MID-18TH CENTURY

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AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE
MID-18TH CENTURY
The waived frieze centred by a stylised shell on cabriole legs headed by acanthus leaf and terminating in paw feet
31 in. (78.5 cm.) high; 54 in. (137 cm.) wide; 27 in. (68.5 cm) deep

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Lot Essay

This side table is typical of mid-18th Century Irish furniture. The frieze is gracefully scalloped like the Venus shell badge that centres it. The legs have Roman acanthus trailing down the legs, in the Irish manner, and the paw feet are squared below a foliage carved 'hock', again an Irish characteristic. Tables that share these characteristics can be seen at Glin Castle, Co. Limerick and in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, U.S.A.

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