pair french louis revival walnut bedside chests side tables late 20th century

This is a lovely pair of French Louis Revival bedside chests datingfrom the last quarter of the20thcentury.

These cabinets are made from burr walnut andeach featurestwo spacious drawers,decorative ormolu mounts and a heart-shaped brass gallery for a very aesthetically pleasing effect.
Condition:In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation of condition.Dimensions in cm:Height 71 x Width 61 x Depth 40Dimensions in inches:Height 2 foot, 4 inches x Width 2 foot x Depth 1 foot, 4 inches
Our reference: 00248
Burr Walnut
refers to the swirling figure present in nearly all walnut when cut and polished, and especially in the wood taken from the base of the tree where it joins the roots. However the true burr is a rare growth on the tree where hundreds of tiny branches have started to grow. Burr walnut produces some of the most complex and beautiful figuring you can find.Ormolu(from French 'or moulu', signifying ground or pounded gold) is an 18th-century English term for applying finely ground, high-caratgoldin amercuryamalgamto an object ofbronze.The mercury is driven off in akilnleaving behind a gold-coloured veneerknown as'gilt bronze'.The manufacture of true ormolu employs a process known as mercury-gilding orfire-gilding, in which a solution ofnitrate of mercuryis applied to a piece ofcopper,brass, or bronze, followed by the application of anamalgamof gold and mercury. The item was then exposed to extreme heat until the mercury burned off and the gold remained, adhered to the metal object.

Antiques.co.uk Ref: R8QVTJUXK

Width (cm):

61

Height (cm):

71

Depth (cm):

40

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