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Traditional Queen Anne Table
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Dimensions:
19”W x 19”L x 26”H
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Price: $4,500
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This is a traditional Queen Anne table, although it is not made after another. Made of both traditional and nontraditional materials, the top is lacewood from Australia, while the structure is Mahogany. The base was darkened to contrast with and accent the grain and figure of the top. Secondary wood: Hard Maple, Ebony cockbeading. This table features a cabriole leg with knee block, a slipper foot, and an Ebony cockbeaded, dovetailed drawer. The legs and feet are shaped by hand, and the curves are pleasing, suggesting motion. The spokeshave gets a workout on these legs.
The slipper foot was one of several types of feet commonly used on Queen Anne tables, and even the slipper foot has many iterations. A center ridge was employed to create an interesting shadow line. Each is shaped by hand, with a spokeshave, rasp and file. There is almost no sanding anywhere on this piece. Graceful motion is suggested by this traditional leg style. The bottoms of the feet are back beveled about 1/16" so that should one drag this table a bit, the end grain of the feet will not chip.
This has the usual Turner drawer: handmade, Ebony cockbeaded, solid bottom. While of delicate proportion, this drawer works as well as its big brothers in the Sideboard, and should last as long. The bead is hand scraped.
The top of this table is of Lacewood, a wood native to Australia (called "Silky Oak" down under). The base is finished with dyes, glazing, shellac and wax, but the top is finished differently. The grain is best shown through boiled linseed oil, followed by shellac and then varnish (for durability), and rubbed out. You can put coffee or a drink on this table.
One photograph shows the leg's knee and knee block. Hot hide glue is called for in this type of work. A final shearing cut with a paring chisel finishes the knee into the apron. All of the aprons are quirk beaded by hand.
Note the contrast between this Queen Anne table, and the modern version. The dimensions are nearly identical, and both have cabriole legs, cockbeaded drawers, and highly figured tops. Each style is equally functional, but quite different in feel. A pair of either makes a wonderful surround for the master bed.
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