A REGENCY MAHOGANY EXTENDING DINING-TABLE

POSSIBLY SCOTTISH

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A REGENCY MAHOGANY EXTENDING DINING-TABLE
Possibly Scottish
Comprising two ends and three leaves, the rounded rectangular moulded top above a plain frieze with telescopic undertier, the central turned baluster support and four S-scrolled supports to each corner, above a concave-sided undertier, on splayed and gadrooned legs with brass caps, castors and six clips
29 in. (73.5 cm.) high; 104½ in. (265.5 cm.) long, fully extended; 51 in. (129.5 cm.) deep
Two leaves: 17 in. (43 cm.) wide;
The third leaf: 18 in. (46 cm.) wide

Lot Essay

The unusual form of the base with the central baluster and S-scroll supports to each corner, is reminiscent of the library table in the Signet Library, Edinburgh, made in 1822 by Edinburgh cabinet-maker William Trotter. The foliate and heavily gadrooned legs also show Trotter's stylistic influence, demonstrated in particular on his circular rosewood table frame, made for Paxton House in 1814, (F. Bamford, A Dictionary of Edinburgh Furniture Makers, Leeds, 1983, pl. 63 and 69).

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