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THE CURVACEOUS
CONSOLE TABLE

Commission date: January 2003
Delivery date: December 2003
Type of Wood:
Ripple Maple with Burr Amboyna veneer and Boxwood stringing
Price Bracket:£1,000 to £5,000
Dimensions:
Height 920mm Width 1300mm

The brief was to make a contemporary console table to go beneath a wonderful nautical painting in the narrow hall of a Shropshire farmhouse. Maple was chosen to echo the Birdseye Maple frame of the painting and the South East Asian Burr Amboyna gives a really sumptuous feel to the piece. The table is fixed to the wall and the corners were softened to protect the clients' grandchildren as they sped around the house. Also the legs were set back firstly to fit behind the runner and secondly to again keep them out of the way. As with many of my designs the beauty often comes about partially as a reaction to a practical need.
I am very pleased with the result and have had a number of enquiries for something similar for entrance halls in town houses. I think this would look particularly spectacular with a large mirror above.