Lot 27
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III EBONISED AND FRUITWOOD INLAID MAHOGANY SERPENTINE GAMES TABLES
A PAIR OF GEORGE III EBONISED AND FRUITWOOD INLAID MAHOGANY SERPENTINE GAMES TABLES
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III EBONISED AND FRUITWOOD INLAID MAHOGANY SERPENTINE GAMES TABLES

CIRCA 1775

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III EBONISED AND FRUITWOOD INLAID MAHOGANY SERPENTINE GAMES TABLES
CIRCA 1775
The crossbanded foldover tops lined with brown baize on shaped tapering legs with moulded block and ball feet
28 in. (74 cm.) high; 36 in. (91.5 cm.) wide; 17 ¾ in. (44.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Almost certainly supplied to Henry, 2nd Earl Bathurst (1714-1794) for Apsley House, London or Cirencester House, Gloucesteshire and by descent in the collection of the Earls Bathurst.
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Lot Essay


Similarly to both the pair of commodes in the preceding lot and the single commode in the following lot, these tables feature the unusual line of pin holes to the underside of the frieze, most likely an ingenious way to secure the edge banding by binding with cotton during construction. The presence of this unusual technique to all three of these lots suggests they likely share a common origin.

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