AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY CONSOLE TABLE

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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN, FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF COLONEL NORMAN COLVILLE M.C. (1893-1974) (LOTS 60-92 AND 201-202)

AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY CONSOLE TABLE

POSSIBLY 18TH CENTURY, WITH ITALIAN 18TH CENTURY MARBLE TOP WITH ORMOLU BORDER

Details

AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY CONSOLE TABLE
Possibly 18th Century, with Italian 18th Century marble top with ormolu border
The rounded rectangular brêche violette marble top with rectangular foliate-mounted edge, the sprandrels of the top with engraved baskets of flowers, above a concave-moulded frieze and gadrooned apron, on cabriole legs headed by satyr masks and foliage, on paw feet, inscribed in chalk '4024'and '42808', and inscribed in pencil '19269' and further inscribed in chalk '4022', one label inscribed in ink '13321 Lon/4025 N.Y. 99275' and another inscribed in pencil '13221'
32 in. (81.5 cm.) high; 44½ in. (113 cm.) wide; 24 in. (64 cm.) deep

Provenance

Acquired by Colonel Norman Colville M.C.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The legs and gadrooning on the frieze leave doubt as to whether they are 18th century or later. However, the top of the inside of the frieze has been cut out to inset the 18th century marble top. The table must therefore predate this marriage, which is most likely to have taken place when a huge amount of French furniture was added to English collections in the second quarter of the 19th century.

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