Lot Essay
The unusual foliate panels that cap each leg relate to those on an urn stand illustrated in P. Macquoid and R. Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, London, 1924, vol.III, p.150, fig.2.
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JAMES LANE JEFFERSON
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY SILVER TABLE
CIRCA 1755
Details
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY SILVER TABLE
Circa 1755
The shaped serpentine top above flowerhead-and-ribbon edge, the frieze with gadrooned lower edge, the trefoil panelled legs headed by acanthus carving on acanthus-carved and guttae-feet, joined by an X-form stretcher, inscribed on the underside of top in chalk Mr. T..., lacking gallery
28in. (71cm.) high, 32.1/.2in. (83cm.) wide, 21½in. (55cm.) deep
Circa 1755
The shaped serpentine top above flowerhead-and-ribbon edge, the frieze with gadrooned lower edge, the trefoil panelled legs headed by acanthus carving on acanthus-carved and guttae-feet, joined by an X-form stretcher, inscribed on the underside of top in chalk Mr. T..., lacking gallery
28in. (71cm.) high, 32.1/.2in. (83cm.) wide, 21½in. (55cm.) deep
Literature
S. Masten, 'Dealer's Choice: A Showcase for Museum Pieces in North Carolina', Southern Accents, December 1984, p.69 (shown in situ in the Parlor).