A VERY ATTRACTIVE, MID 20th CENTURY, CARVED OAK, COFFEE TABLE, OF EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY AND CONDITION. THIS FABULOUS COFFEE TABLE WAS MADE BY THE 'RUPERT GRIFFITHS', 'MONASTIC WOODCRAFT LTD', FURNITURE COMPANY, OF BRAILSFORD, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND. THIS SUPERIOR QUALITY 'HAND-MADE' 'MONASTIC' 'GRIFFITHS' FURNITURE IS STILL BEING MADE TODAY BY HIS SON 'NIGEL GRIFFITHS', WHO'S WORKSHOP / SHOWROOM IS NOW BASED AT THE OLD CHEESE FACTORY GRANGEMILL, DERBYSHIRE. EACH ITEM OF FURNITURE IS INDIVIDUALLY CRAFTED, WITH HAND CUT DOVETAILS AND IS PLANED, SANDED, CARVED, STAINED AND POLISHED, ALL BY HAND. THE TABLE IS CONSTRUCTED USING TRADITIONAL METHODS, SUCH AS HAND-CUT, PEGGED JOINTS ETC AND ONLY THE VERY BEST QUALITY SOLID OAK TIMBER AND FINISHES ARE USED THROUGH-OUT. THE TABLE ALSO TAKES ON A DELIBERATE 'STRESSED OAK', AGED APPEARANCE AND HAS RUSTIC 'STRESS' MARKS THROUGH-OUT. IT HAS ATTRACTIVE OAK WOOD GRAINING THROUGH-OUT AND WOULD SIT NICELY WITH OTHER MATCHING 'GRIFFITHS', 'MONASTIC' ITEMS, OF 'HAND-CRAFTED' FURNITURE. THE COFFEE TABLE HAS A SPACIOUS ROUND TOP, WITH A TRADITIONAL, STRAIGHT-CUT EDGE, WHICH IS DECORATED WITH A 'CHOP-CARVED' BORDER. THERE IS A SOLID OAK BAR FIXED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TOP, WHICH PROVIDES ADDED STRENGTH AND SUPPORT. THERE IS A SOLID OAK FRIEZE BELOW THE OVERSAILING TOP, WITH VISIBLE PEGGED JOINTS THROUGH-OUT. THE TABLE STANDS ON FOUR, SOLID OAK, 'RING-TURNED', 'SPLAY LEGS', WHICH ARE RAISED UPON TRADITIONAL BLOCKED FEET. THERE ARE ALSO ADDITIONAL OAK STRETCHERS AGAIN FOR GREATER STRENGTH AND SUPPORT. THE FOUR STRETCHERS ARE ALSO DECORATED WITH MATCHING 'CHOP-CARVED' BORDERS AND AGAIN THEY HAVE VISIBLE PEGGED FIXINGS, FOR GREATER STABILITY. THIS SUPERIOR QUALITY 'RUPERT GRIFFITHS' 'MONASTIC', CARVED OAK, COFFEE TABLE, HAS BEEN CLEANED, RE-POLISHED, IT IS IN EXCELLENT / NEW CONDITION THROUGH-OUT AND WOULD BE A VERY USEFUL AND ATTRACTIVE ADDITION TO ANY HOME.
HEIGHT 20 3/4", WIDTH 23 1/2", DEPTH 24".