Dutch Louis XV walnut wall table

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The wall table stands on four high slightly curved cabriole legs ending in gracefully sculpted claw feet. The front, containing the large and small drawers, is powerfully curved. The curved contours continue on both sides. The piece of furniture has two lockable drawers, each equipped with two pulls and a key plate. The overhanging walnut veneered top follows the contours and emphasizes the typical Rococo appearance of the furniture. The pronounced contours of the piece are enhanced by particularly graceful carvings on the edges of the top and on the forward-facing knees.

This table, dating back to around 1745, is undoubtedly a piece of furniture made in the Netherlands but clearly shows a significant English influence. The oak core wood and walnut veneer (at a time when the English were already frequently using mahogany wood). However, the placement of the keyholes at the top of the drawers, the pronounced shape of the legs, as well as the form and material of the brass fittings, bear witness to a strong English influence.

The close political and trade relations between England and Holland from the time of William and Mary (1682-1702) naturally played a role in this mutual influence, but contrary to long-held beliefs, the English influence on Dutch furniture continued thereafter, including in the first half of the 18th century. Hague cabinetmakers were not without reason required from 1711 to produce an "English cabinet" as their masterpiece in order to be admitted to the cabinetmakers' guild.

Dutch Louis XV walnut wall table

Kollenburg Antiquairs BV

Kollenburg Antiquairs BV

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