Lot 450
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A GEORGE II WALNUT CENTER TABLE

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A GEORGE II WALNUT CENTER TABLE

The rectangular grey and umber marble top above a fluted frieze centered by a shell and foliate scrolls, on scrolled legs headed by acanthus and money disks with scrolled toes (alterations)-31¼in. (79cm.) high, 49¼in. (126cm.) wide, 27½in. (70cm.) deep

Lot Essay

This table (with added shell ornament) is identical to one supplied by Benjamin Goodison for Frederick, Prince of Wales for his State Apartments at Hampton Court Palace in 1732 (reproduced in R. Edrwards, The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture, 1964, p.583., pl.22).