Lot Essay
A closely related table designed by Alfred Waterhouse in 1859 for the Manchester Courts is illustrated in J.Cooper, Victorian and Edwardian Furniture, 1987, pl.230.
MID-19TH CENTURY
Details
AN EARLY VICTORIAN OAK CENTER TABLE
mid-19th century
In the manner of Gillows, the octagonal top inset with tooled brown leather over a molded frieze on four turned and square supports joined by square stretchers centered by a molded cabochon on shaped molded splayed legs and casters
29in. (73.5cm.) high, 54in. (137cm.) wide
mid-19th century
In the manner of Gillows, the octagonal top inset with tooled brown leather over a molded frieze on four turned and square supports joined by square stretchers centered by a molded cabochon on shaped molded splayed legs and casters
29in. (73.5cm.) high, 54in. (137cm.) wide
Provenance
Sotheby's New York, 21 April 1989, lot 228