Live Auction 6620Fine English Furniture
A REGENCY BLACK AND GILT-JAPANNED OVAL OCCASIONAL TABLE
Lot 101THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE HON. SIR JOHN WARD, K.C.V.O.
(LOTS 100-102)

A REGENCY BLACK AND GILT-JAPANNED OVAL OCCASIONAL TABLE

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GBP 3,824

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A REGENCY BLACK AND GILT-JAPANNED OVAL OCCASIONAL TABLE
The simulated-marble moulded top centred by a roundel depicting Venus and Cupid, on moulded scrolled splayed legs joined by a concave-sided undertier centred by a pierced patera, on scroll feet, the base redecorated and the stretcher possibly a replacement
28 in. (71 cm.) high; 28¾ in. (73 cm.) wide; 21¼ in. (54 cm.) deep

Acquired by The Hon. Sir John Ward, K.C.V.O., probably for Dudley House, London, in the early 20th Century, and by descent to
Colonel E.J.S. Ward, M.V.O. and by descent.

Specialist note

The table, with its Grecian-scrolled pilasters and Grecian-black japanning, has a medallion top displaying a vignette of Cupid attending the bath of Venus. The figure derives from the Uffizi Gallery's celebrated 'Crouching Venus'.