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THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY URN-TABLE
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
The square top with later shell and spandrels and pierced fretwork gallery, above a candle-slide and frieze inlaid on three sides with crossed barley and simulated candle-slide, on square tapering legs inlaid with ribbon-tied husks, on oval medallion-inlaid shaped feet, repairs to the gallery, previously with an undertier, one side of the gallery replaced and repaired
26¾ in. (68 cm.) high; 11¾ in. (30 cm.) square, the top
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
The square top with later shell and spandrels and pierced fretwork gallery, above a candle-slide and frieze inlaid on three sides with crossed barley and simulated candle-slide, on square tapering legs inlaid with ribbon-tied husks, on oval medallion-inlaid shaped feet, repairs to the gallery, previously with an undertier, one side of the gallery replaced and repaired
26¾ in. (68 cm.) high; 11¾ in. (30 cm.) square, the top
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.
Sale room notice
Whilst any specific symbolism of the hairy barley sprays is unknown, and their use here may be purely decorative, barley inlay was used by Mayhew and Ince, for example on a commode in the Lady Lever Art Gallery (L. Wood, Catalogue of Commodes, London 1994, no. 28).