Lot Essay
A tray with similar tortoiseshell top inlaid with a flowerhead motif was sold anonymously at Sotheby's New York, 23 January 1988, lot 32.
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CIRCA 1790, ORIGINALLY WITH A WORK BASKET
Details
A GEORGE III MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND IVORY-INLAID TORTOISESHELL AND GREEN-STAINED TORTOISESHELL WORK TABLE**
Circa 1790, originally with a work basket
The hinged oval top inlaid with a flowerhead motif and with ivory stringing, opening to an interior with two red silk-lined wells flanking the central compartment with bottom hinged to receive a hanging basket, the tapering square legs joined by an X-stretcher centered by a turned ivory finial, on brass caps
31½in. (80cm.) high, 22in. (56cm.) wide, 15½in. (39.5cm.) deep
Circa 1790, originally with a work basket
The hinged oval top inlaid with a flowerhead motif and with ivory stringing, opening to an interior with two red silk-lined wells flanking the central compartment with bottom hinged to receive a hanging basket, the tapering square legs joined by an X-stretcher centered by a turned ivory finial, on brass caps
31½in. (80cm.) high, 22in. (56cm.) wide, 15½in. (39.5cm.) deep
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.