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215 - Important center table. England, in the style of Thomas Hope, early 19th century In beautifully patinated mahogany, ebonized wood profiles and decoration. The under-top band, ornamented with a sequence of stylized stars carved in relief, rests on sturdy scrolled legs that, at the attachment, wrap around carved and ebonized lion heads on either side, and, at the end, terminate in a lion's paw. Two rays and carvings in the form of anthemions enrich the sides, high plinth base with molded shelf ornamented with palmette motif. Marble top. cm 114X71X86 Already private collection, UK various restorations https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Rq6MMKpA4Pgj439L0ckA-U2WRArRxD9n The aesthetic canons of this table evoke the celebrated designs of Thomas Hope, almost certainly chosen as an inspirational source (Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, 1807). A key figure in Regency taste, Thomas Hope (1769-1831) was a far-reaching collector, an innovative designer, and the leading theorist of English Regency style. His extensive Grand Tour travels to Europe, Greece, Turkey, and Egypt drove his interest in antiquities as a source of inspiration for the interiors, furniture, and furnishings of the Regency period. Determined to reform contemporary taste by bringing architecture and the arts, including furniture, back to what he considered the spirit of classical purity, he designed his homes to that end. His mansions on Duchess Street in London and Deepdene in Surrey were not just houses, but true manifestos of style open to the public. In 1807, with his famous book Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, he introduced the term 'interior decoration' for the first time in the Anglo-Saxon world and theorized the principles of the visual beauty of interiors, providing drawings not only of furniture but also of entire rooms, where furnishings, wall colors and architecture were to form a unified whole. His legacy spanned the centuries: after the sale of his collection in 1917, his genius influenced not only the Regency Revival but also Art Deco.
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Important center table. England, in the style of Thomas Hope, early 19th century In beautifully patinated mahogany, ebonized wood profiles and decoration. The under-top band, ornamented with a sequence of stylized stars carved in relief, rests on sturdy scrolled legs that, at the attachment, wrap around carved and ebonized lion heads on either side, and, at the end, terminate in a lion's paw. Two rays and carvings in the form of anthemions enrich the sides, high plinth base with molded shelf ornamented with palmette motif. Marble top. cm 114X71X86 Already private collection, UK various restorations https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Rq6MMKpA4Pgj439L0ckA-U2WRArRxD9n The aesthetic canons of this table evoke the celebrated designs of Thomas Hope, almost certainly chosen as an inspirational source (Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, 1807). A key figure in Regency taste, Thomas Hope (1769-1831) was a far-reaching collector, an innovative designer, and the leading theorist of English Regency style. His extensive Grand Tour travels to Europe, Greece, Turkey, and Egypt drove his interest in antiquities as a source of inspiration for the interiors, furniture, and furnishings of the Regency period. Determined to reform contemporary taste by bringing architecture and the arts, including furniture, back to what he considered the spirit of classical purity, he designed his homes to that end. His mansions on Duchess Street in London and Deepdene in Surrey were not just houses, but true manifestos of style open to the public. In 1807, with his famous book Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, he introduced the term 'interior decoration' for the first time in the Anglo-Saxon world and theorized the principles of the visual beauty of interiors, providing drawings not only of furniture but also of entire rooms, where furnishings, wall colors and architecture were to form a unified whole. His legacy spanned the centuries: after the sale of his collection in 1917, his genius influenced not only the Regency Revival but also Art Deco.
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