20th Century Inlaid Mahogany Edwardian Occasional Table

This is a pretty antique Edwardian occasional table, circa 1900 in date. The table is exquisitely crafted in mahogany, features satinwood and boxwood line inlaid decoration throughout and it has a useful shelf underneath. Add a touch of class to your home with this exceptional piece of antique English furniture. The item is not CITES pursuant. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully restored in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 69 x width 61 x depth 61 Dimensions in inches: Height 2 feet, 3 inches x width 2 feet, 0 inches x depth 2 feet, 0 inches Mahogany is probably one of the largest ‘families’ of hardwood, having many different varieties within its own species. Mahogany has been used for centuries in ship building, house building, furniture making etc and is the core structure of just about every 19th century vanity box, dressing case or jewellery box. It became more of a Victorian trend to dress mahogany with these decorative veneers, such as rosewood, kingwood, burr walnut and coromandel, so that the actual mahogany was almost hidden from view. Mahogany itself is a rich reddish brown wood that can range from being plain in appearance to something that is so vibrant, figured and almost three dimensional in effect. Although mahogany was most often used in its solid form, it also provided some beautifully figured varieties of veneer like ‘Flame’ mahogany and ‘Fiddleback’ mahogany (named after its preferred use in the manufacture of fine musical instruments).