A GEORGE III MAHOGANY, TULIPWOOD AND MARQUETRY CORNER PEDESTAL

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY, TULIPWOOD AND MARQUETRY CORNER PEDESTAL

Of bombé form and inlaid overall with boxwood lines, the waved triangular top above a bombé frieze inlaid with ribbon-tied swagged drapery and tassles, the central panel inlaid with green-stained trellis-work, on a waved plinth, restorations to top, inscribed 255YX
10¼in. (26cm.) diameter; 50in (127cm.) high

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This pedestal with its concave and convex front, inlay of lozenged trellis and festooned drapery reflects the elegant antique style of the 1780s illustrated in A. Hepplewhite & Co.'s, Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide, 1788

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