An impressive Dutch-colonial Indonesian amboyna and teak pedestal table
Batavia (Jakarta), 1st half 19th century
H. 77.5 cm
Diam. 171 / 120 cm (comes with two with interchangeable tabletops)
This exceptional large tabletop is made of a single plank of amboyna, one of the various names for the timber of the Pterocarpus indicus tree. The tree is indigenous to Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Thailand and is known to grow up to 50 meters high yielding planks up to an astonishing 2 meters in width or diameter.
H. 77.5 cm
Diam. 171 / 120 cm (comes with two with interchangeable tabletops)
This exceptional large tabletop is made of a single plank of amboyna, one of the various names for the timber of the Pterocarpus indicus tree. The tree is indigenous to Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Thailand and is known to grow up to 50 meters high yielding planks up to an astonishing 2 meters in width or diameter.
Part of the Indonesian Archipelago collection.
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_Batavia (Jakarta) or Sri Lanka, late 17th/early 18th century_ _H. 29 x W. 37 x D. 23.5 cm_ Provenance: Hague antiques trade Private collection, the Netherlands