vintage french walnut & marquetry coffee table 20th c

This is an exquisite French giltwood and marble top coffee table with Limoges plaques, circa 1950 in date.

This wonderful coffee table is rectangular in shape and has four elegant and stylish tapering fluted legs. The frieze features stunning circular porcelain Limoges plaques that depict various romantic scenes of courting couples set in highly decorative ormolu frames.
The top of the coffee table has a magnificent Violet Breche marble top which adds extra splendour to this stunning piece of furniture.Add a touch of unparalleled opulence to a special room in your home with this impressive coffee table.
Condition:In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.Dimensions in cm:Height 49 x Width 100 x Depth 46Dimensions in inches:Height 1 foot, 7 inches x Width 3 foot, 3 inches x Depth 1 foot, 6 inches
Our reference: A2378
Violet Breche marble
is extracted from the town of Serravezza, near to the Carrara region in Italy. It is a very heterogeneous marble made up of hues going from white to dark violet, whilst passing through shades of pink, all combined together with a violet coloured cement. In his Dictionary of Business and Industry, Blanqui describes Violet Breche. “This marble that is frequently used on the most beautiful churches in Italy, and is found on several tables and columns in the galleries of the Louvre Museum, offers an elegant detail to monumental architecture. The quarries that produce it are several miles from Serravezza, and are found in the commune of Stazzema. When the fragments which make up Violet Breche are large, in other words, when the lilacs, pinks, and whites, are prominent, it can only be used for monumental architecture, but when the colours are less prominent and equally spread across the whole surface of the marble, it can be used to make fireplaces and luxurious furniture.”

Antiques.co.uk Ref: 9UTYM3NQX

Width (cm):

100

Height (cm):

49

Depth (cm):

46

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