AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE

CIRCA 1740

Details

AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE
Circa 1740
The rectangular top with molded edge above a foliate-carved frieze centering a pierced flower-filled basket flanked by eagles' heads and with waved and ruffle-carved edge, the sides with similar foliate and ruffle carving on foliate-carved cabriole legs and square paw feet
28in. (72.5cm.) high, 38in. (96.5cm.) wide, 20in. (51cm.) deep

Lot Essay

This richly carved table displays a full range of idiosyncratic carved motifs peculiar to Irish Georgian furniture including the pierced basket, eagles' heads, and floral scrolls in low relief as well as stylized paw feet with swollen ankles. A closely related games table is illustrated in D. Fitzgerald, Irish Furniture, The Irish Heritage Series, no. 16, 1978, fig.18.