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A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY CUMBERLAND ACTION THREE-PEDESTAL DINING TABLE
A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY CUMBERLAND ACTION THREE-PEDESTAL DINING TABLE

CIRCA 1800

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A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY CUMBERLAND ACTION THREE-PEDESTAL DINING TABLE
Circa 1800
The reeded edge above baluster-turned columnar supports on reeded sabre legs ending in brass paw feet and casters, the central section with removable drop leaves and a gateleg support, with two leaves, the hardware stamped TIMMINS, the brass paw feet and casters associated
28in. (71cm.) high, 158 in. (401cm.) long extended, 47½in. (121cm.) deep

拍品專文

By tradition the first Cumberland-action dining-table was made for Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland, fourth son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and brother of George III. He was a patron of John Linnell in the mid-1770s so it is possible that he was the first recipient of a sophisticated design which is a development of the double gateleg table, adapted so that the legs spread the weight without obstructing the people sitting at it. A double Cumberland-action dining-table was sold in these Rooms, 25 January 2001, lot 325 ($64,625).