Maison Forest In Paris Large Mahogany And Bronze Extendable Table

Maison FOREST in ParisLarge dining room table, stamped, oval in shape, with extensions, resting on a base made up of 4 large fluted columns with flared capitals and bronze rings joined by an H-shaped spacer also highlighted in bronze. The belt with marquetry decoration of stained wood on a pink wood background4 oak extensions providedVery good original conditionStamped twice "FOREST"Period end of the 19th centuryDimensions (table closed): 210 x 140 cmMaximum length open: 510 cmLength with the 4 extensions present: 410 cmHeight: 72 cm, under belt: 62 cmMaison Forest was established in Paris in 1883, at 14 rue Pierre-Picard, then at 31 rue Cambacérès. His furniture, considered to be of high quality, both for its refined cabinetwork and its gilded bronze mounts, earned him numerous awards. Maison Forest exhibited at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893.