#8245 • Outstanding George III Style Double Pedestal Mahogany Dining Table with Bookmatched Flame Veneer Top and Satinwood Crossbanded Border, Two Leaves, Together with a Set of Eight Italian Biedermeier Style Fruitwood Dining Chairs, Complete Dining Suite

Part of $2.8 Million McLean Mansion Luxury Downsizing Auction (timed auction by Prime Auction Solutions)

Status: Sold

A dining suite of genuine presence and ambition, uniting one of the most sought-after English furniture forms — the George III double pedestal extending dining table — with a set of elegantly proportioned Italian Biedermeier style dining chairs. Together they create a complete formal dining room of exceptional quality and considerable scale. The table is the centerpiece and the star of the suite. The George III double pedestal dining table is among the most refined and enduring forms in the English furniture tradition, and this example exemplifies why. The top presents a spectacular bookmatched flame mahogany veneer of exceptional character, the feathered figuring of the grain meeting precisely at the centerline to create a symmetrical, almost mirrored surface that catches and reflects light with extraordinary richness. The perimeter of the top is finished with a crossbanded border believed to be satinwood or fruitwood, the contrasting lighter tone providing the clean architectural framing characteristic of the finest George III cabinet work. The top edge is gently reeded, adding a refined tactile and visual detail consistent with the Regency and late Georgian period. The table is supported on two turned pedestal columns of ring-turned and column form, each rising from a platform base carried on four swept sabre legs terminating in brass box castors. This double pedestal configuration is the hallmark of the great English dining table of the late 18th and early 19th century, allowing unlimited seating flexibility without the intrusion of legs at the sides. With its two additional leaves inserted, the table extends to a commanding 120 inches, seating ten to twelve guests in formal comfort. At 46 inches wide, the proportions are generous and correctly scaled for a full formal service. The set of eight Italian handcrafted chairs present an equally considered aesthetic in an entirely different register. The Biedermeier style, which flourished in Central Europe and Italy from approximately 1815 to 1848, brought a refined classicism to domestic furniture that favored clean geometric forms, quality fruitwood construction, and restrained decorative detail. These European artisan made examples are worked in a warm cherry or maple-toned fruitwood, the chair backs presenting the characteristic Biedermeier open splat with lattice or grille-form piercing set within a shaped crest rail and curved uprights. The armchairs carry elegantly scrolled open arms over saber legs front and rear, the floral tapestry-style upholstered seats providing both comfort and visual warmth. The side chairs follow the same vocabulary without arms. The pairing of the dark, figured English mahogany table with the warm fruitwood tone of the Biedermeier chairs is a classically educated interior choice, the contrast of woods creating a visual dialogue between the English Regency and the Continental Biedermeier traditions that interior designers have long exploited to powerful effect. Believed to be George III period or high quality George III style double pedestal extending mahogany dining table. Bookmatched flame mahogany veneer top with crossbanded border believed to be satinwood. Reeded edge. Two pedestal bases with sabre legs and brass castors. Two leaves included. Italian Biedermeier style fruitwood dining chairs, armchairs and side chairs, with floral upholstered seats. Sold as a complete dining suite.Table dimensions: 120"L x 46"W x 30"H fully extended. 6 Side chairs: 20"W x 18"D x 35"H. 2 Armchairs: 22"W x 19"D x 35"H. Includes custom table pads