A GEORGE III MAHOGANY PEMBROKE TABLE

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY PEMBROKE TABLE
The crossbanded oval twin-flap top inlaid with boxwood and ebonised lines, above a frieze drawer to one end and simulated frieze drawer to the other end, on square tapering reeded legs headed by satinwood- simulated triglyphs, on tapering block feet and brass caps and castors, the metalwork replaced
28 in. (71 cm.) high; 30 in. (76 cm.) wide; 37¾ in. (96 cm.) deep

Provenance

Frederick Poke, Esq., sold Sotheby's London, 11 May 1979, lot 35.

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Lot Essay

Frederick Poke was one of several distinguished collectors of English furniture advised by the furniture historian R. W. Symonds and his collection formed the basis of several articles by Symonds, published in The Connoisseur from 1939-1942 (C. Streeter & M. Barker, 'A Bibliography of Publications by Robert Wemyss Symonds', Furniture History, 1975, pp. 88-107).

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