Side table - Satinwood, Mahogany

Side table. French-inspired, in the Louis XVI taste, from the early 20th century, in mahogany and other woods, decorated with inlays and hawthorn marquetry featuring floral and vegetal motifs. The rectangular-top, with straight lines, is framed by inlaid fillets and rests on a rectangular case. The front is made up of an upper drawer and a lower compartment with a door, both decorated with an elaborate marquetry composition depicting branches, leaves, flowers and stylized vegetal elements, arranged symmetrically. The fronts have inlays and borders of contrasting wood, enhancing the decorative composition. The drawer is topped with a central metal pull, while the lower door has hardware also in gold-colored metal. The sides are veneered in lighter-toned wood, creating contrast with the dark wood structure. The bottom edge of the case features a slightly curved contour, giving some softness to the composition, in contrast with the predominantly straight-edged character of the piece. It rests on four square-section legs, tapered toward the bottom, with a pyramidal profile, a feature close to the Neoclassical and Louis XVI repertoire. The legs are also decorated with light wood fillets and inlays. The piece evidences the revivalist taste of the early 20th century for reviving eighteenth-century French models, combining the architectural sobriety of the Louis XVI style with marquetry decoration inspired by vegetal motifs. Notable are the quality and extent of the inlays, the symmetric composition of the fronts, the decorative fillets and the metal pulls. A piece with both decorative and functional character, originally conceived as a bedside table, but which can also be used as a small side table or auxiliary furniture. Dimensions: 78 x 41 x 32 cm.