There is no mistaking the style and sophisticated design of this exquisite dining set comprising a rare English antique Victorian pollard oak extending dining table Circa 1860 in date and an antique set of fourteen Irish oak open armchairs Circa 1840 in date.
This stunning dinin set will stand out in your dining or conference room and will definitely become a key piece in your furnishing collection.
The styles that developed throughout the early 19th Century were an extension of the current political situations but also in accordance with the needs of the rising middle class during the industrial revolution.
This amazing table has seven leaf extensions and when they are all added is 18ft/534cm long and can comfortably seat twenty. It has been hand-crafted from solid oak and the d-ended rectangular top is in striking pollard oak which is seen in the intricate burr on the table top.
The seven leaves can be added or removed as required to suit the occasion by a special winding mechanism, labelled Joseph Fitter, Patentee, Britannia Works, 210 Cheapside, Birmingham. The leaves can be easily stored away when not required.
The table is raised on five elegant carved, turned and fluted legs that terminate in their original brass caps and porcelain castors.
The superb and rare long set of fourteen antique Irish oak dining arm-chairs, date from Circa 1840.
The carved oak frames are decorated with three and four leaf clovers, foliage and oak leaves, the shoulders with overlapping discs.
Each armchair has a padded back and seat reupholstered with a beautiful claret damask fabric with individual brass studs. These stunning armchairs have decorative scroll arms and they are raised on cabochon and fluted baluster front legs, the sabre back legs terminating in brass castors.
It is rare to find such a large fabulous and comfortable set of chairs and they enhance this dining or boardroom table beautifully.
Whatever the function of this gorgeous dining set, it will make a profound impression on your dinner guests or clients and will receive the maximum amount of attention wherever it is placed.
Provenance:
From the Regimental Headquarters of the famous Hallamshire Battalion 1859-1968 Endcliffe Hall, Sheffield.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed, and the chairs reupholstered, in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed, and the chairs reupholstered, in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 76 cm x Width 535 cm x Depth 147 cm - Fully extended
Height 76 cm x Width 208 cm x Depth 147 cm - With all 7 leaves removed
Height 94 cm x Width 57 cm x Depth 68 cm - Armchairs
Height 49 cm - Seat Height
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 6 inches x Width 17 foot, 7 inches x Depth 4 foot, 10 inches - Fully extended
Height 2 foot, 6 inches x Width 6 foot, 10 inches x Depth 4 foot, 10 inches - With all 7 leaves removed
Height 3 feet, 1 inch x Width 1 foot, 10 inches x Depth 2 foot, 3 inches - Armchairs
Height 1 foot, 7 inches - Seat Height
Our reference: A4134b
Please feel free to email or call us (+44 20 8809 9605) to arrange a viewing in our North London warehouse.
