What is a Finial and a Drop finial on antique furniture
One form of decoration on antique furniture is a finial. A finial is basically a turned section. It finishes a piece off rather than just having a straight edge it ends with a beautiful turned section and this was often used in Victorian pieces of furniture.
A good example of this is our Victorian mahogany occasional table with a solid mahogany rectangular top with rounded corners and stands on four beautiful turned uprights and a turned stretcher, with four splayed legs, castors and beautiful turned central finials.
A drop finial is a hanging finial which first appeared on 17th century furniture like court cupboards but was often used in Victorian and Edwardian pieces. Look at our Victorian flamed mahogany dining table with a tilting top and stands on a beautiful turned pedestal, scrolled legs, castors and a central turned drop finial.
A brass finial is the same design but in brass like on our Georgian antique corner cupboard with a swan neck pediment and a brass finial on top.
