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 at the bottom 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 in the form of a knob made 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, table. Height 76.5 cm, width 84.2 cm, depth 59.5 cm., An upside-down wooden table with a rectangular base and four tall, tapered legs pointing upward, the wood showing a mix of light and medium brown tones with visible grain and alternating lighter inlays on the legs; the base has vertical ridged paneling around its sides in a darker brown, a small brass-colored ornate handle attached to one side, and an inner recessed panel with worn lighter brown wood; the background is a smooth light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_201

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Rights managed

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77.3Mb (1003.4Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4501 (300dpi)

Keywords

Table snakes rosettes ornament plant decoration classicism style rectangular table drawer fluted frame supported four straight angular tapering legs terminating bottom 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 form knob twisted rope rosette plates Drawers form glued frame sockets corners mounting leg tenons Late 18th century Warsaw Furniture table Height 76.5 cm width 84.2 cm depth 59.5 cm upside-down wooden table rectangular base four tall tapered legs pointing upward wood showing mix light medium brown tones visible grain alternating lighter inlays legs base vertical ridged paneling sides darker brown small brass-colored ornate handle attached side inner recessed panel worn lighter brown wood background smooth light gray.