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A late George III mahogany Cumberland action dining table
the rounded rectangular twin-flap top above four ring-turned gate-leg action columnar supports, on reeded downswept legs and brass claw caps and castors, one leg spliced, minor restorations to underframe, top associated and re-shaped -- 53in. (134.5cm.) extended
By tradition the first Cumberland action dining table was made for Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland, fourth son of Frederick Prince of Wales and brother of George III. He was a patron of John Linell in the mid 1770's, so it is possible that he was the first recipient of a sophisticated design which is the development of the double gate-leg table, adapted so that the legs spread the weight without abstructing people sitting at it.
the rounded rectangular twin-flap top above four ring-turned gate-leg action columnar supports, on reeded downswept legs and brass claw caps and castors, one leg spliced, minor restorations to underframe, top associated and re-shaped -- 53in. (134.5cm.) extended
By tradition the first Cumberland action dining table was made for Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland, fourth son of Frederick Prince of Wales and brother of George III. He was a patron of John Linell in the mid 1770's, so it is possible that he was the first recipient of a sophisticated design which is the development of the double gate-leg table, adapted so that the legs spread the weight without abstructing people sitting at it.