19th Century Zebra Wood Console

NAMED FOR ITS NATURAL PATTERNS OF DARK ‘STRIPES’ OVER LIGHTER BACKGROUND, ZEBRA WOOD IS A RARE AND STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL NATURAL MATERIAL. NOWADAYS, WHAT WE CALL ZEBRA WOOD IS A DIFFERENT SPECIES OF PLANT FOUND IN WEST AFRICA - BUT THIS PARTICULAR PIECE WAS MADE IN ENGLAND DURING THE 19^TH CENTURY, FROM A SPECIES OF ZEBRA WOOD THAT WAS FOUND IN CENTRAL AMERICA, IN THE COUTRIES NOW KNOWN AS NICARAGUA AND HONDURAS. THE PLANT HAS BECOME AN ENDAGERED SPECIES, MAKING THIS STUNNING TABLE AN EVEN MORE RARE FIND.

WITH AN UNUSUAL AND UNIQUELY BEAUTIFUL NATURAL PATTERN, OUR 19^TH CENTURY ZEBRA WOOD COSOLE TABLE IS A SEXY, STRIKING PRESENCE IN ANY ROOM. FINISHED ON BOTH SIDES, A PERFECT FIT TO FLOAT BEHIND A SOFA. AVAILABLE THROUGH ROARKmodern 1stDibs. > http://bit.ly/1eRDj8O