Dining Table

dining table in mahogany and mahogany veneer. stamped CHAPUIS .Epoque Directoire, circa 1800. The bandeau plate, slightly oval shaped, opens in the middle to place five extensions. It rests on eight feet in sheath surmounted by a ring, cushioned with a wide stop belt decorated with two lozenges intertwined in copper threads on ebony bottom, the plate is set with a half-ring of brass. hooves and wheels in gilded bronze. three extensions in mahogany veneer and two extensions in modern waxed wood. Dimensions of the table without extension L: 142 cm x W: 114 cm x H 73 cm Dimensions of each length: Length 142 cm Width 48 cm Stamped Claude CHAPUIS (master circa 1796) cabinetmaker and walking establishes rue de la chaise at the end of Eighteenth century, its stamp appears on mahogany furniture adorned with crimped copper nets that sometimes draw scrolls or geometric designs. he has also made mahogany seats with perforated grid backs. It will settle down street of the cooperage under the empire and will work until 1818.