REF NO : B76071

Mesa central Biedermeier de abedul y ebonizada

Austria, Circa 1820

£35,000

A Biedermeier Satin Birch and Ebonised Centre Table. This handsome centre table has a circular top of beautifully figured birch. It rests on sabre-shaped...

Dimensiones

Altura: 75 cm (30 in)
Diameter: 115 cm (46 in)
REF NO : B76071

Descripción

A Biedermeier Satin Birch and Ebonised Centre Table.

This handsome centre table has a circular top of beautifully figured birch. It rests on sabre-shaped legs headed by lion-masks holding rings and joined by a loop stretcher modelled as a snake eating its own tail. The lion-paw feet stand on a tripartite platform base.

Austria, Circa 1820.

Compare a centre table the blue salon in the west wing at Schloss Corvey, Germany.

The ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail in a closed circle. It means ‘tail devourer’ in Greek and is known as the oldest allegorical symbol in alchemy, representing the concept of eternity and endless return.

Fecha

Circa 1820

Origen

Austria

Medio

Ebonised Wood

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