Lot Essay
This serpentined form of sideboard-table with taper-hermed and plinth-supported pilasters was introduced in the 1770s and popularised by Messrs A. Hepplewhite & Co's Cabinet and Upholsterer's Guide, 1788
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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERVING-TABLES
LATE 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY IRISH
Details
A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERVING-TABLES
LATE 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY IRISH
Each with a serpentine top above a frieze fitted with one central drawer flanked to either side by a dummy drawer, on square tapered legs and block feet, the underside of the back edge of the top fitted with later brass splash-back bracket supports, later handles
33½ in. (85 cm.) high; 90 in. (228.5 cm.) wide; 29½ in. (75 cm.) deep (2)
LATE 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY IRISH
Each with a serpentine top above a frieze fitted with one central drawer flanked to either side by a dummy drawer, on square tapered legs and block feet, the underside of the back edge of the top fitted with later brass splash-back bracket supports, later handles
33½ in. (85 cm.) high; 90 in. (228.5 cm.) wide; 29½ in. (75 cm.) deep (2)
Provenance
H.R.H Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, KG., KT., KP., sold from the estate, Christie's, London, 26-27 January 2006, lot 246
Brought to you by
Celia Harvey
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