A Biedermeier Birch and Ebonised Centre Table
Austria, Circa 1820
REF No. B76071
dimensions
Height :75 cm | 29¹/₂ in
Diameter :115 cm | 45¹/₄ in
Diameter :115 cm | 45¹/₄ 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.
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.
