Lot 66
66
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY SIDE TABLE, the eared serpentine top crossbanded in tulipwood and inlaid with a geometric pattern centred by an oval floral pattern, the fluted frieze centred by a draped patera flanked by flowerheads, on fluted turned tapering legs carved with lotus and headed by flowerheads, on tapering feet, restorations, the marquetry re-etched and re-coloured, chalked indistinctly HM

Details
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY SIDE TABLE, the eared serpentine top crossbanded in tulipwood and inlaid with a geometric pattern centred by an oval floral pattern, the fluted frieze centred by a draped patera flanked by flowerheads, on fluted turned tapering legs carved with lotus and headed by flowerheads, on tapering feet, restorations, the marquetry re-etched and re-coloured, chalked indistinctly HM
42in.(107cm.) wide; 32in.(81.5cm.) high; 22½in.(57cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale, in these Rooms, 10 May 1973, lot 51
Anonymous sale, in these Rooms, 20 April 1978, lot 73

Lot Essay

Its fluted frame, inlaid frieze 'tablet' of a drapery-festooned patera, and flower-poesy 'medallion' inlaid amongst 'cubes on their angles' on the top, combine the George III 'antique' style as introduced by the architect Robert Adam (d. 1792) with the contemporary taste for 'French' marquetry, as featured on the tables supplied for Adam's drawing room at Audley End, Essex, by Messrs. Gordon and Taitt in 1771 (fl. 1748 - 96) (see: P. J. Drury and I. Gow, Audley End Guidebook, 1984)

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