Chinese Rosewood Coffee Table with Stools
A Chinese rosewood circular coffee table with four stools, 20th century, the coffee table with a circular top above a pierced apron in a finely carved twisted and knotted rope pattern, the shaped legs with relief scrolls ending in ball and claw feet, with a nest of four matching stools or side tables inserted below, in a similar pierced decoration, height 20.47 in., diameter 27.95 in. (table)
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- Rosewood - A dense timber that varies in shade to very light brown to almost black. When rosewood is cut and sanded the colour of the timber will turn black, and after polishing and exposure to daylight, the surface will gradually lighten over time to light brown with black streaks.
The name comes from the odour emanating from the timber when it is planed, sanded or cut.
Rosewood was very popular for use in Victorian furniture in the second half of the 19th century, and at that time most of the rosewood was imported from Brazil. However it also grows in India and Indonesia.
It is used in the sold for chairs and table legs, but for carcase furniture such as side cabinets and bookcases, and for table tops it is always used as a veneer.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- Chinese furniture, tables
- Chinese furniture, type or function - stool stools 149
- furniture, period or style - oriental 1,735
