Lot 253
253
An early Victorian oak trestle table
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An early Victorian oak trestle table

Details
An early Victorian oak trestle table
The rectangular top, above a plain frieze, on chamfered X-frame end supports joined by a turned and square stretcher, on moulded plinth feet
49in. (124.5cm.) wide, 30in. (76cm.) high, 27¼in. (69.5cm.) deep
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The table's 'simple' trestles and 'revealed construction' typify the medieval style promoted by A. W. N. Pugin (d. 1852) through publications such as Gothic Furniture of the 15th century, 1835. Such cross-braced trestles featured on Pugin's table designed in the late 1830s for Saint Mary's College, Oscott (P. Atterbury, A. W. N. Pugin, London, 1996, p. 168, fig. 8-10).

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