A REGENCY BLACK AND GILT-JAPANNED TRIPOD TABLE

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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN, FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF COLONEL NORMAN COLVILLE M.C. (1893-1974) (LOTS 60-89)

Details

A REGENCY BLACK AND GILT-JAPANNED TRIPOD TABLE
Decorated overall with arabesques, the rounded rectangular polychrome-decorated top with a Chinese interior scene, on a turned baluster column with concave-sided base with brass paw feet, the top section of the column replaced and the top resupported, the top probably originally hinged
24 in. (61 cm.) high; 23¾ in. (60.5 cm.) wide; 18¼ in. (46.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Acquired by Colonel Norman Colville M.C. (1893-1974).

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.

Lot Essay

With its palm-wrapped pillar and 'altar' tripod plinth, it relates to patterns for 'pillar and claw' tables in George Smith's, Collection of Designs for Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, 1807, pl. 69; while its japanned pavilion vignette, in the manner of Chinese mirror paintings, also reflects the fashion for Chinese decorated Drawing Rooms popularised by George Smith.

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