AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY OVAL DROP-LEAF TABLE

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AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY OVAL DROP-LEAF TABLE
The moulded oval top with a flap to each side, on shell-headed cabriole legs and claw feet, one rail stamped 'TB'
29 in. (74 cm.) high; 51 in. (130 cm.) wide; 42 cm. (108 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

This table has characteristic Irish elongated scrolls at the top of the legs similar to other tables of the period, such as one at Malahide Castle, Dublin (see G. Kenyon, The Irish Furniture at Malahide Castle, Dublin, 1994, p. 97 and R. Hurst, 'Irish Influences on Cabinetmaking in Virginia's Rappahannock River Basin', American Furniture, 1997, p. 191, fig. 37).

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