A GEORGE II MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE

POSSIBLY BY WRIGHT AND ELWICK, CIRCA 1755, ALTERED FROM A CONCERTINA-ACTION GAMES TABLE

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A GEORGE II MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE
Possibly by Wright and Elwick, circa 1755, altered from a concertina-action games table
The serpentine top with outset rectangular corners edged with rosette and ribbon above a plain frieze edged with gadrooning on cabriole legs headed by acanthus with ball and claw feet, numbered 991 in white paint and with paper label numbered 26
24in. (74cm.) high, 40in. (103cm.) wide, 20in. (50cm.) deep

Provenance

The Estate of Anna E. Erickson, New York, sold Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, 25 November 1961, lot 176 ($275).

Lot Essay

The unusual shaped lambrequin carved frieze compares to that on a cabinet-on-stand attributed to the Wakefield firm of Wright and Elwick. The attribution is based on similarities to a group of furniture from the Fitzwilliam family collections at Wentworth Woodhouse, Yorkshire that has now been convincingly attributed to this firm. The cabinet, sold Christie's London, 9 July 1998, lot 15 bears an inscription 'Countess of Warwick 1773' (the year of her husband's death).

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