Vintage French Empire Revival Burr Walnut Dining Table 20th Century

https://www.regentantiques.com/itemDe... This is an impressive Vintage French Empire Revival burr walnut dining table, dating from the mid 20th Century. The circular burr-walnut top features satin wood cross-banding and the veneer has a lovely colour and grain. It has a moulded edge over a frieze mounted with ormolu rosettes and raised on four tapering legs with gilt sabots. The table can seat ten in comfort and has two leaves which can be added or removed as required to suit the occasion. The table is raised on four elegantly carved legs that give the table its superb stability, and they terminate in brass cap castors. There is a spare pair of legs that can be lowered when the table is extended. This table will make a profound impact on your guests and will 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 72 cm x Width 277 cm x Depth 152 cm - Fully extended Height 72 cm x Width 140 cm x Depth 152 cm - With both Leaves removed Dimensions in inches: Height 2 foot, 4 inches x Width 9 feet, 1 inch x Depth 5 feet - Fully extended Height 2 foot, 4 inches x Width 4 foot, 7 inches x Depth 5 feet - With both Leaves removed 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. Walnut "burrs" were often used to make fabulous furniture. Veneer sliced from walnut burl is one of the most valuable and highly prized by cabinet makers and prestige car manufacturers and is also a favourite material for shotgun stocks. Inlay was commonly used in the production of decorative burr walnut furniture, where pieces of coloured veneers are inlaid into the surface of the walnut, adding delicate or intricate patterns and designs. Inlays normally use various exotic veneers, but other materials such as mother-of-pearl, brass or bone were also be used. Our reference: A4635