Lot Essay
A centre table of the same model with scagliola top, formerly in the collection of Lord Burnham, Hall Barn, Buckinghamshire, was sold Sotheby's London, 13 December 1991, lot 60.
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OF LOUIS XIV STYLE
Details
A PAIR OF FRENCH GILTWOOD CENTRE TABLES
Of Louis XIV style
Each with a rectangular Siena marble top, above a foliate and interlaced C-scroll moulding and inverted breakfront frieze with strapwork and foliage, the pierced columnar tapering legs headed by acanthus and lappets and issuing tassles with flowerhead decoration on a panelled plinth and joined by an X-shaped stretcher with foliate scrolls and centred by an egg-and-dart bordered oval platform and foliate boss
31 in. (78.5 cm.) high; 43¼ in. (110 cm.) wide; 23 in. (58.5 cm.) deep (2)
Of Louis XIV style
Each with a rectangular Siena marble top, above a foliate and interlaced C-scroll moulding and inverted breakfront frieze with strapwork and foliage, the pierced columnar tapering legs headed by acanthus and lappets and issuing tassles with flowerhead decoration on a panelled plinth and joined by an X-shaped stretcher with foliate scrolls and centred by an egg-and-dart bordered oval platform and foliate boss
31 in. (78.5 cm.) high; 43¼ in. (110 cm.) wide; 23 in. (58.5 cm.) deep (2)
Provenance
Sold in these Rooms, the property of a Lady, 16 December 1999, lot 83 (£17,000).
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.