Austrian Empire circa 1740. Interesting and very rare game table with a contemporary function as a center table and extendable.

Austrian Empire circa 1740. Interesting and very rare game table with a contemporary function as a center table and extendable. Often, in accordance with the logic of practicality typical of the German people, we come across interesting pieces of high-quality antique cabinet making with multiple uses, sometimes with ingenious mechanical devices, created to combine different functionalities. This feature is present in all eras, which will then be expressed at its best in neoclassicism with the splendid mechanical furniture of David Roetgen and later in the Biedermeier period. In this case, this versatility of use is visible in our interesting Rococo table that can be used as a center table when closed, as a game table when open (for checkers, backgammon, tic-tac-toe or Nine Men's Morris). It is a work in a state of practical integrity, masterfully veneered and inlaid with exotic and local woods (satinwood - light mahogany, amaranth, walnut, cherry, plum, ebony, poplar burl, etc.). Restored and consolidated with a conservative criterion according to the rules of ancient art with a shellac finish applied with a pad using a museum standard technique on a totally preserved original patina. Excellent dimensions which, when fully extended, reach 213 x 90 cm for the top. Measures with the top closed cm. 117x90, height 79. With a splendid warm patina and golden light. For a similar table = Frauenberg Castle (Hluboka nad Vltavou) - protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Literature: Kreisel - Himmelheber, Kunst des deutschen Moebels - Band Barock und Rokoko page 695. In accordance with the provisions of the New Code of Cultural Heritage, the selling company provides, at the time of sale, a detailed written photographic guarantee of originality and provenance of the works sold. The data with which the works are described and then contained in the written guarantees are expressed determinations resulting from accurate and documented technical/historical/artistic investigations, even of expert importance. Copying and duplication are prohibited for commercial reasons and/or to describe other works for sale, even if considered in some way similar. Our gallery of antique tables. Click on the following link to view it Principessa Sissi ® antiques. High Antiques Gallery