A GEORGE II MAHOGANY DROP-LEAF DINING-TABLE

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THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE 7TH EARL OF MACCLESFIELD SOLD BY ORDER OF THE EXECUTOR (LOTS 19-27)

A GEORGE II MAHOGANY DROP-LEAF DINING-TABLE

SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

Details

A GEORGE II MAHOGANY DROP-LEAF DINING-TABLE
SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
The rectangular top comprised of two drop leaf sections each with a single flap, on club legs and pad feet, one foot lacking a section, the underside with paper label inscribed, 'dining-room passage'
28¼ in. (72 cm.) high; 96 in. (8ft.; 244 cm.) long; 52¼ in. (133 cm.) wide

Provenance

Possibly acquired by Thomas Parker (1667-1732), 1st Earl of Macclesfield, Shirburn Castle, Oxfordshire and by descent at Shirburn.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

This form of folding-top table, with hinged (gate) leg, serving as breakfast or dining-table, was designed to stand against a window-pier or wall when not in use. The fashion for such tapered columnar legs was introduced around 1720 and its turned pad feet were popularly referred to in the 18th century as 'round toes'. They feature on the 1730s trade card of Thomas Potter (C. Gilbert & T. Murdoch, John Channon and brass-inlaid furniture, London, 1993, fig. 11). It may have formed part of the dining-room furniture commissioned for Shirburn Castle by Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield (1667-1732).

A pair of related tables from Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdon, was sold anonymously, in these Rooms, 19 November 1987, lot 155.

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