A Scottish early George III mahogany serving-table, the later rectangular mahogany top above an egg-and-dart carved and Vitruvian scroll-carved frieze, on acanthus rockwork and c-scroll carved cabriole supports with hairy paw and ball feet, 53¼in. (135cm) wide

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A Scottish early George III mahogany serving-table, the later rectangular mahogany top above an egg-and-dart carved and Vitruvian scroll-carved frieze, on acanthus rockwork and c-scroll carved cabriole supports with hairy paw and ball feet, 53¼in. (135cm) wide

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This serving-table with a Vitruvian fretted ribbon-wave frieze is inspired by the George II 'Palladian' or 'antique' style, while the serpentined legs are embellished with Roman acanthus foliage framing an embossed cartouche in the French 'picturesque' manner, and corresponds to a carver's pattern published in Thomas Chippendale's Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 1754, pl XI

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