A GEORGE II MAHOGANY THREE-TIER DUMB-WAITER

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A GEORGE II MAHOGANY THREE-TIER DUMB-WAITER

The dished circular top tier above two further tiers supported by spirally-fluted baluster shafts, above a baluster base and hipped double C-scroll tripod base with double C-scroll legs with scroll feet terminating in domed patera and castors, restorations to the top two tiers, with remains of depository label inscribed Grant A
19½in. (49.5cm.) diam.; 46¾in. (119cm.) high

Lot Essay

The dumb-waiter with reed-entwined balusters and elegant serpentined 'claw' with involuted-scroll feet, reflects the late 18th Century style illustrated in Thomas Sheraton's Cabinet-Maker's and Upholsterer's Drawing-Book, 1791-4.

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