19th Century English Provincial Fruitwood Dropside Table with Square Legs
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An English provincial fruitwood dropside table, 19th century, the near circular table with pull out central lopers and raised on tapering square section legs, 76 cm high, 148 cm wide, 147 cm diameter (extended)
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- Lopers - Wooden slides which are concealed just below the hinged front of a drop front bureau or desk, and when pulled out, support the open desk flap in the horizontal position.
- Fruitwood - A catch-all term used to describe the wood of any of several fruit-bearing trees, such as the apple, cherry, or pear, used especially in cabinetmaking.
With a blond colour when finished, fruitwood was used in Europe, especially France, in the 18th and 19th centuries for larger items of furniture such as tables, chairs, cabinets and bookcases but in England its use was generally restricted to decorative elements such as inlays.
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