Retractable Dining Table, 1800s

Antique table with drawers. Very good, restored condition. Base with significant signs of wear. The furniture is old over 220 years.
The surface is oiled with a damp cloth and ideal for everyday use.

Height 76 cm, width cm 120th The length is cm in the folded state 61, the entire length of 197 cm.

The pine belongs, such as spruce and fir, the most widely used in Europe and is among the conifers softwoods. The main distribution area is northern Europe and Siberia, as well as in southern Europe, the pine tree growing.

Pine wood is resinous and darker than spruce or fir. The sapwood and heartwood differ from each other in color. The sapwood is yellowish-white, the core reddish brown almost.
Pinewood we find all epochs in antique furniture. It was getting more reasonably priced and in a simple way. The soft wood was easy to work with virtually all tools. For the surface sealing an unset pine furniture to waxes and oils offered.
Pine wood has been used in rural and basic furniture as solid wood. In precious veneer furniture pine wood serving as a support for the applied veneer.
Also as a basic wooden furniture combined with the jaw was asked. Condensed furniture was in the course of their lives often when the owner of the socket no longer liked, painted over, pickled or abraded. Furniture with original version are rare and absolutely worth preserving.
The pine wood used in the time of origin of our antiques came from the respective forming region of the furniture.