MID-18TH CENTURY

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AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE
MID-18TH CENTURY
The rectangular top above a waived frieze centred by a shell on acanthus-carved cabriole legs terminating in foliate squared lion paw feet, inscribed in red chalk '20952' and in white chalk '99', repairs to the shell
31 in. (78.5 cm.) high; 54 in. (137 cm.) wide; 27 in. (68.5 cm) deep

Provenance

Possibly with French & Co.
Axel Vervoordt, sold Christie's, Belgium, 10 - 12 May 2004, lot 619

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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.

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