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Italian Couch-large-Dazzling-ca 1875
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Pre 1900 item# 109395
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El Alcazar
Tel.787-723-1229 Fax.787-725-0248
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These long couches without arms do not survive,because without arms the back of couch destabilizes and falls off and the couch is usually junked.In this case someone reinforced the back with steel plates and the couch remained sturdy-this 62 inch wide couch was designed to accommodate women wearing wide hoop skirts-it is 34 inches deep and 48 inches high-has cabriole legs-serpentine front and deeply carved back-main wood is walnut with secondary soft woods-peg construction-upholstery needs replacement otherwise couch is stable and in excellent condition-these couches are rare-ideal for foyer or anywhere ladies walk around in hoop skirts-great hotel piece or guest house-can accommodate two ladies in hoop skirts or four without
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Wrought Iron Console-Marble Top ca 1900
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Pre 1900 item# 50199
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El Alcazar
Tel.787-723-1229 Fax.787-725-0248
8500.00
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Strong imposing handmade wrought iron console--uncertain of origin --maybe Italian or Spanish or even antique Egyptian--Thick marble top with doves breast carving on the edge-92 inches long--44 inches high and 26 inches deep--it is indestructible--the iron could take on a head on crash from a locomotive and destroy the locomotive--iron is very heavy gauge--had a iron maker craftsman tell me it would take two men over three months to make it apart from design consideration--has a basket filled with loose iron fruit you can use for shot put practice--condition is just fine--paint it-gild it 0r faux bronze it---or just let it as i--there are four stylized griffin heads just in case you think there is not enough going on--there is a center table on my website that matches--can be used indoors or in the garden
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Iron center Table-Marble Top Large Amazing
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Pre 1900 item# 49483
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El Alcazar
Tel.787-723-1229 Fax.787-725-0248
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This is the most spectacular wrought iron table I have ever seen--the size--the thickness of the iron--the mastery of the iron working craft all combines to make this table sensational--use it inside -in the garden--black marble top was replaced--you can paint it -gild it or just let it alone--it even has cast iron fruit with it for a basket underneath--nothing appears to be missing --marble is in perfect condition and is 1.5 inches thick and well carved dove breast carving on the edge--configuration of the marble is turtle back--66 inches long 47 inches wide and 37 inches high--you could hit this table with a bulldozer and the bulldozer would not survive-but the table would--not certain of origin--maybe Italy or Turkey--hand made to survive the pyramids-maybe Egypt--just in case you need a console table to match--there is one on my website -ca 1900--Had a local iron craftsman look at it-he said it would take two men four months to make it--and that was without design considerations--further the heavy bar gauge is almost impossible to find
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