Caption

Table, snakes, rosettes ornament, plant decoration, classicism style, rectangular table with a drawer in a fluted frame, supported by four straight, angular, tapering legs terminating in wedge-shaped feet. Entire piece veneered with rosewood and polished. Tabletop has a straight, plate-shaped rim veneered in a cross pattern, with a rectangular central field and a narrow cross-frame, blintzed on the underside. Drawer handle is a knob formed of twisted rope with rosette plates. Drawers form a glued frame with sockets in the corners for mounting the leg tenons. Late 18th century, possibly Warsaw. Furniture; height 76.5 cm, width 84.2 cm, depth 59.5 cm., A wooden table stands on a light gray surface against a light gray background; the table has a rectangular top with a patterned wood grain in warm brown tones, a skirt with vertical slatted detailing in similar brown, and four tapered legs showing alternating lighter and darker brown wood grain, each terminating in a small faceted foot.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A15_199

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Rights managed

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89.8Mb (981.2Kb) / 20.0in x 17.4in / 6000 x 5234 (300dpi)

Keywords

Table snakes rosettes ornament plant decoration classicism style rectangular table drawer fluted frame supported four straight angular tapering legs terminating wedge-shaped feet Entire piece veneered rosewood polished Tabletop straight plate-shaped rim veneered cross pattern rectangular central field narrow cross-frame blintzed underside Drawer handle knob formed twisted rope rosette plates Drawers form glued frame sockets corners mounting leg tenons Late 18th century Warsaw Furniture height 76.5 cm width 84.2 cm depth 59.5 cm wooden table stands light gray surface light gray background table rectangular top patterned wood grain warm brown tones skirt vertical slatted detailing brown four tapered legs showing alternating lighter darker brown wood grain terminating small faceted foot.