A large oak six leg centre or refectory table, English, late 18th/early 19th century
A large oak six leg centre or refectory table, English, late 18th/early 19th century

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A large oak six leg centre or refectory table, English, late 18th/early 19th century
the cleated rectangular top above strapwork friezes, with dated tablets to both friezes above the central leg 1624, on block and stop fluted legs with scrollng spandrels and foliate capitals, terminating in strapwork block feet -- 105in. (266cm.) long, 32½in. (83cm.) high, 37in. (94cm.) deep
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Provenance
Afford House, Anglesey, North Wales

Lot Essay

This table would appear to have been made in the Antiquarian taste of the early 19th century and incorporates many earlier stylistic features; the scrolling spandrels may even be of an earlier date. The top merits some consideration because of its unusual construction; it appears that an earlier plank top (visible from beneath) has been encased in veneers of oak which are clearly pinned to those earlier planks.

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