AN IRISH WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY DINING-TABLE

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AN IRISH WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY DINING-TABLE
Comprising three tilt-top pedestal sections; the rounded rectangular top with reeded edge, each pedestal with ring-turned baluster support on four lion legs with paw feet, on bun feet, previously with sunk castors, lacking screws and clips, one pedestal with restorations, one pedestal lacking the removable drop-in piece to the top
151¾ in. (385.5 cm.) long, when extended; 30½ in. (77.5 cm.) high; 59¾ in. (152 cm.) wide

拍品專文

With its exaggerated lion-paw feet and muscular hocks, this dining-table reflects the antique style promoted by ébénistes such as Bernard Molitor, as popularised by George Smith in his Household Furniture and Interior Decoration of 1808. Its thick reeded top and naturalistically-carved legs share much in common with the oeuvre of the Dublin firm of Mack and Gibton. Established in Stafford Street in 1803, they were appointed 'Upholsterer's & Cabinet Makers to his Majesty, His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, and his Majety's Board of Works' in 1806 and renamed their firm Mack, Williams and Gibton in 1812.