A GEORGE II-STYLE PINE SIDE TABLE

CIRCA 1920, ATTRIBUTED TO LENYGON

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A GEORGE II-STYLE PINE SIDE TABLE
CIRCA 1920, ATTRIBUTED TO LENYGON
The rectangular mottled pink marble top above a pounced and acanthus-carved frieze centred by a coat-of-arms and motto 'DUM VIVO VIREO', hung with pierced scrolling acanthus and oak-and-acorn swags, on hipped carved cabriole legs and paw feet, with imbricated S-scroll back legs and block feet, previously gilt
33½ in. (85 cm.) high; 70 in. (178 cm.) wide; 27½ in. (70 cm.) deep

Provenance

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Slater, The Orangery, Havilland Hall, Guernsey.
Sotheby's London collection sale, 7 April 1995, lot 80.

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Lot Essay

The original George II giltwood table of circa 1725, carved with the Preston coat-of-arms, on which the present table, most likely made by Lenygon, is based, is illustrated in R. Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, vol. III, London, 1924-7, rev. ed., p. 282, c.pl. X.

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