A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CUMBERLAND-ACTION DINING-TABLE

CIRCA 1790

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CUMBERLAND-ACTION DINING-TABLE
Circa 1790
The rounded rectangular top on two supports each with four ringed columnar gatelegs and splayed legs with brass feet and casters, together with two extra leaves
28in. (71cm.) high, 117in. (297cm.) long with leaves, 49in. (124cm.) deep

Lot Essay

By tradition the first Cumberland-action dining-table was made for Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland, fourth son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and brother of George III. He was a patron of John Linnell in the mid-1770s so it is possible that he was the first recipient of a sophisticated design which is a development of the double gateleg table, adapted so that the legs spread the weight without obstructing people sitting at it.

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