifully ...Category
Antique 1860s Dining Room Tables
MaterialsWalnut
- Vintage 10ft Marquetry Burr Walnut Dining Table 20th CenturyLocated in London, GBA fabulous Vintage burr walnut and floral marquetry 10ft dining table, dating from the late 20th Century. It is made from burr walnut which has a b...Category
Late 20th Century Dining Room Tables
MaterialsWalnut
- Vintage 17ft / 5 meter Floral Marquetry Burr Walnut Dining Table 20th CLocated in London, GBThis is a fantastic Vintage Victorian Revival 5 meter burr walnut and marquetry dining room table, dating from the last quarter of the 20th Century. The table is made from book matc...Category
Late 20th Century Dining Room Tables
MaterialsWalnut
- Antique Burr Walnut Marquetry Centre / Dining Table, Early 20th CenturyLocated in London, GBThis is a lovely antique Victorian burr walnut and marquetry centre table, circa 1900 in date The circular 4ft diameter table top features superb inlaid scrolling floral marquetr...Category
Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Dining Room Tables
MaterialsWalnut
- Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Credenza 1860sLocated in London, GBA superb antique Victorian burr walnut credenza, Circa 1860 in date. Displaying sophistication and charm, this credenza is the absolute epitome of Victorian high society. Its attent...Category
Antique 1860s Victorian Credenzas
MaterialsWalnut
- Vintage Diam Dining Table by William Tillman, 20th CenturyBy William TillmanLocated in London, GBThis beautiful Regency Revival flame mahogany dining table was made by the Master Cabinet maker William Tillman and bears his label on the underside, it can seat eight people in comf...Category
Vintage 1970s English Regency Revival Dining Room Tables
MaterialsMahogany
You May Also Like
- Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Marquetry Inlaid Dining TableLocated in Suffolk, GBOutstanding quality antique Victorian burr walnut marquetry inlaid centre/dining table having an incredible quality circular burr walnut floral marquetry inlaid top with a thumb moul...Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dining Room Tables
MaterialsWalnut
- Victorian burr walnut dining tableLocated in Salisbury, GBVictorian shaped walnut loo table This Victorian shaped walnut loo table was made circa 1870. Loo was a popular parlour game in the Victorian period, the upper and middle classes wo...Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Dining Room Tables
MaterialsWalnut, Burl
- Dining Table With Extensions Made In Mahogany From 1860sLocated in Lejre, DKThis antique mahogany dining table from 1860 exudes timeless elegance and sophistication. Crafted with exquisite attention to detail, it showcases the rich beauty of mahogany wood, a...Category
Antique 1860s Danish Other Dining Room Tables
MaterialsMahogany
- Stunning quality antique Victorian quality burr walnut dining tableLocated in Ipswich, GBStunning quality antique Victorian quality burr walnut dining table, having a quality burr walnut serpentine shaped top with a moulded edge supported on a shaped carved solid walnut ...Category
Antique Early 19th Century Early Victorian Dining Room Tables
MaterialsWalnut
- Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Centre / Dining TableLocated in Suffolk, GBOutstanding quality antique Victorian burr walnut centre/dining table having an outstanding quality oval burr walnut top, burr walnut oval frieze supported by shaped carved solid wal...Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dining Room Tables
MaterialsWalnut
- Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Oval Burr Walnut Dining TableLocated in Suffolk, GBOutstanding quality antique Victorian oval burr walnut dining table having an outstanding oval burr walnut top with a thumb moulded edge supported by a turned carved solid walnut ped...Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dining Room Tables
MaterialsWalnut
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Victorian Living Room Table
Master Craft Dining Table
Carved Stone Dining Table
Antique Architect Tables
Antique Flower Stand Table
French Polished Antique Dining Table
Antique Dining Tables French Italian
French Work Table Walnut
7 X 4 Dining Table
Italian Carved Wood Dining Table Base
Marble Table Marquetry
1860 Walnut Tables
3 Table Antique French
Walnut Tables French Pair
Flemish Table
Late 19th Century English Dining Table
Veneer Wood Table 4 Legs
Expandable Dining Table Used