Beschreibung:

A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUTNED MAHOGANY DINING SUITE OF EMPIRE STYLE, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY Comprising a buffet-vitrine, a sideboard, a dining table with four extensions, two armchairs, and ten matched side chairs; the buffet-vitrine with arched crest above two glazed doors flanked by two cabinet doors enclosing three adjustable shelves and raised by four sphinx supports above verde antico marble tops, four freize drawers, and two further cabinet doors enclosing an adjustable shelf sided by winged lion monopedia, the conforming sideboard with arched crest above mirrored back with identical cabinet base, the dining table with a rectangular top and rounded corners above a frieze mounted with putto carrying floral garlands and anthemion bands on a concave-sided square base, the two arm and four of the side chairs with a rectangular crest to the seat back centred by a diamond with female maks above a padded back and seat covered in woven black and red diamond upholstery, the arm chairs with brass-banded arms terminating in rosettes above Classical female head arm supports above tapering legs, the remaining six side chairs with a rosette centred back rail and the front legs terminating in lion paw feet, all chairs probably associated The buffet-vitrine: 111 in. (282 cm.) high; 64 in. (162.5 cm.) wide; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep The sideboard: 64 in. (162.5 cm) high; 57 ¼ in. (145.5 cm.) wide; 18 ¼ in. (46.5 cm.) deep The dining table: 30.5 in. (77 cm.) high; 60 in. (129 cm.) wide; 47 in. (119 cm.) long, closed; 129 in. (327 cm.) long, fully extended The side chairs: 37 in. (94 cm.) high; 18 in. (46 cm.) wide; 16 ½ in. (42 cm.) deep The arms chairs: 38 ¼ in. (97 cm.) high; 24 in. (61.5 cm.) wide; 20 in. (51 cm.) deep