Table centrale Biedermeier en bouleau et ébénisterie
£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...
Dimensions
Hauteur : 75 cm (30 in)Diameter: 115 cm (46 in)
Description
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.
Date
Circa 1820
Origine
Austria
Moyen
Ebonised Wood