834955

demilune table W/ REMARKABLE MARQUETRY! #834955

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demilune table W/ REMARKABLE MARQUETRY! #834955
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"><tr><td><em> QUALITY SHOWS! WORKMANSHIP AND CLASSIC DESIGN COMBINE IN THIS SPLENDID DEMILUNE.</em></td></tr><tr> <td width="100%"> Presenting a most elegant and beautifully crafted demilune table with equisite marquetry in the tromp l'oie style around the girth of the table. <P>This table was custom made in the 1920's, when American cabinetry was at its peak. It is based on the 18th and early 19th c. English Classical styles which were in vogue in America at that time, using the finest woods and veneers. Please note the beautifully reeded and turned legs, and the hidden drawer which leaves the marquetry undisturbed by hardware.<P>CONDITION: Excellent. The veneer is all in tact. There are a few signs of the demilune's age, which one would expect.
<P>This demilune is an outstanding addition to any formal room, entry way, or hallway. ELEGANT, ELEGANT, ELEGANT!























I am pleased to present this custom-made, c. 1920, demilune
table in the Colonial Revival style. The proportions are very
pleasing: 30"h x 35.25" w x 17.75" d. <P> Because of its rather
diminuitive size, there are many places in a home where this
table could be placed for maximum decorative effect. <P>The
use of marquetry is particularly outstanding. The optical illusion
pattern across the entire front of the table reminds one of the
famous Vasserely paintings using the same illusion to show
depth where there is none. The hidden drawer, so popular in
Colonial furniture, works beautifully here because there is no
interruption of line for hardware. <P>Quality: This demilune
table was custom made in 1920, a period ...
<a href="http://www.goantiques.com/liveauction/complete_description.jsp?id=1201593" target=_new><b>View Complete Description</b></a> </td></tr><tr> <td> </td></tr><tr> <td>Reference #: F460</td></tr><tr><td>Condition:VERY GOOD</td></tr><tr><td>Year:1920</td></tr><tr><td>Country:USA</td></tr><tr><td>Maker:UNKNOWN</td></tr><tr><td>Height:30</td></tr><tr><td>Depth:17.75</td></tr><tr><td>Width:35.25</td></tr><tr><td>Weight:16</td></tr><tr><td>Title:demilune table W/ REMARKABLE MARQUETRY!</td></tr><tr><td>Style:COLONIAL REVIVAL</td></tr><tr><td>Materials:MAHOGANY, SECONDARY WOODS</td></tr><tr><td>Location:Sharon, CT 06069</td></tr></table>