A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE SERVING-TABLE

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE SERVING-TABLE
The canted serpentine rectangular top above a crossbanded frieze inlaid with boxwood lines and centred by an oval patera, on square tapering stop-fluted legs headed by oval flowerheads, on block feet
66½ in. (168.5 cm.) wide; 37 in. (94 cm.) high; 29½ in. (75 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

Thomas Shearer's design for this pattern of 'serpentine front..... sideboard' top on hermed legs, featured in The Cabinet-Maker's London Book of Prices, 1788, pl. 4.

A closely related side table, with patera-enriched corners and stop-fluted legs, was sold by a West Coast collector, Christie's New York, 12 October 1991, lot 170.

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