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A GEORGE II MAHOGANY SPIDER-GATELEG TABLE
The twin-flap top above two mahogany-lined drawers on turned legs joined by conforming stretchers, on bun feet, inscribed in chalk 'H R R H G.I.E R', lacking one drawer back
28 in. (71 cm.) high; 35 in. (89.5 cm.) wide; 35 in. (89 cm.) deep
The twin-flap top above two mahogany-lined drawers on turned legs joined by conforming stretchers, on bun feet, inscribed in chalk 'H R R H G.I.E R', lacking one drawer back
28 in. (71 cm.) high; 35 in. (89.5 cm.) wide; 35 in. (89 cm.) deep
Sale room notice
This spider-gateleg table is the property of Jeremy Hoare, Esq.
The provenance is:
Probably supplied to either Henry Hoare, Esq. (1705-1785) for Stourhead, Wiltshire or his brother Sir Richard Hoare (1709-1754)of Barn Elms, Surrey, Lord Mayor of London 1745, and by descent at Stourhead.
Sir Richard Hoare was a well-known patron of William Linnell (d. 1763), who supplied much furniture (including a 'neat spider table', for Barn Elms, Surrey) some of which was moved to Stourhead in the late 19th Century.
The provenance is:
Probably supplied to either Henry Hoare, Esq. (1705-1785) for Stourhead, Wiltshire or his brother Sir Richard Hoare (1709-1754)of Barn Elms, Surrey, Lord Mayor of London 1745, and by descent at Stourhead.
Sir Richard Hoare was a well-known patron of William Linnell (d. 1763), who supplied much furniture (including a 'neat spider table', for Barn Elms, Surrey) some of which was moved to Stourhead in the late 19th Century.