A DUTCH WALNUT, KINGWOOD AND MARQUETRY CENTRE TABLE

THE TOP LATE 17TH CENTURY, THE BASE OF A LATER DATE

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A DUTCH WALNUT, KINGWOOD AND MARQUETRY CENTRE TABLE
The top late 17th Century, the base of a later date
The moulded rectangular crossbanded top, centred by a vase of flowers with scrolling acanthus swags, above a frieze inlaid with further scrolling acanthus and flowers, and fitted with a drawer, on spirally-turned legs and floral blocks, joined by an X-shaped stretcher, on bun feet
32½ in. (82.5 cm.) high; 40½ in. (103 cm.) wide; 29½ in. (72.5 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

The exuberant floral marquetry decoration of this side table, which consists of a flower-vase surrounded by interlaced acanthus scrolls and heavy swags, is based on a design included in Divers Ornemens de feuillages en forme de Panneaux à l'Usage de Ceux qui exercent le Dessin, which was published by Paul Androuet du Cerceau in the 1650s. A similar combination of floral and ornamental patterns appears on two cabinets attributed to Jan van Mekeren (1642-1732), one of which is at Belton House, Lincolnshire, while the other is included in this sale as lot 250. (R.J. Baarsen,'Mix and match marquetry', Country Life 182 (1988), p. 227, fig. 5).

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