1900-1909 France Rich Walnut Brown Carved Walnut Server With Gallery Shelf

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Carved walnut server with gallery shelf in Rich Walnut Brown. The rich walnut brown surface highlights turned finials, upper display … Read more Carved walnut server with gallery shelf in Rich Walnut Brown. The rich walnut brown surface highlights turned finials, upper display shelf, cupboard base, characteristic of France furniture making in the renaissance revival tradition, of the renaissance revival period. Its surface and joinery bear the honest, gradual wear of genuine age rather than a manufactured distress, evidence of a long working life already lived. Each mark and softened edge on a piece like this is part of its history rather than a flaw to be hidden. It is a satisfying way to furnish a home responsibly, giving a well-made object more years of use rather than sending it to a landfill. It is well suited to a dining room server or hallway piece. See less