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A PAIR OF MAHOGANY AND POLYCHROME-DECORATED WORK-TABLES
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A PAIR OF MAHOGANY AND POLYCHROME-DECORATED WORK-TABLES

LATE 19TH 20TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF MAHOGANY AND POLYCHROME-DECORATED WORK-TABLES
Late 19th 20th Century
Decorated overall with ribbon-tied flowers and foliage, the canted rectangular hinged top centred by a panel with a pair of putti and crossbanded in satinwood, enclosing a later fitted interior with nine lidded compartments, on square tapering downswept legs joined by concave-sided stretchers
28¼ in. (72 cm.) high; 15½ in. (39.5 cm.) wide; 13½ in. (34.5 cm.) deep (2)
Provenance
By tradition, The Marquesses of Thomond, Ireland.
Anonymous sale, in these Rooms, 25 September 1997, lot 176.
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.
Sale room notice
The measurements are 19¼ in. (49 cm.) wide; 16½ in. (42 cm.) deep, and not as stated in the catalogue.

Lot Essay

This form of rectangular and cut-cornered work-box relates to a work-table pattern in the 1795 Estimate Sketch Book of Gillows of London and Lancaster (L. Boynton (ed.), Gillow Furniture Designs 1760-1800, Royston, 1995, fig. 77).
A related painted satinwood and rosewood work-table was sold by Mr. and Mrs. Mark Murray Threipland, Fingask Castle, Rait, by Perth, Christie's house sale, 26-28 April 1993, lot 210.

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