An Anglo Ceylonese ebony and specimen wood folding table by Don…
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An Anglo Ceylonese ebony and specimen wood folding table by Don Andris, circa 1850 of gate leg Sutherland form, having an acanthus carved rim to the oval top, the drop sides inlaid with radiating segment veneers of various specimen timbers, supported to each end with dual reeded and turned standards terminating in scroll feet, joined by a turned and reeded stretcher, stamped to the underside ' Don Andris, Cabinet Maker, Colombo, 62 cm high, 62 cm wide, 82 cm deep

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  • Ebony - Ebony is a close grained timber, black in colour. It has a fine texture which can be polished to a high gloss, making it suitable for venereering, inlay and stringing and its use as solid timber is resticted to small decorative items and ornamental decoration, such as chess pieces and musical instrument parts. The term "ebonised" means "faux ebony", timber that has been darkened during the polishing process to resemble ebony.
  • Acanthus - A stylized leaf motif, one of the primary decorative elements of classical Greek and Roman architecture, derived from the genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Mediterranean area. It is a common element in classical Greek and Roman design, and is often seen in Corinthian and Composite order columns and used as a decorative element in English, European and Australian furniture, particularly on the curve of a leg, and as decoration for a corbel.
  • Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.

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