Lot 33
33
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A MARQUETRY, SATINWOOD AND ROSEWOOD D-SHAPED CARD-TABLE, the hinged flap inlaid with garlanded laurel suspended between opposing classical urns, centred by a ribbon-tied anthemion-headed motif, centred to the back with a demi-fan, the whole crossbanded with rosewood with boxwood lines, the deep frieze similarly inlaid with laurel garlands and centred by a rosette-collared neo-classical urn, above square tapering legs headed by stylised floral medallions suspending husks, with stiff leaf feet, brass caps and casters, restorations, the top slightly repositioned, the penwork refreshed

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A MARQUETRY, SATINWOOD AND ROSEWOOD D-SHAPED CARD-TABLE, the hinged flap inlaid with garlanded laurel suspended between opposing classical urns, centred by a ribbon-tied anthemion-headed motif, centred to the back with a demi-fan, the whole crossbanded with rosewood with boxwood lines, the deep frieze similarly inlaid with laurel garlands and centred by a rosette-collared neo-classical urn, above square tapering legs headed by stylised floral medallions suspending husks, with stiff leaf feet, brass caps and casters, restorations, the top slightly repositioned, the penwork refreshed
39in. (90cm.) wide; 29in. (73.5cm.) high; 16½in. (40.5cm.) deep

Lot Essay

The inlay of poetic trophies, comprising ribbon-tied laurels, festooning sacred-urns and libation-ewers reflects the fashionable neoclassical style of the late 1770s. Such garlands accompanying octofoil tablets with rosettes with pendant foliage and palm-enriched feet feature on a commode attributed to William Moore of Dublin. (See: F. L. Hinckley, Hepplewhite, Sheraton and Regency Furniture, Washington, 1987, fig. 339

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