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An octagonal Derbyshire Black Marble table with Lapis Lazuli

Offered by: Wick Antiques LTD

Description
The top of this table is inlaid with a large wreath of British garden flowers, including predominately white stephanotis, lilac, carnations, lilies, roses, lilies of the valley, fuchsias and two sprays of bright blue forget-me-nots, all against a profusion of leaves, raised on a turned and gadrooned baluster support with a tripod base. English, circa 1850.

Height: 30½in (77.5cm) Diameter: 34¼ in (87cm)

Literature: John Michael Tomlinson, Derbyshire Black Marble, Ashbourne, 1996, p.61, shows a very similar table with a circular top exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851.

Ashford marble, as it is sometimes called, is in fact a type of limestone rather than a marble, which turns a deep glossy black when polished. Produced from only two quarries near Ashford-in-the-Water, Derbyshire, it was primarily used for expensive commissions. Bess of Hardwick installed a chimney piece at Chatsworth as early as 1580 and William Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (1790-1858) encouraged its revival after admiring Florentine work in Italy.. The stone became fashionable as a material for both ornaments and furniture after featuring at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in an exhibit sponsored by Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria.

More Information

Origin:	England
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Lapis Lazuli
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	Circa 1850
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	679192

Dimensions

H.	30.5 in;	Diam.	34.25 in;
H.	77.47 cm;	Diam.	87 cm;

Message from Seller:

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