Lot Essay
The arched legs with bacchic lion-paw feet derive directly from a pattern for a cheval-screen that appeared in George Smith's Collection of Designs for Household Furniture, 1808, pl. 110
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A REGENCY MAHOGANY CUMBERLAND-ACTION DINING-TABLE
With three pedestals and two gateleg sections, with rounded rectangular top with reeded edge on ring-turned columnar shafts, each quadripartite pedestal with reeded in-curved legs with massive lion's paw feet with brass castors, with eight leaves of various size, two of which are later, and later leaf-rack for seven leaves, with Hudson's depository label printed SAYER & CO 12/9/17/..069, and a further paper label inscribed in ink G.W. Pochin Barkby Hall, Leicester, and also inscribed in chalk Pochin Esq Pile?
319in. (810cm.) long, fully extended; 28¼in. (73cm.) high; 65½in. (166.5cm.) deep
With three pedestals and two gateleg sections, with rounded rectangular top with reeded edge on ring-turned columnar shafts, each quadripartite pedestal with reeded in-curved legs with massive lion's paw feet with brass castors, with eight leaves of various size, two of which are later, and later leaf-rack for seven leaves, with Hudson's depository label printed SAYER & CO 12/9/17/..069, and a further paper label inscribed in ink G.W. Pochin Barkby Hall, Leicester, and also inscribed in chalk Pochin Esq Pile?
319in. (810cm.) long, fully extended; 28¼in. (73cm.) high; 65½in. (166.5cm.) deep
Provenance
Almost certainly supplied to Charles Pochin (d.1817), Barkby Hall, Leicestershire, probably when the house was altered circa 1810
Thence by descent at Barkby Hall to George William Pochin (d.1929)
Thence by descent at Barkby Hall to George William Pochin (d.1929)