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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TWO-PEDESTAL CUMBERLAND-ACTION DINING-TABLE
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TWO-PEDESTAL CUMBERLAND-ACTION DINING-TABLE

细节
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TWO-PEDESTAL CUMBERLAND-ACTION DINING-TABLE
The rounded rectangular top with reeded edge, above two gateleg supports with turned part-reeded shafts joined by stretchers, on downswept reeded legs with brass caps and castors, with three detachable central leaves, two short leaves joined to make the central leaf, one end with drop-leaf, the other with detachable leaf, four clips
27¾ in. (70.5 cm.) high; 49¾ in. (126.5 cm.) wide; 157¼ in. (399.5 cm.) long
each leaf:
26¼ in. (66.5 cm.) wide
27½ in. (70 cm.) wide
26¾ in. (68 cm.) wide
one end leaf 26¼ in. (66.5 cm.) wide
注意事项
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.

拍品专文

By tradition the first Cumberland-action dining-table was made for Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland, 4th 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.