Crossings Round Perimeter Leaf Table with Upholstered Stateroom Chairs
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New for 2006! The inspiration for the Crossings Collection is the furnishings of the first luxury liners crossing the oceans for leisure travel. Designed by Rick Shaver of Shaver/Melahn Studios in New York (www.shavermelahn.com), the whole home collection features stunning forms, elegant styling and warm, luxurious finishes. Crafted in Okoume Crotch and Cathedral Mahogany, the Crossings collection represents the pinnacle of home furnishings design by Cresent Fine Furniture.
Samples are available in stores now. If your local retailer does not have a floor sample for you to see, please ask them to request one from Cresent. Crossings is available for in-home delivery beginning June 1. Use the Store Locator on the Left Navigation Bar to find a retailer near you with Crossings on their floor.
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The inspiration for the Crossings Collection is the era of the first luxury liners crossing the oceans for the purposes of leisure travel. This is the era not of the sleek Art Deco style Normandy, but of the magnificent liners that started the trend in leisure travel; those of the White Star and Canard lines, the Aquitnania and the Coronia. The furniture was clean lined and elegant but not yet ÂArt Deco, however some of those elements are just starting to show in the designs for Crossings.
Each of the beds have a wrap around aspect to them, which came from the practical way the beds on board were built to nestle around the sleeping traveler preventing a fall in the case of choppy seas. Most of the travelers of the day were accustomed to if not His & Hers bedrooms at least separate dressing rooms. The Serpentine dresser is a nod to that division of space and task, with 2 sets of large drawers divided by a center bowed section of smaller ones.
The Two Pier dining table reflects the grandeur and elegance of the ship's captain's table. As we all know, being asked to dine there was the ultimate compliment aboard ship. The roomy upholstered dining chair has not only the elegance to compliment either of the Stateroom dining tables, but also the comfort to encourage the diner to linger long after dinner and watch the moon float by on the open sea. The Roman Cross detail is one that is repeated from time to time in several of the pieces and was a popular motif of the era.
Construction Features:
- Crotch Okoume & Cathedral Mahogany Veneers
- Dovetailed Drawers
- Fitted Wood Backs
- Drawer Stops
- Mortise and Tenon Joinery