Lot 62
62
A PAIR OF ROSEWOOD OCTAGONAL TRIPOD TABLES
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A PAIR OF ROSEWOOD OCTAGONAL TRIPOD TABLES

OF GEORGE III STYLE, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY DANISH

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A PAIR OF ROSEWOOD OCTAGONAL TRIPOD TABLES
Of George III style, second quarter 19th Century, Possibly Danish
Each with leaf-and-rosette carved edge above a lobed acanthus-wrapped shaft with pierced base centred by a pine-cone finial, on leaf-wrapped pierced cabriole legs and rockwork pad feet, one leg with repaired break
25¾ in. (65.5 cm.) high; 18 in. (46 cm.) diam. (2)
Provenance
Dr Giorgio Fassio, villa Souleiadou, Route du Phare, St. Jean Cap Ferrat, France.
Bought from Mallett, London, 21 August 1964.
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

This form of tripod table with pierced base relates to one illustrated in Aeldre Nordisk Architektur, vol. XI (Mobler fra Dansk Vestindien [Furniture from the Danish West Indies]), n.d., p. 54. A similar Danish rosewood tripod table was sold anonymously, in these Rooms, 5 April 2001, lot 212 (£7,637).

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