{"product_id":"anglo-indian-solid-rosewood-library-centre-table-with-gadrooned-edge-turned-column-supports-c-1850","title":"Anglo-Indian Solid Rosewood Library Centre Table with Gadrooned Edge \u0026 Turned Column Supports, c.1850","description":"\u003cp\u003eA handsome mid-19th century library or centre table in solid rosewood, made in the English William IV manner, almost certainly by a colonial workshop in India or Ceylon, around 1840–1870.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe top is formed from two wide boards of richly figured rosewood, deep red-brown with dramatic dark streaking, and is framed by a bold gadrooned edge. Below, the frieze is set with panels outlined in fine pearl beading, centred by a carved foliate lotus panel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt stands on a pair of stacked baluster and ring-turned columns, each rising from a gadrooned platform base and joined by a matching gadrooned stretcher, on four lobed bun feet. The weight and generosity of the carving are what set colonial rosewood apart: solid timber throughout, rather than the veneer you'd find on an English example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's finished on all four sides – the long sides each have a carved leaf centre panel and the ends are plainer panels – so it can happily stand in the middle of a room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEqually at home as a writing table, a library or hall centre table, or a statement console behind a sofa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good antique condition with honest wear. The top is made from two solid rosewood boards, and the joint between them shows as a fine line running down the centre, just as you'd expect on solid timber of this age. There is a tiny loss where that joint meets the gadrooned edge. One bun foot has an old, well-executed repair, which you can see in the photos. Otherwise there are just the light marks and scratches you'd hope to find on a table that has been used and loved for well over a century, under a lovely deep patina. It is sturdy and stands solidly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight 74cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth 122cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDepth 63cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollection by appointment from The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, Kent TN12 6PY. Delivery quoted before you buy – please get in touch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dancashe Decorative","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127687299268,"sku":null,"price":995.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/7330\/6923\/files\/anglo-indian-rosewood-library-table-clean-01.jpg?v=1793220020","url":"https:\/\/www.dancashe.co.uk\/products\/anglo-indian-solid-rosewood-library-centre-table-with-gadrooned-edge-turned-column-supports-c-1850","provider":"Dancashe ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}